Example sentences of "[vb base] [verb] [adv prt] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1	You want to go out for a wee wee puss ?
2	This ‘ bad faith ’ operates among the doctors and pharmacists who allow their knowledge and skill to be abused ; among the politicians who wish to see themselves as community benefactors , while knowing full well that they are nothing of the sort ; and even among the poor who are so often critical of the medical ‘ care ’ they receive yet continue to hold out for a medical solution to their social and economic problems .
3	It is not surprising that Dr L regarded the humanities with some contempt , arguing that students go to sign on for a medieval history course in the arts faculty and
4	If you like a mild cheese , buy pasteurised Stilton , but for the true flavour of the cheese , do look out for the unpasteurised cheeses .
5	Pilots should be encouraged to make an assessment during the final turn of how much airbrake they will need as they start to straighten up for the final approach , instead of waiting until the turn is completed at which point it is already too late .
6	All through this they 've cried out for a modern definition .
7	But there 's something else — something else they 've known about for a long time but kept to themselves . ’
8	I 've radioed in for the Social Services , they 'll find them some alternative accommodation .
9	This ranks as one of the few occasions in the past 20 years when I have forked out for a little bottle .
10	Was this something recent or something you have known about for a long time ? ’
11	Both have gone on for a long time .
12	Furthermore , he contests , costs at the company have gone up for the simple reason that it has moved into different areas of activity — IBM simply made the mistake of trying to be ‘ all things to all people ’ , and so will never be able to return to the profit levels of the mid-1980s .
13	. All these people have tried out for the new series .

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