Example sentences of "[vb base] [vb pp] [adv prt] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All through this they 've cried out for a modern definition . |
| 2 | But there 's something else — something else they 've known about for a long time but kept to themselves . ’ |
| 3 | I 've radioed in for the Social Services , they 'll find them some alternative accommodation . |
| 4 | This ranks as one of the few occasions in the past 20 years when I have forked out for a little bottle . |
| 5 | Was this something recent or something you have known about for a long time ? ’ |
| 6 | Both have gone on for a long time . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | . All these people have tried out for the new series . |