Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] [adv] [adv] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He giggled : ‘ We ought to creep out singly for an assignation . ’ |
| 2 | If Somerset should opt once more for a batsman , my instinct tells me the favourite would be Richie Richardson . |
| 3 | Your sister should look somewhere else for the answer , then maybe she 'll begin to sort things out . |
| 4 | Within the overall pattern we must look very carefully for the local variations , realize the implications of both soil and climate , and plan our holding to make the most of the resources . |
| 5 | ‘ We must join up then for the rest of the evening , yes ? |
| 6 | But we 'll watch very carefully for the three Luxembourgs at the end of the week , just in case he 's planning a fresh revolt on the stage . ’ |
| 7 | He felt only sorry for him and sure that , if they could stay alone together for a while , Fiver would come round to an easier state of mind . |
| 8 | ‘ You do n't think a man could feel so deeply for a woman these days ? ’ |
| 9 | Otherwise we could search up there for a year and we would n't find her . |
| 10 | Once this had been achieved they could campaign more openly for a united Ireland on the basis of uniting Catholic and Protestant workers , small farmers and the lower rungs of the business community for an independent , democratic , united and self-sufficient Irish Republic . |
| 11 | I had an idea I could hide out there for a while , maybe rest up , maybe make a connection who could get me out of the City . |
| 12 | She 'd go again then for a time , perhaps three or four months . |
| 13 | ‘ I said we 'd go away together for the weekend , ’ said Preston . |
| 14 | I put it on the machine and I did n't think she would she 'd get over just for the meeting at night , but I did . |
| 15 | It might well give her a better perspective on things if she could get right away for a short time . |
| 16 | And er , we oh usually I could get on there for a , you , you can get erm I think it was a four-way ticket for threepence down the town . |
| 17 | you could nip on there for a |
| 18 | And , since the casualty list of the Westland Affair , there have been signs that the Thatcher Cabinet may function more collectively for a time at least . |
| 19 | Yeah yes the we went to we used to go down there for a day to Skeggie . |
| 20 | Do you remember when we used to come out here for the primroses ? |
| 21 | A lot of them that came to the g to the gathering To the sports they would stay over just for the sake of getting the dance . |
| 22 | That would do quite nicely for a start . |
| 23 | I tell you what I 'm not happy with that lettuce , I shall look round again for an iceberg |
| 24 | If this were so , the strengthening of the various associations generated by the inhibitory conditioning procedure would proceed only slowly for a pre-exposed stimulus and this effect could well outweigh any advantage that the existence of a stimulus-no event association might bestow . |
| 25 | It would proceed perfectly well for a while and then suddenly lose all power , forcing Robyn to jerk and stutter along in first gear , while huge juggernauts and tractors hounded her from behind and threw her into a panic . |
| 26 | Rail fares have been rising at around 1 ½ per cent over inflation in recent years and the new corporate plan also warns that BR has 12 months to assess whether passengers would pay even more for a better service . |
| 27 | Er these gentlemen have a presentation to make and I wonder if Ron would come up here for a moment , please . |
| 28 | The trip down would start off quietly for a while , everyone busily engaged in talking with friends , but soon the holiday spirit would prevail and after the first stop , singing would start , and then arriving at our destination , coaches to be unloaded , mountains of food carted on to the sands , and the task of enjoying oneself began . |
| 29 | He has already stopped me from saving up for a large format SLR camera ; my trusty 35-mm model will do well enough for the closeups of butterflies and flowers that interest me . |
| 30 | This will do very well for the sort of story that is a combination of the novel of humour ( a story of cumulative comic events ) and the blueprint detective story . |