Example sentences of "[noun] [vb pp] [adv prt] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1579 court-messengers were condemned in Star Chamber to have their ears lopped off for stealing £3,000 from the Crown in seven years . |
| 2 | The heavy Roman-emperor head with thinnish iron-grey hair brushed forward , the nose , broad and fleshy , and the mouth fallen in for lack of teeth , was not a comely picture . |
| 3 | Derby have had an ambitious bid turned down for Bryan Robson , Manchester United 's former England skipper . |
| 4 | ‘ Or have his mind made up for him . ’ |
| 5 | I said to you you got ta get these Christmas presents wrapped up for the party . |
| 6 | A Plan of Action drawn up for the conference was estimated to cost between US$4,000 million and $6,000 million . |
| 7 | Hoggett 's analysis concerns itself principally with the opportunities opened up for the left by these changes , with more direct contact between service providers and consumers through neighbourhood offices . |
| 8 | She was in effect bought out for 15,000 marks . |
| 9 | A SASSENACH called up for jury service in Scotland was sent home — because he couldnae understand the lingo . |
| 10 | CREES was a department geared up for asking awkward questions |
| 11 | CREES was a department geared up for asking awkward questions about the general trend of Soviet development if the evidence warranted it . |
| 12 | And I was delighted to have the neighbourhood laid out for me in the way a child sees its domain , and to earn a little money and receive from Mme Bluot the excellent unsold cakes and breads she would otherwise have had Didier feed to the ducks . |
| 13 | All the others will get a handout from any funds set up for whatever reason , Douglas . |
| 14 | Huy cast around for something to say , and found nothing . |
| 15 | Big boost lined up for tower appeal |
| 16 | GETTING the kids kitted out for the new school year can cost a packet . |
| 17 | They were exactly the sort you 'd expect to see at this kind of activity : mostly middle-aged or older Americans or Germans in running shoes , with a few earnest Guardian readers thrown in for local colour . |
| 18 | Anderton struck twice in three minutes in the first half to stun 20,000 fans allowed in for nothing for a game marking Sunderland 's new status as a city . |
| 19 | We have a wide range of interesting and exciting trips lined up for you including a trip on an authentic spanish galleon to the famous Papagayo beach , or come back laden with bargains from the Sunday market at the old village of Teguise with a variety of exotic , local handicrafts . |
| 20 | Not that it 'd need to — Grandmaster Chess might be showing its age a bit , but if you can put up with its idiosyncrasies it 's a bargain at £1.99 , especially with Renaissance Othello thrown in for good measure . |
| 21 | More than 100 cars lined up for the start . |
| 22 | God has n't got any more spiritual blessings lined up for you , nor for me . |
| 23 | Back in the good old days , you could manage your practice with nothing more complicated or technologically advanced than a pen , paper and adding machine , with a manual typewriter thrown in for the real forward thinkers . |
| 24 | We 've already got a fabulous programme lined up for 1992 and we all look forward to seeing lots of you then . |
| 25 | We 'll just have lunch , and then I 'm sure you 've got a wonderful programme lined up for this afternoon ! ’ |
| 26 | But Curbishley had few worries about beating Sunderland once they had had Kay sent off for foolishly retaliating against Walsh . |
| 27 | When he did try to make some real contribution to society , it seemed that all he got for his trouble was The Prince was too sensitive , too intelligent , to play the part mapped out for him , the part that his courtiers were there to help maintain . |
| 28 | alright , and the difference between that is er and then the degree of service that they get , erm you can say you 'll get it in the post two days in , in two days , or you can say erm , we 'll get a giro cheque written out for you , initial it to you at the counter |
| 29 | I had the kitchen made over for Joan . |
| 30 | Boomer was a handsome man with a great deal of charm and became the favourite professional of the rich who visited Paris , playing with such luminaries as Sir Philip Sassoon , who rewarded Boomer by having suits made up for him from Savile Row . |