Example sentences of "[noun] [adv prt] for [art] " in BNC.

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1 And I take it erm the commission structure is just the same if I am continuing a contract on for the following year .
2 But if you leave a light bulb on for a year , it 'll cost you more than leaving the fan heater on for an hour .
3 But until the inquiry decides , it 's hats on for the ramblers .
4 Then to stop her crying , anything to stop that , he had to buy her the set of antique-look brass fire-irons she had set her heart on for the lounge , to give an extra touch of authenticity to the rustic stone fireplace and the imitation-log gas fire .
5 ‘ That was the FRG from Soltau — they 've cleared most of the tasks from last night , less a Chieftain power pack change that 's in hand and one badly bogged tank — they 're having to find a route in for a second armoured recovery vehicle , and , of course , the last Challenger pack change — how are the lads doing on those packs that came in this morning ? ’
6 ‘ I went to the restaurant and put the money down for a large brandy .
7 Russell said , " Before you leave , put money down for a mescal . "
8 Michelle has been paralysed from the chest down for the past 11 years — the result , she claims , of a routine jaw operation she underwent at Poole General Hospital in November 1982 .
9 Van Cleef was cast opposite Eastwood in For A Few Dollars More ( 1965 ) and The Good , The Bad and The Ugly ( 1966 ) and immediately became a major star and a poster pin-up .
10 It 's not no y you using a you put a boiler in for a purpose , is to heat your water up in n it ?
11 That means we can delay putting plans in for the reservoir .
12 You put your guitar down for a second , and just as you turn away there 's a horrible discordant ker-draanngg ! , accompanied , if you 're unlucky , by the even more expensive noise of your headstock suddenly leaving the band to embark on a solo career .
13 Just take an odd sock , put your hand inside and pull the toe in for a mouth , stick paper shapes on for eyes and nose .
14 And it would be a picture of his true warm humanity that would bring the money in for the project .
15 She waited until he had passed through the door that led to the stairs ; then she covered up the trays of now cooling toffee , put a saucer of milk down for the cat , stroked the animal 's purring head , saying the while , ‘ Now you get to work , Flotsie , and put your score up tonight , ’ then she went out , and locked the door .
16 For sure , Disneyhood wo n't be challenging Swans in the heavyweight ring just yet , but they frequently flourish a muscular grip on proceedings , ultimately putting their collective foot down for a finale of ‘ Sight Return ’ , intimidating in its volume and velocity .
17 ‘ As soon as you get round the corner , put your foot down for a couple of blocks .
18 And like a well-trained dog I stuck an arm in the air and said , ‘ I 'm putting my foot down for the Telethon , how about you ? ’
19 She stopped and put her case down for a moment to try and collect herself ; her hands were trembling uncontrollably from the weight .
20 Got a few more voices on for the tape .
21 When the school closed , they kept the animals on for the toddlers in the local playgroups .
22 This extends to his judicious choice of tempi which thankfully avoids the ‘ brakes on for the big melodies ’ approach , which in some versions comes close to collapsing the entire edifice under its own emotional weight .
23 Yeah Can I just flick the light on for a second ?
24 turned our day upside down for a lark .
25 He was n't going to come charging back , forcing her to remember things she had worked long and hard to forget , turning her entire world upside down for a second time .
26 Once seed heads/leaves change colour remove and hang upside down for a while ensuring the tips preserve too .
27 The atmosphere was tense and all realised it was heads down for a full house .
28 ‘ I prefer to keep our heads down for the moment .
29 I 've done all enquiries about putting the advert in for the temps .
30 Cook breast side down for a quarter of the cooking time .
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