Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nothing goes right for Walter ; his father dies early , soon followed by his mother , a rigid , religious woman , who treats the boy harshly but teaches him good conduct , to write and to hold down a job in a sweet factory where he is patronised by his superiors and ridiculed by his fellow workers . |
| 2 | With the residents , they applied successfully for finance through the Inner Area Programme to establish the Braunstone workshops on the estate . |
| 3 | In any case , Charles Henstock cared little for creature comforts , and had lived there for several years , alone , in appalling conditions of cold and discomfort , until his marriage to Dimity Dean , a few years before , had brought companionship and a slight mitigation of the hardship of his surroundings . |
| 4 | Then , she shared the prize for a novel , Wmffra , but this year wins outright for Tisio Tshipsan ? a novel aimed at the 9–12 age group , published at £2.50 by Gwasg Gomer . |
| 5 | At the outset he seems to have been on congenial terms with Palmerston , but their relationship went sour during Hall 's two-and-a-half years at the Office of Works : and almost from the date of Hall 's appointment , events started to go badly for Pennethorne . |
| 6 | Bring the soup to the boil , stirring from time to time , then simmer slowly for 45–60min , until the vegetables are soft and the lentils have cooked and thickened the soup . |
| 7 | Add sufficient water to cover the beans and simmer slowly for 45min , until the beans are just tender . |
| 8 | There is a view that is as old , probably , as the human race , and certainly as old as Homer and the ancient Greeks , that there is one ethical structure that represents right for men : a composite of manly virtues , such as courage , endurance , physical stamina , wiliness and political judgement , and a corresponding but complementary conception of what is right for women , womanly virtue being seen as a mixture of timidity , tenderness , compliance , docility , softness , innocence and domestic competence . |
| 9 | An 1899 Wisden made £200 , while 1881 , ‘ 82 and ‘ 85 ( this signed by Sydney Santall , the old Warwickshire player ) sold together for £440 . |
| 10 | It contains unrivalled 18th century English furniture made especially for Harewood by Thomas Chippendale , born only a few miles further up the Wharfe Valley at Otley . |
| 11 | We have noted that chaotic behaviour can arise only for systems governed by non-linear equations . |
| 12 | Just before half-time Instonians stretched the home defence and Darren Wady passed inside for McCluskey to score . |
| 13 | She carried a textbook on neurology in case she had to wait long for David . |
| 14 | But Benedict cared only for Merchiston Lodge and the money . |
| 15 | Card series contains works by the Great Masters as well as those by contemporary artists and subjects produced especially for children |
| 16 | Suggestions are given below for preparation and study of rock faces , slices and slabs , and the way in which these preparations support examination of thin sections in a broad-based approach to sedimentary petrography . |
| 17 | Three major charities , Christian Aid , SCIAF and Shelter Scottish Campaign for the Homeless , have joined together for form Home & Away . |
| 18 | I picked my way through the narrow streets where the old bent buildings leaned together for warmth . |
| 19 | ON TUESDAY , the 27th October , Carlisle Walsingham Pilgrims ' Group met together for Mass in St Bede 's Church at the start of our 39th annual pilgrimage |
| 20 | But he knows , too , how to wait patiently for things to change . |
| 21 | Perhaps the best known version is Shakespeare 's seven ages of man which is a poetic statement of what had already been received wisdom for centuries and was to remain so for centuries to come . |
| 22 | When the Golden Fish offered this man a reward he asked only for bread , which the creature promptly provided . |
| 23 | The course is intended especially for media professionals , clergy and those preparing to teach communication in schools , universities and theological seminaries . |
| 24 | Those eating less for health reasons now represented 46pc of the total , whereas those stating financial reasons dropped to 18pc from 26p c in 1990 . |
| 25 | Robert Bakker and the AAAS report notwithstanding , animal metabolism is a rather complicated subject , depending greatly for clarity on the precise definition of terms . |
| 26 | I mean they fought valiantly for peace but I , I think that erm the maternity bill I think is what everybody admits that we shall always go down as being noted for . |
| 27 | The big firms are competing fiercely for mandates . |
| 28 | If it is to be worked on by one person for detailed analysis of the language produced perhaps for research purposes , or to help a teacher note common language problems — then audio alone would be sufficient . |
| 29 | Once appointed , circuit judges can be sacked only for incapacity or misbehaviour ( one lost his job in 1984 after involvement in a smuggling racket ) , while to get rid of High Court judges or their seniors demands a joint address of both Houses of Parliament to the Queen . |
| 30 | Some are formulated especially for night use . |