Example sentences of "[conj] [vb past] [adv prt] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | On occasion there were more serious charges where preliminary hearings were held and the case either dismissed or passed on for trial at a higher court . |
| 2 | Nobody visited them in the evenings or dropped in for a chat during the day , except in the way of business — to sell wood to Uncle Philip or to arrange a booking for Francie and his fiddle . |
| 3 | First , all juices and liquid which come from fish or meat to be potted , whether especially cooked for the purpose or whether left-over from a joint , must be drained off before the food is pounded or packed up for potting . |
| 4 | Many of these woods have been abandoned or grubbed up for agricultural use . |
| 5 | The fact that , for various reasons , Crosland opposed suggested ‘ transbinary ’ mergers — including Lancaster and the University of Warwick , Brighton and the University of Sussex — strengthened the feeling that the new public sector was being protected or singled out for special development . |
| 6 | Each school 's proposal is read by the DCSL , Divisional Librarian and the ACL:E&SS , and accepted or sent back for further refinement as required . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'd far rather you waited until it 's light , or went down for Bob . ’ |
| 8 | If he allowed the headstall to be put on him , he was rewarded by being put out in the paddock , or brought in for his dinner , or taken for a ride . |
| 9 | Losses incurred by sole traders or partnerships can be set against other income in that fiscal year , or carried back for up to three fiscal years depending on the circumstances . |
| 10 | Or melted down for soap . |
| 11 | Class sizes are generally larger than PTRs , because not all teachers actually teach ( heads , for instance , spend most of their time on administrative work ) , because marking and preparation duties restrict direct contact hours with pupils , and because sometimes classes are combined or split up for various periods . |
| 12 | But , on the other hand , this perspective produces global strategies which have little purchase on concrete instances , and tend to assume instead the burden of a messianic project in which the enemy is supposedly being smashed , crushed , or stamped out for ever . |
| 13 | She has been discovered by the feminists , who have rescued her from being seen as a minor pastoralist ; but in certain cases , they have also subject her to psycho-symbolic sexual analysis which she would have loathed , or blamed her for not having cared more for sexual politics or stood out for lesbian sexuality . |
| 14 | In the afternoons he sometimes helped with games , or stood in for Bill Muggeridge in the gym , if Bill wanted to go home and check up on his wife ( which he quite often did ) . |
| 15 | As with all guitar noise problems , this effect is most prevalent when the amp is very loud , or set up for an overdrive sound . |
| 16 | Workers are more limited to particular geographical locations , and workers ' organizations can be completely destroyed or set back for years by unsuccessful struggles such as long running strikes or ( still more ) a general strike . |
| 17 | But presently the crowd loosened into smaller groups and a good many people went off into the village or set off for outlying farms . |
| 18 | root dried , roasted and ground as coffee substitute , young leaves in salads , sandwiches , or chopped up for mixing with soups and vegetables , blanching the leaves will result in a sweeter flavour , leaves and flowers to make wine ; the leaves for dandelion stout |
| 19 | Maybe when he really got roughed up or stayed out for more than just a few days , Manuel would think about talking things over with the vet , but for now , well , ‘ what 's the hurry , man ? ! ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Good thinking , Princess , ’ he said , with an easy charm that made up for any lack of etiquette . |
| 21 | I went into the job feeling confident enough , but the wind that got up for our first day soon knocked that out of me . |
| 22 | Erm but the more general training er sort of across the board that came up for staff in general was certain things that are , are bound to happen for example on course training will happen . |
| 23 | Again the three things that came out for me yesterday were the structured thought patterns obviously the arousal and the need for audience contact . |
| 24 | THE audience that turned up for the recital of British violin sonatas was scarcely more than a sprinkling , which made one despair of our unadventurous public . |
| 25 | Even the expressions of support and sympathy that flooded in for Rudolf Hess from all around the world were ruthlessly destroyed by the British censors . |
| 26 | Yet the spirit of excitement which came through each TV showing of the battles between happi-coated teams was an inspiration that called out for adoption . |
| 27 | be quite a bit in that account because there was only one six that went through for this insurance and there has n't been a lot more going through this month . |
| 28 | Now the story of Britain 's biggest-ever robbery — and the massive money laundering operation that went on for months afterwards — will be told tomorrow night in ITV 's £2 million drama Fool 's Gold ( 9.05pm ) . |
| 29 | For the first time , we had a row that went on for days . |
| 30 | On those walks , when Stephen was much younger , his father used to tell him stories about a family of moles he 'd invented , elaborate adventures that went on for miles . |