Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb pp] [adv prt] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Derby have had an ambitious bid turned down for Bryan Robson , Manchester United 's former England skipper . |
| 3 | ‘ Or have his mind made up for him . ’ |
| 4 | A Plan of Action drawn up for the conference was estimated to cost between US$4,000 million and $6,000 million . |
| 5 | She was in effect bought out for 15,000 marks . |
| 6 | A SASSENACH called up for jury service in Scotland was sent home — because he couldnae understand the lingo . |
| 7 | CREES was a department geared up for asking awkward questions |
| 8 | CREES was a department geared up for asking awkward questions about the general trend of Soviet development if the evidence warranted it . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Huy cast around for something to say , and found nothing . |
| 11 | Big boost lined up for tower appeal |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | We 've already got a fabulous programme lined up for 1992 and we all look forward to seeing lots of you then . |
| 14 | We 'll just have lunch , and then I 'm sure you 've got a wonderful programme lined up for this afternoon ! ’ |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 |
| 17 | I had the kitchen made over for Joan . |
| 18 | Many of the cahiers ( the statements of grievances and proposals for their rectification drawn up for the guidance of the States-General when it met in May 1789 ) proposed the building of public monuments to Louis XVI in recognition of his action in calling the States-General and thus restoring the ‘ liberties ’ of his people . |
| 19 | The Bishop of London , Tait , agreed , adding that ‘ Any pity called up for the unfortunate Charles I was likely to be dissipated by statements in the services which were so exaggerated that it was likely when read to turn the staunchest Royalist into a parliamentarian . ’ |
| 20 | How to get the plan called in for consideration at a public inquiry , since there is every likelihood Dyfed County Council and possibly CCW would be prepared to negotiate a compromise , based on past performance . |
| 21 | Out of her own clothing , into the clothing marked off for her on the design board , a quick check of hair and make-up , smile , toss back your shoulders , strut out from behind the curtain that separated the studio from the private showroom and stride the length of it to the platform and turn , step , step , turn . |
| 22 | Mike had a cassette that he ran through some speakers — they had the whole equipment set up for me . |
| 23 | ‘ They 'll have this wood chopped down for Beanos as soon as you can say market forces . ’ |
| 24 | He has his work cut out for him . |
| 25 | Either way , Sheriff Chuck Crotty has his work cut out for him . |
| 26 | T.V. hairdresser Andrew Collinge had his work cut out for him on 23rd January . |
| 27 | She feels SSDs which have not applied before , or do not have a clear commitment to HIV/AIDS , will ‘ have their work cut out for them ’ . |
| 28 | He offers everyone a serious comparison of Keaton and Charlie Chaplin ( with Harold Lloyd and Fatty Arbuckle trivia thrown in for good measure ) , revealing that Keaton was , for him , the true genius on account of his invention and comic daring . |
| 29 | Keighley were not keen to visit the Humbersiders on Saturday because they claim that they had a sponsor lined up for a home game . |
| 30 | But as soon as he cursed himself for being taken in last night by Isabel 's distress , two insistent memories shook his belief that it had been an act put on for his benefit : the way she had clung fiercely to his hand when they had passed the dungeons , her grip almost painfully strong , and the stricken expression on her face when he had ordered her to strip . |