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

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1 Calm and quiet , Trent picked him as the technical adviser along for the trip but without direct responsibility for the outcome .
2 But if there was n't much British money around for film investment , there were also clear signs of dwindling creative energy .
3 On the other hand , imagine the embarrassment of calling a full-scale search out for somebody who is not only not in peril , but is mightily cheesed off to be awoken from a deep sleep by an RAF Sea-King helicopter blowing the filling out of their sleeping-bag ?
4 A visit will be an exciting day out for the entire family .
5 Caerleon offers a fascinating and exciting day out for all the family .
6 Perhaps in conjunction with a yacht , motor-cruiser or smaller water craft the aeroplane would provide a smashing day out for the high-achievers in any organization , make an unusual fishing expedition to normally remote waters , take more passive passengers sightseeing , or allow access to many such widely-separated leisure activities all on the same day .
7 Darren Clarke can not defend the title he won so easily last season — because he 's not available to play in next Wednesday 's pro-am tournament which is not part of the championship but a social day out for the amateurs .
8 I 'll bring a daily paper in for you . ’
9 ‘ Will you do this bleedin' thing up for me ? ’
10 Here he is , a terrifying old theatrical in a tinsel cape , an old trouper out for one last look at his adoring public .
11 Whereas that 's the wrong way round for us .
12 As a result , when it comes to his turn to be on top of his wife again , he falls down backwards on to her ( 4281 ) , the wrong way around for sexual intercourse , as she sleeps with John after their night-time labours .
13 Other countries use bells to summon people to church but only the English go in for that cascading sound from a ring of six or more bells — ‘ change ringing ’ .
14 And why had n't the attendant come and told the foreign autocrat off for coming in the wrong way ?
15 Difficult to get the old fire up for the Greater Glory of flag , Empire and Prime Minister Ian Paisley , but hearth , home and humping still meant something in this godrotten hellhole khazipit of a world .
16 The first woman to train the winner of the race , Mrs Ramsden was bringing High Premium back for his first race since June .
17 By way of variation , though , she sang a simple setting of a poignant old Irish poem , which began in a lovely duet between her and Kellock , with drummer John Rae on bodhran , but eventually turned into a full-steam work out for the trio , which was completed by bass player Andy Mitchell .
18 Jump diagonally forwards with the front leg and pick the rear foot up for a high roundhouse kick .
19 Meanwhile NeXT Computer Inc chief Steve Jobs looks to still have a real hate on for Sun Microsystems Inc .
20 This was a real turn up for the books , and is an observation still not accepted by all medical practitioners .
21 if that had 've been Cath , that would have been a real turn up for me would n't it ?
22 I put the central heating on for one hour before the kids go to bed and one hour before they get up .
23 Significantly , despite his huge investment in bloodstock , Sheikh Mohammed has never won the Epsom Derby and the pressure will be on to have this exceptional three-year-old line up for the world 's most famous Classic .
24 In terms of work it was a real way out for Hereward from his appalling home background .
25 Vogtlander added , ‘ any new tax should not just be a means to raise additional revenues as an easy way out for governments with budget deficits ’ .
26 There is no easy way out for the Government .
27 You made the offer , I declined ; an easy way out for us both . ’
28 Does the authority have a sympathetic approach to those who require additional time off for domestic reasons ?
29 Other girls graduated from the PZ high schools and got Senior Proms , but she had known she was a grown-up woman the day she ripped Bruno 's rotten throat out for him .
30 Lords Justices Balcombe and Beldam ruled that the mother , aged 25 , was at this stage entitled to block local authority plans to put her daughter , aged 5 ½ , and her three-year-old son up for adoption .
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