Example sentences of "[adv prt] for [art] [adv] " in BNC.
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1 | Afraid that she might have hurt Nora , who was sitting very quietly , Louise added , ‘ Of course , she 'll miss you but I do think she could stay on for a little longer , to see what might happen . ’ |
2 | So the search is on for a more durable , ‘ horizontal ’ resistance to a variety of races of a pest . |
3 | The second is how to elicit people 's preferences , and though score sheets , questionnaires and semantic difference scales have been widely used , the search is still on for a more effective method ( Propst and Buyhoff , 1980 ) . |
4 | Oh she 's alright , she just had double nappies on for a very long time |
5 | It seemed to go on for a very long time . |
6 | You 're talking about some forms of abuse which went on for a very very long time indeed to pull the average up like that . |
7 | They get typically twice or two and a half times the salaries that our people get and that 's being going on for a very long time . |
8 | It was probably the idea of having to hang on for no more than two months that convinced me of the value of these silly prophesies , but I was a true believer . |
9 | ‘ It seemed to go on for an awfully long time . |
10 | ‘ I should love to see them sometime , ’ said Charles , ‘ but I wonder if I might sit down for a little ? |
11 | Anyone who seems suitable will receive an informal visit and then come down for a more formal interview . ’ |
12 | They can be blotted down for an even more subtle finish , if you prefer , then topped with a dewy lipgloss . |
13 | These simply involve inviting a handful of neighbours in for a fairly informal plate-on-your-lap spaghetti meal . |
14 | But if you went over the hill , after school time , then you were in for a fairly rough time the other end , you were challenged and all sorts of things . |
15 | A paint-effect wall makes a beautiful backdrop , whether you try your hand at sponging or go in for a more adventurous colour-wash finish . |
16 | We 're in for a very difficult time and we must be prepared for it . |
17 | Holiday parks in which you can camp , or stay in a chalet or caravan are now remarkably good — so much so that if you have n't tried this kind of holiday for a few years you could be in for a very pleasant surprise . |
18 | Dorrainge was in for a very big shock . |
19 | Either that , or he was in for a very sticky evening indeed . |
20 | As environmental health officers become more aware of the implications of poor canopy design , manufacture and maintenance , and their own staffing levels and training improve , many kitchen operators are in for a very rude and expensive awakening ( in most cases the cost of replacing an inefficient system is considerably higher than fitting that same system from the outset ) . |
21 | ‘ Mr Adam Burns , you 're in for a very long wait ! ’ |
22 | She might be in for a long wait : Bella did n't break her routine for anyone . |
23 | Besides , what makes you think I 'm in for a long wait ? ’ |
24 | John spends every spare moment watching Swift Tuttle , as it rockets past the earth , knowing that on its next return , mankind may be in for a much closer encounter . |
25 | Make no mistake , you 're in for a really hard time , and it 's not made any easier by the baddies who wander across the screen . |
26 | After the first couple of minutes I thought we were going to be in for a really entertaining game . |
27 | erm If United can play as well as they did this afternoon and Oldham perform as well as we know they can , we 're in for a really tremendous game of football . |
28 | And already in similiar circumstances in France last summer he had been presented with the kind of opportunity to prove himself that many young pianists must dream of in vain : he was called on , again at very short notice , to stand in for the even more illustrious Sviatoslav Richter at Richter 's own festival at the Grange Meslay near Tours . |
29 | Since the disease is heterosexually transmitted in Africa , the group which has come in for the most blame for its rapid spread have been the many poor women who have been supporting themselves in Nairobi through commercial sex . |
30 | Secondly , the championship itself was especially rich in first-class drivers : Ferrari , his chief rivals , had Niki Lauda and Clay Regazzoni as its main drivers ( with Reutemann filling in for the grievously injured Lauda at Monza ) , and Lauda , far more than Hunt , was at the very peak of his form , the peak of Lauda 's form being , together with Alain Prost 's , the summit of racing artistry . |