Example sentences of "[adv prt] for [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 it 's been on for about the past month
2 All the families were on for except the three weeks holiday during the year they were marooned on these islands all the time .
3 I think the third general point I 'd want to make is this : if you 're applying for a course at university , then it does n't matter what A-levels you 're taking , or what courses you 've put down for at the five universities .
4 At the Plain roundabout go straight over into Cowley Road and continue along for about a mile and a half .
5 The criteria that we have suggested in the paper we 've put in for for the discussion session stems from detailed observation and experience of what inward investment of the strategically significant kind might be looking for .
6 I stood in for at the meeting of BAIE 's Regional Chairmen in London last week , and undertook to pass on to you the name and address of the Chairman of the London & Home Counties Region , who might well like you to do a seminar or seminars for them .
7 Well I used to run my business from the teashop in and I ha they put phones and everything in for at the corner table .
8 Mm and old Bob down the road , Bob , he has n't been in for about the same sort of time this 'll be his fourth week wo n't it ?
9 I used them , about 14 a day , for a week and I managed to stay off for about a month .
10 but it does n't go into it very thoroughly but erm you can send off for like an information pack .
11 Oh , well , you 're gon na have to keep it up for about a month before you notice any difference
12 It 's a performance story that 's been adding up for over a decade .
13 Thus conservation has become a much more difficult and demanding area , but this has been made up for by an improvement in the scientific knowledge now available to the conservator .
14 The smaller number of A and C allowances was more than made up for by the greater number of B and D allowances .
15 The cost is more than made up for by the fact that virtually no man-hours are lost through strike action .
16 The out of centre position is made up for by the excellent rates Amsterdam Travel Service have specially negotiated at this hotel .
17 His limited means , however , were made up for by the passion of his yearning to collect .
18 Non-ruminants can not extract much energy from the hard parts of the plant ; however , this is more than made up for by the fact that food passes much more quickly through their guts .
19 The unpredictability of the man was more than made up for by the heady feeling of surrendering to life at its sweetest and most bright .
20 That 'll mean less business for the animal crematorium — but its owners say that 'll be more than made up for by the increasing number of people who are choosing to have their familly pets cremated .
21 Her new partner alleviated the terrible loneliness caused by my father 's death after 50 years of marriage and literally gave her something to get up for in the morning , when planting tulips would n't have been enough .
22 Well , this year the firm ground excuse did n't hold up for in the worst July for years the going was very much on the soft side .
23 Where are we after the Kids ' County you know what you rang up for in the first place ?
24 Woodland , 26 , watched by rugby league clubs Bradford Northern and Hull early in the season , has been out for over a month with a broken right hand .
25 Tottenham 's Steve Sedgley will be out for about a month after knee surgery .
26 Features to look out for on a commercial microwave oven include a turbo-grill , a convection oven and microwave functions that can reduce cooking times by up to 50 per cent .
27 Other terms to look out for on the label refer to the dryness or sweetness of sparkling wine : ‘ Brut ’ ( very dry ) , ‘ Extra Dry ’ , ‘ Sec ’ or ‘ Dry ’ , Demi-Sec ’ or ‘ Medium Dry ’ and ‘ Doux ’ or ‘ Sweet ’ .
28 The other main performance to listen out for on The Manson Family is Iggy Pop 's characterisation of prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi who , for artistic reasons , Moran has chosen to re-christen Jack Lord , the name of the actor who played suave and sophisticated TV detective Steve McGarrett on Hawaii Five-O .
29 I had never heard of it before , but it was certainly something that I would look out for in the future with much apprehension .
30 One name to look out for in the fitness world is that of the Coverwood Group , of which Seb Coe , pictured below , is a director .
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