Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [adv prt] for " in BNC.

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1 Pathfinders in Space obeyed all the ground rules Sydney Newman laid down for doing drama on Television .
2 Well A Alison goes out for one evening so that means I have to get back early for that evening
3 TRAINER John Gosden made up for Brier Creek 's narrow Ebor defeat when Badawi took the Andy Capp Handicap at York yesterday , writes Carles Fawcus .
4 William lived on for a further 16 years after that , into the reign of George V and the First World War .
5 Le Tissier made up for his earlier error after 72 minutes when he crashed home a 30-yard a left-foot volley but his team could find no way back .
6 The judges will hear arguments next month and make their rulings , with luck , before Germany shuts down for August .
7 Having grasped the educational import of the manyattas , Windley cast around for ways in which they might be adapted for administrative purposes .
8 We were delighted to have a distinguished group from Bulawayo fly over for the opening , and some who stayed through the week .
9 Maloney said : ‘ If we have to fight Tucker we will , but I 've got Alex Stewart lined up for the first defence . ’
10 The man counts the money and they argue for a while , Tod saying nine hundred , the man saying seven , then the man saying six while Tod holds out for a thou , and so on .
11 Macho Jose lined up for the same run at Leganes yesterday — and was wounded by another horn .
12 JOHN Dunlop was left marvelling at the difference a day makes when Eurolink Thunder and Captain Horatius doubled up for him at Kempton yesterday .
13 And being married to David made up for a great many afternoon teas and Women 's Institute meetings .
14 Mario got the preferred equipment and Ronnie made up for it in sheer aggression .
15 However , Queen 's will be struggling for a scrum-half with former Irish Schools ' skipper Kenton Hillman ruled out for two months because of a shoulder injury , while centre Gerry Ross is heading for Trinity .
16 The Virgilianism of Hardy cries out for further investigation .
17 No answer , then Spencer passed out for a few seconds , only to wake to the pungent smell of burning and the sharp realisation that he must now get out of the thing .
18 Jeff made up for his neglect by taking Ronni out for both lunch and dinner next day .
19 International : KGB signs up for Hollywood After the success of JFK , Russian spies start to trade in undercover past for over-the-counter assets
20 He could remember what a flurry Martha Pritchett used to get into when Lady Debrace stopped in for a cup of tea , and how afterwards she would tell them proudly how her ladyship had sat down and chatted as if she were no grander than Nurse Wilks !
21 Ten points in five crucial second-half minutes changed the complexion , Rod McCall driving over for his first international try , Roebuck converting then adding a penalty .
22 And as he goes under the hooves Andy looks around for John , eyes wide , but John can not help him .
23 Rex moved in for a cuddle .
24 Rivera departed and Schellenberg phoned down for his car , pulled on his overcoat and went out .
25 When agricultural improvers visited Sussex in the war years they had little favourable to say about the situation in general and the Weald came in for wholesale condemnation , although there was some disagreement about the details .
26 Bordon came out for the second half in determined mood and soon Wilson made up for a number of misses by flicking in the third goal .
27 Ken came in for coffee .
28 Wetherall came off for Batty .
29 But John Devereux raced in for two tries to keep Widnes in the game before O'Neill scampered through score the winner .
30 Jahsaxa swept into the tasteful reception room she 'd been keeping Roirbak and Tammuz waiting in for over half an hour .
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