Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Reflecting that the librarian 's opinion of academics was about as low as hers of journalists , Loretta asked politely for the current Who 's Who . |
| 2 | They cared little for the landscape in which they worked . |
| 3 | Dom Pérignon cared little for the wooden plugs wrapped in oil-soaked hemp which were in use during his time . |
| 4 | Considering themselves to be superior , they cared little for the ordinary person and looked down on the sinners . |
| 5 | Stage shows made Leonard Bernstein a very rich man , but he said he cared little for the money , his great love was for the music . |
| 6 | Is n't the phrase just meaningless , flung in for the rhythm , meaning no more than ‘ by pillar or by post ’ , ‘ by night or by day ’ , ‘ by hook or by crook ’ ? |
| 7 | Lady Grace bridal gowns from Sposa Bella Manufacturing Ltd are designed and made especially for the larger bride in sizes 18–30 . |
| 8 | Zipped up the inside , and with a squared off toe , it was the last word in futuristic chic that was to be adapted and toned down for the mass market . |
| 9 | The curriculum laid down for the first time what pupils should learn in 10 subjects . |
| 10 | You will be taught about hazards both in the classroom and on the wards and should always adhere to procedures and policies laid down for the safety of patients and yourself . |
| 11 | It follows that the conditions laid down for the registration of vessels must not form an obstacle to freedom of establishment within the meaning of articles 52 et seq . |
| 12 | The team will play to the rules laid down for the 1992 World Cup . |
| 13 | At many subsequent meetings there are regulations laid down for the conduct of the Pacquet , and a committee appointed to see that they were conformed to . |
| 14 | At many subsequent meetings there are regulations laid down for the conduct of the Pacquet , and a committee appointed to see that they were conformed to . |
| 15 | The quality elements are the detailed procedures to be applied by centres or by SCOTVEC to ensure that assessment of candidates has accurately reflected the standards laid down for the award . |
| 16 | There is a statutory procedure laid down for the consultation process . |
| 17 | He was hustled away by some of the extra police officers drafted in for the case . |
| 18 | Collecting her ticket , she came up behind him again as he checked in for the flight . |
| 19 | None of this could detract from the supremacy of Williams , as Mansell and Patrese dominated the field and scrapped fiercely for the lead . |
| 20 | ‘ Dejala , ’ they yelled as she rode in for the big swipe and missed it . |
| 21 | Not that I cared much for the way he kept them . |
| 22 | Hurley had not forgiven him for the loss of Syrian George , and he was still under heavy pressure from Washington to show results , but in general Coleman made sure they got along for the sake of his back-channel reports to MC/10 Control . |
| 23 | I lived only for the day when I would come into my own . |
| 24 | It was platonic , for Louis was a man who lived only for the cause . |
| 25 | Insufficient data on survival ( patients admitted only for the management of the acute bleeding ) or incomplete medical records excluded seven patients ; 12 other patients were not studied because of prehepatic portal hypertension ( four ) , associated hepatocellular carcinoma or other neoplasms ( seven ) , or previous shunting ( one ) . |
| 26 | Their venture had been from start to finish " planned by the woollen interests , financed from the profits of that trade and built predominantly for the needs of the woollen industry . " |
| 27 | They had no hope of doing that unless the occupants of the Renault stopped somewhere for the night . |
| 28 | He stood for a moment laughing at her as she cast furiously for the vanished rabbit , and walked on , to catch her up , along the raised embankment . |
| 29 | A £1,000 computer , several orders of magnitude more powerful than machines which cost £3,000 even five years ago , has very little profit built in for the supplier . |
| 30 | The Channel Tunnel is to be built using the grand Chantier , or large scale works , procedure hitherto used only for the construction of nuclear power stations . |