Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These are extreme cases , but competition for business clients between travel companies is keen and the services laid on for business travellers are considerable and proclaimed through high pressure marketing . |
| 2 | With the residents , they applied successfully for finance through the Inner Area Programme to establish the Braunstone workshops on the estate . |
| 3 | In any case , Charles Henstock cared little for creature comforts , and had lived there for several years , alone , in appalling conditions of cold and discomfort , until his marriage to Dimity Dean , a few years before , had brought companionship and a slight mitigation of the hardship of his surroundings . |
| 4 | On occasion there were more serious charges where preliminary hearings were held and the case either dismissed or passed on for trial at a higher court . |
| 5 | The items in this inventory were modelled on the list of symptoms used by psychiatrists to diagnose the borderline condition of ‘ schizotypal personality disorder ’ referred to earlier , but toned down for use with non-clinical populations . |
| 6 | The European Council " underlines the importance of respecting the timetable laid down for ratification to ensure in any case the entry into force of the Treaty as of Jan. 1 , 1993 " . |
| 7 | Sometimes it is hard to love a rebellious and rude teenager , to endure the appalling racket of pop music , to cope with disobedience and flagrant disregard of rules laid down for family life . |
| 8 | Chapman 's absolute authority over the team and his concern for their performance on the field was highlighted by the firm rule he laid down for match days . |
| 9 | Wheelchair travellers used to cross the track on boards laid down for mail trolleys.But now the disabled are being forced to make an eighty mile detour via Shrewsbury to get to Hereford because British Rail have taken up the boards for safety reasons.We joined the Leominster Disabled Access group on a trip to Hereford . |
| 10 | ON TUESDAY , the 27th October , Carlisle Walsingham Pilgrims ' Group met together for Mass in St Bede 's Church at the start of our 39th annual pilgrimage |
| 11 | When the Golden Fish offered this man a reward he asked only for bread , which the creature promptly provided . |
| 12 | I mean they fought valiantly for peace but I , I think that erm the maternity bill I think is what everybody admits that we shall always go down as being noted for . |
| 13 | If it is to be worked on by one person for detailed analysis of the language produced perhaps for research purposes , or to help a teacher note common language problems — then audio alone would be sufficient . |
| 14 | ‘ I do n't think that his wife cared much for ice cream , ’ said a relative . |
| 15 | This was no surprise : neither of them cared much for Granny . |
| 16 | We clung together for warmth and vowed to love one another more than anyone else for all time . |
| 17 | The second was a law enforcement action brought by the Crown ; he referred in particular to such an action brought under a statute which provided expressly for enforcement of a provision of the statute by civil proceedings by the Crown , which was the position in the Hoffmann-La Roche case [ 1975 ] A.C. 295 where the Crown was proceeding pursuant to a provision of the Monopolies and Restrictive Practices ( Inquiry and Control ) Act 1948 . |
| 18 | She and Cati were born into the same family , went to the same school , heard the same sermons on Sundays and feast days , and often confessed to the same priest ; but Cati liked to cover herself in guilt , a kind of protective clothing that her elder sister had once inspected , tried on for size , and then discarded . |
| 19 | McLeish joined Catherine in the comfortable modern kitchen where they foraged companionably for coffee and milk , waiting until they heard Jennifer Morgan come down again . |
| 20 | In 1953 the first ‘ short course of two weeks , designed mostly for airline flight safety officers rather than professional investigators , took place and this was particularly well received . |
| 21 | One by one they sauntered out , or clustered together for safety in great rushes : all in theoretical navy and white , but with such imaginative variation in those two colours and where and how placed , and in what fabric , as to make their apparel singularly unalike . |
| 22 | Their bows and spears , used only for hunting and duels of honour , were useless against the armour of the Chaos warriors and the brazen hides of daemons . |
| 23 | Collection of samples must be in perfectly clean glass or plastics bottles , used only for water analysis , and precautions taken to prevent contamination in handling . |
| 24 | After much negotiation , the Welsh Wool Marketing Board agreed to a special arrangement whereby the Cambrian Mill could make up the Ashley 's own wool into cloth as long as this was not sold , but used only for demonstration models and pattern samples . |
| 25 | Exotic animals would probably have been rarities in the British arenae and even then used only for exhibition , as they would presumably have been too expensive to have suffered damage . |
| 26 | The acute depression lasted for a few months but the wounds healed enough for Gedge to build up a friendship with Duane , whose latent qualities he later recognised . |
| 27 | Those studies , the minority , performed as part of clinical trials or formal clinical assessments are indicated as such as mentioned only for completeness . |
| 28 | In 1926 would be the General Strike when Welsh miners marched the two hundred miles to London , their trail easy to follow by the black-blood spat along the road , while back at home the troops moved in for fear of revolution . |
| 29 | He staggered inside for help , but although staff and later ambulancemen fought to save him , he died later . |
| 30 | We 've had four reported in for penalty hits already . |