Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] for [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Usually I caught the bus , and then returned in the evening on one of the several RAF trucks laid on for our use . |
| 2 | It was solely permissive — but it was precisely those owners who cared little for their sites who were likely to refuse protection . |
| 3 | Solange Auxias de Turenne had the idea of staging an open air exhibition of Moore 's sculptures in Paris after visiting a garden made especially for his large-scale bronzes at the Fondation Pierre Gianadda in 1989 ; the suggestion by the City of Paris to use the Gardens of Bagatelle was approved by the Director of the Henry Moore Foundation , Sir Alan Bowness . |
| 4 | ‘ Freedom of establishment shall include the right to take up and pursue activities as self-employed persons and to set up and manage undertakings , in particular companies or firms within the meaning of the second paragraph of article 58 , under the conditions laid down for its own nationals by the law of the country where such establishment is effected , subject to the provisions of the chapter relating to capital . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ the right to take up and pursue activities as self-employed persons … under the conditions laid down for its own nationals by the law of the country where such establishment is effected … |
| 6 | Now once he got in for his half , half pint in , in the in the passage he 'd have , he 'd have a good swig and , and it was about when he 'd got to bottom of the glass put it down . |
| 7 | Bright , drafted in for his first start following injuries to David Hirst and Paul Warhurst , put them in front , but Trevor Francis 's men still had to settle for a point at Stamford Bridge . |
| 8 | Hamad was exceptionally enterprising : most government employees produced only for their own consumption , and their shops were sometimes very much spare-time activities . |
| 9 | He was conscious that this loner of a man lived only for his work . |
| 10 | Rivera departed and Schellenberg phoned down for his car , pulled on his overcoat and went out . |
| 11 | Mr Lamont said that the national lottery 's success would be kept under review , with the 12 per cent tax rate maintained only for its first year . |
| 12 | And the heavy disco work-out of such bands ( an influence on house and new beat music ) sounds like body-building , the epitome of self-testing , of strength built up for its own sake . |
| 13 | The real object of his 15 was to provide a chopping block for the College 15 , who trained incessantly for their annual fixtures with Woolwich and Sandhurst , whom up to then they had never beaten , Lowe 's side never beat the cadets , but at least provided reasonable opposition and enjoyed a form of coaching from Wg Cdr Lowe . |
| 14 | Once round the loch and they headed back for their car , muttering that we were wasting our time because there was not a single fish in the loch . |
| 15 | The people shouted loudly for their King as we passed through the streets . |
| 16 | I think they behaved admirably for their ages . |
| 17 | When it dawned on her that she would have to earn her own living , she made up her mind to work for a diploma and then teach , and do some book-illustrating while she cast about for her real métier . |
| 18 | After a period of blossoming in the 1970s , during which time homosexuals came into the public eye and fought militantly for their rights , the majority of gay organisations became institutionalised . |
| 19 | And Keith Rowland looked comfortable when he came on for his first cap in the second half … another lad who can do a useful job for Northern Ireland in years to come . |
| 20 | He had thrown his clothes on the floor , spilled his food , deliberately kicked over the stinking pail in the first weeks and suffered terribly for his defiance . |
| 21 | If I remember , that was on a Saturday night when the gents came down for their pickings . |
| 22 | It was up to her , quickly , to forge herself a manner that would give her an advantage in whatever negotiations were to come : and she had done so , by the time he came down for his breakfast . |
| 23 | The game had started well for QPR when England striker Les Ferdinand waltzed in for his 15th goal of the season after three minutes . |
| 24 | The Met Office , naturally , came in for its usual rounds of flak through the unpredictability of the English weather . |
| 25 | Despite a slow start there was soon a reasonable amount of activity as students came in for their lunches . |
| 26 | The gardener they had taken on also came in for her unspoken dissatisfaction . |
| 27 | Lara , sweeping frequently , made a bright 50 , then Richardson — booed loud and long as he came in for his supposed anti Jamaican selections and his team 's poor World Cup performances — made 30 of a stand of 106 with Simmons . |
| 28 | One day when Mr Seeders came in for his meal , he drank too much beer . |
| 29 | Only the organist in the conference hall seemed to be properly tuned-in , belting out a rendition of Bewitched , bothered and bewildered as the representatives filed in for their annual law and order debate . |
| 30 | This was a protest in which many tens of thousands of miners and their families suffered greatly for their belief in the rightness of their protest . |