Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv prt] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fiery blast killed everyone on deck instantly , with the single exception of the captain , who lived on for a short time before becoming unconscious and falling overboard . |
| 2 | William lived on for a further 16 years after that , into the reign of George V and the First World War . |
| 3 | The Gaijin rode on for a moment . |
| 4 | 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 ’ ? |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | The qualifying 20s. was no arbitrary figure but the maximum ( 16s. + 4s. for livery ) laid down for a common servant in husbandry by the wage-regulation act of 1515 . |
| 7 | Just one of the six keyboards on test came close to meeting the criteria I initially laid down for a replacement keyboard , the Fuller FDS. Even here the poor workmanship left much to be desired . |
| 8 | The curriculum laid down for the first time what pupils should learn in 10 subjects . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | The team will play to the rules laid down for the 1992 World Cup . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 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 | 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 . |
| 15 | There is a statutory procedure laid down for the consultation process . |
| 16 | Only got in for a few minutes as half the church was there . |
| 17 | With the game going into added time Michael Galwey , after good work by Geoghegan , Clarke and Bradley , got in for an Irish try . |
| 18 | He was hustled away by some of the extra police officers drafted in for the case . |
| 19 | The Defence Minister barely flinched as the camera zoomed in for a close-up of his face as they ran the famous film clip from mid-December , 1987 , in which he promised that it would all be over by Christmas . |
| 20 | The Defence Minister barely flinched as the camera zoomed in for a close-up of his face as they ran the famous film clip from mid-December , 1987 , in which he promised that it would all be over by Christmas . |
| 21 | Collecting her ticket , she came up behind him again as he checked in for the flight . |
| 22 | ‘ Dejala , ’ they yelled as she rode in for the big swipe and missed it . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | He plunged down for an interminable second , arms and legs splayed out in abandon , forgotten , tumbling anyhow , and crashed onto the stage on his back , lying across Bothwell , whose cloak was the colour of blood . |
| 25 | Young Mrs M. looked shocked at the thought , so she waited outside , while I sprinted in for a quick glimpse at Bishop Stock 's former domain . |
| 26 | They staggered on for a year or two after that , but Tesco 's had a big , big change of policy they were no longer high and kick them out cheap , they decided to promote a quality in which stamps did not go for and erm |
| 27 | The work hummed on for a while . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | When life sank down for a moment , the range of experience seemed limitless … . |
| 30 | By the time you 've finished , if you are n't the best of mates and invited down for a vair long weekend in the cuntrair , I can only say — Air nair . |