Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Food , of course , remains a topic of passionate concern — the focus of minor complaints and disagreements which rumble on for long periods — and outbursts of contentment which are extremely short-lived . |
| 2 | this season we 'll be cheering louder than ever for our three teams … in the new first division we 've got Oxford United … they 've new owners and new heart after escaping relegation … we 've first division football at the County ground as well … where style and skill have always been swindon town 's hallmarks … this time around they 're hoping for strength too … in division three Hereford United have been rebuilding … they 're going continental with a player-coach instead of a manager … so for the best season ticket sit down for Central South … . |
| 3 | After 400 yds , just before ridge rises , bear half left down off ridge : soon lake and outdoor centre passed at start of walk are seen below — make down for right-hand end of lake . |
| 4 | Sir Leon Brittan has tried to argue that the concept of sovereignty is fundamentally archaic and cranky , fit only for medieval speculation . |
| 5 | There 's nothing that I want though for spare , cos I 've probably got it |
| 6 | We are thus given a means of exploring some of the behaviour ( especially the ‘ irrational ’ behaviour ) of our users , of exploring stories some of which cry out for psychoanalytic examination ( particularly ‘ classics ’ such as Lewis Carroll 's Alice stories and J. M. Barrie 's disturbing Peter Pan ) , and of understanding the profound impact of such books as those of Maurice Sendak . |
| 7 | This helped them as a creative unit — in 1967 they came up with arguably their greatest single Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields Forever and with the album Sergeant Pepper 's Lonely Hearts ' Club Band which , though it has n't aged particularly well , was certainly a quantum leap forward for popular music at the time . |
| 8 | Champions hold on for exciting draw |
| 9 | It turns on to its side and as I cling on for dear life I hear a startled cry from Nathan . |
| 10 | The main frame is constructed out of three shock corded poles which break down for convenient transportation whilst the dome itself fits away compactly . |
| 11 | Most also budget separately for audiovisual materials , playsets and microforms . |
| 12 | Hydro said it would have lost an estimated 195 million kroner in 1992 if accounting changes had not freed about two billion kroner of reserves put aside for future tax obligations under the old accounting system . |
| 13 | the number of consumers cut off for non-payment rose to 21.286 in 1991/92 — an increase of 177% from the previous year . |
| 14 | Hold up for new town museum |
| 15 | These figures only hold accurately for large files — 100 or more tracks in extent — although they will act as a guide even for very small files . |
| 16 | Shop around for good fish ; active and robust , with well-developed fins and good colour . |
| 17 | And so , for 500 dense pages , we hang on for grim death as Hughes ' locomotive intelligence hurtles down the track he has set himself . |
| 18 | Read widely for historical knowledge and to improve your English . |
| 19 | Look especially for incorrect or reversed connections to integrated circuits , transistors etc . |
| 20 | Miscue analysis is a way of listening to children read aloud for diagnostic purposes , originated by Kenneth Goodman ( 1969 ) , and incorporating a psycholinguistic approach . |
| 21 | That we look not for detailed application of single techniques in a piecemeal fashion , but rather that we look for the general developments from which we can build school specific approaches which translate the experience into usable school practice . |
| 22 | The point they are making is that , for the most part , people still vote more for political parties in Britain than for the individual candidate . |
| 23 | Look carefully for worn-down barbels which is a sign of bacterial damage and not ‘ wear ’ at all . |
| 24 | Look carefully for single wires leading off the main lines and running across the fields to individual cottages . |
| 25 | Women team up for new season |
| 26 | Watch out for future guest appearances from the likes of Dana and Clodagh Rogers . |
| 27 | Watch out for future guest appearances from the likes of Dana and Clodagh Rogers . |
| 28 | Watch out for trailing flexes . |
| 29 | Watch out for frequent special events : from one-day demos to longer term figures like STARLAB ( a guided tour of the night sky inside an inflatable planetarium ) . |
| 30 | Watch out for small objects or bits of food like coins or nuts . |