Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It also goes on for bloody ages . |
| 2 | Edwina , the worldly mother-in-law who goes in for interior decoration . |
| 3 | Corinthian Geometric goes in for small vessels of very high technical quality , simply and elegantly decorated . |
| 4 | In the afternoon , one or both of us goes in for extra teaching , discussions , etc. in the afternoon , and then we eat dinner at 6 . |
| 5 | He also goes in for creative self-plundering by way of rhetorical and dialectical self-parody . |
| 6 | It cares little for social conventions , either . |
| 7 | This is the exclusive preserve of the cave explorer who cares less for personal discomfort . |
| 8 | When recruiting , the Profitboss looks only for potential profit contribution , for profit-seeking attitudes and ability . |
| 9 | One such case of this node would be a readerly conception of a cynical author , perhaps , one who writes only for financial return or with disinterest or contempt for his or her readers . |
| 10 | He has already become a familiar figure at St Wilfrid 's Primary School , which he regularly visits both for pastoral duties and to enjoy the company of the pupils . |
| 11 | ‘ TORSO TOMMY GEMMELL SKINS UP FOR CELTIC |
| 12 | Indeed , Bailey holds up for critical scrutiny the idea that schools can prepare young people for a world of rapid technological change by concentrating on the very technology which is subject to change ; rather , he suggests , the best basis for adaptability is a liberal education aimed at generating a wide understanding and the development of reason and autonomy . |
| 13 | A great many doctors feel that chemical sensitivity is improbable — a dubious diagnosis that probably covers up for psychosomatic illness , hyperventilation , or purely psychological symptoms . |
| 14 | He numbers among his close friends Patrick Hourcade of French Vogue , who looks out for fine furniture for him . |
| 15 | The smoke analogy holds well for flying brents too . |
| 16 | Aldergrove stands by for big take-off |
| 17 | An exciting period lies ahead for Fine Arts Brass , with concerts on an increasingly larger international stage at major Festivals and Concert Halls , several recording projects and further TV and Radio appearances . |
| 18 | Midfielder Ferguson , indeed , has outshone most of his more experienced rivals as he fills in for injured Bryan Robson , as the expense of England 's Neil Webb . |
| 19 | Another new face in the pack is lock Jeremy Cruiks who has come up through the ranks , while back in action are back-row duo Mark Hampton and David Croft , who fills in for injured number 8 Roger Wilson . |
| 20 | Dennis Pinnegar of Thornaby-based Panda Supplies will explain how he uses both for in-house training . |
| 21 | Town tunes up for top brass THE sound of music will take over at Rhyl 's seafront New Pavilion Theatre when 36 top brass bands compete in the second annual Rhyl Festival of Brass , on the weekend of June 19–20 . |
| 22 | Piper tunes up for big Benn |
| 23 | Language is as old as consciousness , language is practical consciousness that exists also for other men , and for that reason alone it really exists for me personally as well ; language like consciousness , only arises from the need , the necessity of intercourse with other men . |
| 24 | ‘ Counties have sponsorship deals now for pre-season trips , although at Essex we have never believed in pre-season tours because April is the only time you can get your first and second XI captains together . ’ |
| 25 | It is correct for most of the chapter with unc taken as a constant but breaks down for ferromagnetic materials , which will be discussed in Section 3.11 . |
| 26 | In the fourth chronicle , out this month , The Tale Of The Body Thief ( Chatto & Windus £14.99 ) , our old fanged-friend , Lestat , has given up his previous rock star persona and yearns again for human life . |
| 27 | It is a situation which cries out for centralised resolution of the type the large commercial organisation can impose . |
| 28 | Do you think that there is even a sort of ‘ them and us ’ attitude , a feeling that the arts world is an ever open maw that cries out for endless sums of money and that the proper business of government is to resist ? |
| 29 | The scale of injustice , cruelty , and tyranny in the world in 1988 cries out for continuing protest of various forms including the democratic and peaceful marches and assemblies which in the 1960s helped to achieve greater civil rights in the USA and in many other nations , whilst the same phenomenon , sometimes more disorderly , hastened the end of U.S. participation in the Vietnam War . |
| 30 | ‘ One paper , by Paige ( 1967 ) , for example , quotes Lenin 's ‘ who does what to whom ’ , and Mao 's ‘ war without bloodshed ’ , reminds us of the more familiar formulations of Lasswell ( 1936 ) — ‘ who gets what , when , how ’ — , Easton ( 1953 ) — ‘ the authoritative allocation of values ’ — , Levy ( 1952 ) — ‘ the allocation of power and responsibility ’ , and Snyder ( 1958 ) — ‘ the making of authoritative social decisions ’ , and throws in for good measure a definition by a Japanese political scientist , Masao Maruyama — ‘ the organization of control by man over man ’ . |