Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [noun prp] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He lived in France all his life and , apart from three years spent in London ( 1857–61 ) training for a business career , only visited Britain for short painting expeditions on three other occasions in 1874 , 1881 , and 1897 . |
| 2 | Melissa was about to retort that as she had only known Bonard for three days he could hardly be described as a friend of hers , when a surprised , ‘ Well , what do you know ? ’ from Jack made them both glance round . |
| 3 | It 's only just launched the Sigma but is already pressing Japan for more volume , and pretty soon will have the new-generation Shoguns . |
| 4 | I 'm not knocking Keith for that , I think it 's mega , but I do n't see myself being in any sort of league like that . ’ |
| 5 | I had not seen Otley for some time and climbed up on the wall for a better view . |
| 6 | I had not seen Hugo for three hours . |
| 7 | He then went into the Army and did not see Minton for some time . |
| 8 | Dexter did not see Blanche for another few hours . |
| 9 | He went to all the openings , parties and dinners that he wanted to and frequently did not see Constance for several days . |
| 10 | Old Trafford boss Alex Ferguson talked him out of an immediate announcement , but Graham Taylor 's decision not to retain Robson for next week 's decisive game in Poland made any further delay pointless . |
| 11 | Many of us have already served JS for ten years , with many more , we hope , to come . |
| 12 | The Huddersfield Canal , planned in 1774 , did not reach Ashton-under-Lyne for another thirty years , through a 5,456 yard tunnel and seventy-four locks , sixty-four of which were in flights . |
| 13 | You can not pay SMP for any week in which your employee works for you . |
| 14 | With West Indies on 147 for 2 and Richards and Richardson in full flow , the game had West Indies ' name on it ; Richards , with 51 from as many balls , had already struck Hemmings for two sixes , but now the Notts man flighted in a superb ball that deceived him completely and took his off-stump . |
| 15 | We travelled back and forth between England and India until I was seven when , because of the First World War , we did not leave India for five idyllic years from 1915 . |
| 16 | I did not recall Slaven for tactical reasons . |
| 17 | so , if you normally work a five day week and lose a day 's work you will not get UB for that day because you are not unemployed for 3 days of the social welfare week . |
| 18 | A married woman or widow can not get HRP for any tax year in which she was only liable to pay reduced rate national insurance contributions . |
| 19 | It also said the council could not reimburse Tracy for any damage . |
| 20 | Client will , whether or not the Offer is made , promptly reimburse KPMG for all costs and expenses reasonably and properly incurred by KPMG in the fulfilment of its services hereunder in relation to the Offer ( including legal expenses and the expenses of any Approved Broker and , subject to Client 's prior consent which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed , the fees and expenses of other advisers , agents and consultants retained by KPMG for KPMG 's own benefit in connection with the Offer ) and all matters preparatory or ancillary thereto ( including any value added tax if applicable ) . |
| 21 | Indeed , they lost Gooch , Hick — cheaply again — and Stewart before they were in credit ; but with Smith mixing careworn defence and carefree attack , once pulling Su'a for six while on one knee as the Samoan attempted some left-arm spin , and Lamb all bustle and energy , English fears were eased going into the last day . |
| 22 | Soon he will go home to join Neil for good . |
| 23 | He later served Rhodesia for three seasons before retiring at 24 . |
| 24 | It is of note that workers at the coal face ( cutters , hewers , and getters ) have only a slightly raised SMR for gastric cancer ( 113 ) which is not as great as that for the remainder of the mineworkers . |
| 25 | Until almost the last day I could not believe that we were really leaving Abyssinia for good , that we should not be coming back . |
| 26 | I had n't seen Malc for some months . |
| 27 | For a start , she had n't seen Rosemary for fifteen minutes and she did not want her to feel left out . |
| 28 | Gatsby is very nervous , as he has n't seen Daisy for many years and if she no longer loves him his whole purpose for living has gone . |
| 29 | ‘ After the bust-up I did n't see Rick for several weeks , ’ Lou began . |
| 30 | I wo n't see Gareth for another week now |