Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] [adv prt] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With four flights a day from Manchester to Paris you could literally fly out for lunch and be back in time for ‘ Match of the Day ’ . |
| 2 | In other words , technology does not make up for Europe 's high labour costs . |
| 3 | Rincewind did not glance around for fear of the terrible things he might see , and by the time Withel looked for him again he was on the other side of the Plaza , and still accelerating . |
| 4 | Irina , who did not dress up for Ludens , was wearing a simple faded old dress , frail with much washing , the sleeves rolled up well above her elbows . |
| 5 | Now it is worried that , despite the reality of the single market , the flow will slacken if the country does not sign up for Maastricht . |
| 6 | ‘ If you 'd prefer to not risk my efforts at the barbecue I can easily set off for home right now . |
| 7 | McManus notes that ‘ aggression does not pay off for girls in the way some boys find it does for them ’ , with the result that many girls adapt to the social world of school in a different way . |
| 8 | We were not at a party , he did not go in for brunettes , and I was very much his junior . |
| 9 | Different objectives of different finns controlled and limited the techniques of production they could use ( eg. a firm developing prototypes of electronic equipment can not go in for mass-production ) . |
| 10 | The royal family does not go in for oratory , so the policy is evident mostly in endless American- and British-made videos on television , boasting of Saudi Arabia 's military and industrial prowess . |
| 11 | The French do not go in for diphthongs but have at least one vowel sound that almost defeats the Anglo-Saxon . |
| 12 | And when , to show what a good little wife I had become — Nonni thought that my aunts did not ‘ appreciate ’ me , meaning that they did not go in for endearments or tell me how pretty I looked — she pointed out , one Sunday lunchtime , how well I had starched the table napkins , Aunt Lilian said , ‘ But why ? |
| 13 | The Old Testament does not go in for saints . |
| 14 | Genesis does not go in for saints ( though Joseph will , perhaps , approach that status ) . |
| 15 | Thus a query and its settlement could easily drag on for hours . |
| 16 | It affects us all and its practitioners do not come up for re-election every five years . |
| 17 | You 're allowed one and one only , do they not come back for seconds do they ? |
| 18 | I did not cry out for assistance , |
| 19 | If we do not turn up for work , we are likely to get the sack , but in our private worlds we can dream our lives away at home , church or play . |
| 20 | The UCW believes the rounds of postmen who do not turn up for work will not be covered by overtime . |
| 21 | They did not turn up for sessions they considered boring and did not meet their needs . |
| 22 | Why not pop in for lunch ? |
| 23 | Anyone wishing to join the Liss club and perhaps start training now for next year 's race should just turn up for training on Wednesday evenings ( 7 p.m. ) and Sunday mornings ( 9.30 a.m . ) . |
| 24 | Our main 1979 survey suggested that weekly-collection credit users do not shop around for bargains as much as others . |
| 25 | But nothing will ever make up for Amar for the total loss of mother , father , entire family , house and everything . |
| 26 | are you do you ever go in for karaoke and stuff stuff like that ? |
| 27 | Do you know I if you ask Andrea about it , anything she 'll probably go on for ages , and ages , and ages , and ages ! |
| 28 | The litigation will probably drag on for years . |
| 29 | I did n't want the other boys to view us as being mates because then I would probably come in for abuse too . |
| 30 | The patient 's colour , face and body features as well as pulse and tongue will also come in for scrutiny . |