Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [adv prt] for [noun] " in BNC.

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1 This at least gives him the freedom to go out for air and to do errands such as visiting local shops or going to the hairdresser .
2 ‘ Do you want the cheque made out for cash ? ’
3 Sometimes it is hard to love a rebellious and rude teenager , to endure the appalling racket of pop music , to cope with disobedience and flagrant disregard of rules laid down for family life .
4 TRAINER John Gosden made up for Brier Creek 's narrow Ebor defeat when Badawi took the Andy Capp Handicap at York yesterday , writes Carles Fawcus .
5 Children and church helpers spent Saturday afternoon making certain there were enough traditional Mothering Sunday posies to go round for mothers of all ages .
6 It was an unsatisfactory relationship , but their meetings made up for infrequency by their intensity .
7 I do have a question and , and it has n't made , that has n't made it particularly clear as to where we are , you hinted that , and I think that was also seconded here that there might now be a post of some kind to carry on for instance the thing that I 'm particularly worried about is that there 's a sort of hiatus in the heartbeat awards , which I think would be a tragedy if that happened , and I want to be absolutely sure that that is , is n't so .
8 The judges will hear arguments next month and make their rulings , with luck , before Germany shuts down for August .
9 Having grasped the educational import of the manyattas , Windley cast around for ways in which they might be adapted for administrative purposes .
10 Bob picked up one of the knives laid out for dinner and scored along the grain of the table with it .
11 The transcript goes on for pages and pages , and not a single word was said about any of those increases being phased in .
12 The heavy Roman-emperor head with thinnish iron-grey hair brushed forward , the nose , broad and fleshy , and the mouth fallen in for lack of teeth , was not a comely picture .
13 International : KGB signs up for Hollywood After the success of JFK , Russian spies start to trade in undercover past for over-the-counter assets
14 And as he goes under the hooves Andy looks around for John , eyes wide , but John can not help him .
15 ‘ Peggy ’ James , the proprietor , a heavily built man and had a wooden leg — hence his nickname — but he was remarkably speedy to provide quick service when cars drew up for petrol from his one , hand-operated pump .
16 FITTING SEND OFF FOR FOREMAN RONNIE
17 Derby have had an ambitious bid turned down for Bryan Robson , Manchester United 's former England skipper .
18 Speed came on for White and did n't seem to have many problems although that 's prob- ably because he did n't touch the ball much .
19 When the Danzig Polish Accord came up for ratification , the Nazis ordered that all Polish Harbour Board officers should be replaced by German and Danzig officers .
20 When the permit came up for renewal in 1986 , Commerce Secretary Malcolm Baldridge issued a general permit for the drift-netting to continue .
21 Hankin added : ‘ If a bid came in for Prudhoe , or any other player , we would consider it .
22 The lesser charges centred on the unlicensed pistol and stolen car came up for trial on 11th May .
23 Before the action came on for trial the defendant applied for an adjustment of his liabilities under the Liabilities ( Wartime Adjustment ) Act 1941 .
24 Ken came in for coffee .
25 The shop is a far cry from the modern boutique , and still has stock dating back for generations .
26 Wetherall came off for Batty .
27 Golf : Practice paying off for Torrance
28 Hotelier checks in for award
29 He had the order books going back for years and years and he was able to show me .
30 A CONSIDERABLE future opened up for Gary Mason here last night when he knocked out Tyrell Biggs as the bell rang to end the seventh round .
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