Example sentences of "[noun] [adv] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ That was the FRG from Soltau — they 've cleared most of the tasks from last night , less a Chieftain power pack change that 's in hand and one badly bogged tank — they 're having to find a route in for a second armoured recovery vehicle , and , of course , the last Challenger pack change — how are the lads doing on those packs that came in this morning ? ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I went to the restaurant and put the money down for a large brandy . |
| 3 | Van Cleef was cast opposite Eastwood in For A Few Dollars More ( 1965 ) and The Good , The Bad and The Ugly ( 1966 ) and immediately became a major star and a poster pin-up . |
| 4 | This is in a twelve hour so for a daily flow we 've This was a surveying period about twenty percent for to these for a full day . |
| 5 | Because we knew that the headmaster of the Scuola Medie Inferiori , where I was now in my last year , was not in a position to punish us if we did not appear for lessons on demonstration days , many of us took part only for a short time and then went home . |
| 6 | My wife and I saved over a number of years to get enough money together for a decent Land Rover . |
| 7 | He was n't going to come charging back , forcing her to remember things she had worked long and hard to forget , turning her entire world upside down for a second time . |
| 8 | The atmosphere was tense and all realised it was heads down for a full house . |
| 9 | Two-dimensional stop-motion animation of flat pictures — such as the cels used in cartoons — is a topic complex enough for a separate book . |
| 10 | All about Keswick he had noticed gangs of men building the giant reaches of drystone walls enclosing even the highest fell-land , the better to take advantage of grain prices in the war ; gangs of men working the woods , as charcoal-burners , swill-makers , coppice-workers , plain woodmen ; and , as here , men in the high mines — men spread all over the landscape , bondmen of industry , all living out near their workplace , turf huts and teepees scattered abroad , excluded from society throughout the week of their work and let into its comforts and pleasure only for a brief Saturday night escape . |
| 11 | In the past they have brought many candidates together for an entire day of selection activities , which included written tests of their numerical and communication skills . |
| 12 | Central Office tried to keep the local parties alive , for the party truce was only renewed for a few months at a time and parliament was prolonged beyond its five-year term only for a few months at a time too . |
| 13 | On the last day Seve birdied the first hole and Hale took a six on the second , I can remember the scoring because in those days I had to mark all the cards , and I remember putting Irwin down for a six — and then the card blew in to the bunker on the second and I had to go chasing after it . |
| 14 | Eyes down for a full house and a long run . |
| 15 | Eyes down for a full house . |
| 16 | They then worked on the script together for a few months before joining Peckinpah in England , where he was busy with pre-production . |
| 17 | It 's Tufnell to bowl to , he 's a good contest he edges that one away on the leg side just for a single , that 's a shame because er , it really is a good contest this . |
| 18 | THE vigilante businessman who was cleared last week of murdering a suspected car vandal was jailed for 18 months yesterday for an alternative charge of affray . |
| 19 | The other residents are mainly visiting academics , often very senior members of their own universities , from many countries , any academic discipline , and are staying in the college usually for a short time . |
| 20 | The world 's No. 1 batsman , according to the ratings , was two days into his 40th year , and had once again set his side up for a further victory to help blot out the misery of 1987–89 . |
| 21 | Sometimes the German fighters followed the bombers back to their bases , and then when they saw the flare path light up for a few brief moments to guide the homecoming aircraft down , they would open up with their guns . |
| 22 | If they do not give an answer , will my hon. Friend take the Leader of the Opposition out for an Italian meal ? |
| 23 | Sir James pushes the boat out for a double celebration |
| 24 | One of them three months ago for a violent attack . |
| 25 | The duo came to Darlington about 18 months ago for a one-night show , but have not played panto in the North-East before . |
| 26 | Laura , who was flown to the USA five months ago for a life-saving double transplant operation , was re-united with her two-year-old brother Louis . |
| 27 | There would be opportunities here for a cross-European sharing of expertise built up around bilingual skills . |
| 28 | The Crystal Palace winger , who returned this season after 10 months on the sidelines with knee ligament damage , travels back to the United States tomorrow for an urgent check-up . |
| 29 | The Crystal Palace winger , who returned this season after 10 months on the sidelines with knee ligament damage , travels back to the United States tomorrow for an urgent check-up . |
| 30 | The booklet would be too big to be given away , but could be available in tourist offices etc for a reasonable price . |