Example sentences of "[noun] [vb base] [adv] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , Karen 's quick intelligence and enthusiasm make up for any problems caused by her disability , and Janet says , she 's a big asset to the salon . |
| 2 | On several occasions I witnessed his lordship make attempts to draw M. Dupont aside for some private conversation , only for Mr Lewis smilingly to impose himself upon them with some remark like : ‘ Pardon me , gentlemen , but there 's something that 's been greatly puzzling me , ’ so that his lordship soon found himself having to listen to some more of Mr Lewis 's jovial anecdotes . |
| 3 | Here , whatever else is obscure , the need for a much greater commitment of resources is indisputable : without , for example , a massive renewal and expansion of physical provision , men and methods will not avail , though men are the essence of the service and methods cry out for more and more exploration . |
| 4 | In the same way , key performance indicators set up for each function are reviewed quarterly against its business plan with relevant managers ‘ but it 's not a dull , dry event : it 's when everybody pulls together , discussing everything that 's happening in great depth and giving managers the opportunity to explain to directors why they 're falling short , the constraints and obstacles , and so achieving agreement with the figures and the indicators used , ’ he said . |
| 5 | There were several reasons put forward for this rather modest use of economic information . |
| 6 | Galloway ( 1982 ) identifies three reasons put forward for this increase . |
| 7 | Although individually insignificant , ants make up for this in sheer numbers and total biomass ; they are among the dominant extant organisms on Earth . |
| 8 | But I think there 's also the other end of the scale which is , which is what , you 've slightly amended this year , is the fact of elderly people erm , I know recently that myself have gone through the fact of my gran had er , was going through a very sick period , and if she 'd have come back home , it would have been very difficult for me to have had to look after her at the same time as trying to attend my council duties , and this would have been the same for my dad , and the additional income which this would have brought , to have paid someone to be able to look after her whilst we were at council meetings , and you can remember that these meetings sometimes go on , you can say well , this meeting should be over by one o'clock then it goes on till three o'clock or whatever , and then peop , the problems mount up for that person left on their own , and I think that those things have to be taken into consideration , and I believe that this is the first step forward in trying to recognise that people have responsibilities outside of the council chamber . |
| 9 | ‘ I hope things go well for all of you , ’ I added ( with uncharacteristic generosity ) , ‘ and thank you for the present . |
| 10 | Oh yes , I had a gentleman turn up for some physio on his arm . |
| 11 | Children and young people run away for many and varied reasons . |
| 12 | Often these representations are made by the Faculty of the Institute alone , but wherever it is considered beneficial , submissions are made in conjunction with other professional bodies and , indeed , the Tax Faculty is represented on a number of joint bodies set up for this purpose . |
| 13 | A more sophisticated form of level two is the coalition , where partners work together for some common purpose but do not have an identity of interest or concern and where one or other of the partners may withdraw leaving the other partner(s) to continue . |
| 14 | Ieuan Evans 's shoulder let him down on his comeback , possibly ruling the Lions wing out for this season , and Neath 's lock prospect Gareth Llewelyn also limped out of contention for a Test place with a knee injury . |
| 15 | In part two : Back on track … the Robins tune up for another season . |
| 16 | Paul Smith , 42-year-old veteran Terry Roberts and last season 's skipper Jon Curry fill in for that trio . |
| 17 | In the second half ; whilst the forwards tangled with each other here on the left , they missed Gloucester 's Peter Glanville drive over for another score . |
| 18 | Many people with HIV stay well for many years . |
| 19 | Couples stay together for any number of reasons other than happiness : questions of money , children , accommodation or idleness , depression , habit , fears above all : fear of what the neighbours will say , fear of loss of status — fear of going without sex being chief amongst them . |
| 20 | Well I mean all men go in for these model things . |
| 21 | It is only in embryonic forms of thought , or professional fields trying to establish themselves ( paramedical areas ) , or subjects where there is a lot of infighting ( sociology ) , where the standards of critical judgement come up for much review . |
| 22 | So , as the couple fly off for another holiday in Richard 's private jet , they can be happy in the knowledge that in the unlikely event that Richard should ever loose his millions , they 'll be able to live on love . |
| 23 | Listen out too for Coco , Steel and Lovebomb , and in the meantime watch out for some imaginative one-off club events |
| 24 | and the clouds save up for some rainy day . |
| 25 | One of the frustrations of being in opposition for so long to what is , in effect , a minority Government is having to watch this country go on for such a long time without any energy policy . |
| 26 | An example might be to focus on car number plates and seeing if you can make a word containing all the letters of the plate number , or in a supermarket look out for all items costing a particular amount of money , or in a crowded room noting the number of people with blue eyes . |
| 27 | Dexter watched the conversation between his boss and Russell rattle on for several minutes . |
| 28 | But that one As you saw from the the past papers that 's a usually quite a bit of marks go in for that . |
| 29 | Phrasal verbs come in for more attention with Phrasal Verbs Organiser from LTP ( by the man who gave us the First Certificate Organiser ) , while HarperCollins is publishing a Phrasal Verbs Workbook to accompany its dictionary . |