Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] for an [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most will stay on for an extra year at school or go into some form of further training . |
| 2 | With the game going into added time Michael Galwey , after good work by Geoghegan , Clarke and Bradley , got in for an Irish try . |
| 3 | He plunged down for an interminable second , arms and legs splayed out in abandon , forgotten , tumbling anyhow , and crashed onto the stage on his back , lying across Bothwell , whose cloak was the colour of blood . |
| 4 | But the Signpost Hotel Guide survey of 300 hotel owners showed that fewer people are bothering use a false name when they book in for an illicit weekend . |
| 5 | Colours can of course be mixed together for an infinite variety of results . |
| 6 | Botha dropped an early goal , Ian Hunter thundered over for an unforgettable try , and Drikus Hattingh scored one for the tourists just before the break . |
| 7 | Five years ago , increasingly concerned about the environment , he decided to work directly for an environmental group . |
| 8 | The massive £45-million building was planned when property prices in London seemed set to rise forever , but the scheme was still dependent on the top five floors being let out for an annual £6 million . |
| 9 | The JCT designed this form for use where minor building works are to be carried out for an agreed lump sum based on drawings and/or specifications and/or schedules but without detailed measurements , and where an architect or supervising officer has been appointed on behalf of the employer . |
| 10 | Here again they state that the form is for use where works are carried out for an agreed lump sum and where an architect or supervising officer has been appointed on behalf of the employer . |
| 11 | He beat the 1987 stock market crash by selling out of his major holdings at the peak , returning briefly for an unsuccessful bid for the giant BAT . |
| 12 | For this reason , it jars oddly for an English ear to hear words like ‘ soul ’ , ‘ destiny ’ and ‘ national psyche ’ being the common currency of political discourse in Germany . |
| 13 | The purpose of having a timetable is so that all relevant information can be digested and acted upon , and so that bids do not carry on for an unreasonable length of time . |
| 14 | One of these latter patients ( no 13 ) was operated on for an obstructive small bowel relapse and in this patient , as in the two others , gastroscopy and chest computed tomography showed both lung and gastric recurrences . |
| 15 | Some thirty graduates of the degree came together for an excellent meal in University House , followed by an informal update from one of the joint organisers of the reunion , Keith Moffitt , on the whereabouts of those who had been unable to attend . |
| 16 | In any case , as a result of the growing emphasis on patrilineal descent in all aristocratic families , even the noblest of wives could do less for an eleventh-century lord than she could have done for his grandfather . |
| 17 | Solomona blasted over for an important try just before the break after smart interpassing with Sheals . |
| 18 | It is also taking a 49.9% stake in Swedish food company Bake Off for an undisclosed sum . |
| 19 | A DOCTOR and a student will warm up for an Arctic adventure by spending tonight in a seafood freezer . |
| 20 | As major appliance makers gear up for an expected world market for ‘ green ’ refrigerators , FORON is the first to offer a fridge completely free of so-called chlorofluorocarbons ( CFCs ) . |
| 21 | Ms or Mr Trim wakes up for an early morning drink , has tea or coffee with either no milk or skimmed milk and definitely no sugar . |
| 22 | She drove out for an early lunch at a small diner down the road and was back at the cabin by half past twelve . |
| 23 | Juul was undefeated by an opponent in his four scheduled rides although in heat 13 when he came out for an extra race he was disqualified for unfair riding when bringing down Donny Odom and Steve Regeling . |
| 24 | We passed by and opted instead for an easy final passage . |
| 25 | Treasury , in its 295 page August 1987 document on education , opted predictably for an open market , hands-of policy in which schools , if left to their own devices , will become more efficient and accountable to their customers . |
| 26 | Paint on oil-based paint , then partially rub off for an antiqued look . |
| 27 | Each June a group of Duannians meet together for an informal reunion . |
| 28 | And now the Newtownards man will be heading off for an all expenses paid weekend at the four star Castle Troy Hotel in Limerick , courtesy of competition organisers Co-Operation North . |
| 29 | Of similar vintage I can recall Billy Lane turning up for an open match on the Swadlincote waters , looking as if he had just stepped out of a time warp . |
| 30 | They teamed up for an after-show celebration after Elton and rock star Eric Clapton thrilled fans at a huge outdoor concert in New York . |