Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] for [noun] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In April the garden was a jungle of bluebells , bursting from under the trees in blue tides above your ankles , but by midsummer my grandmother had it tame again , fifty yards of earth between wooden fences bearing docile rows of hollyhock and sweet peas ; an ex-army rug was spread on the shaven lawn for the children to sit on for tea outdoors . |
| 2 | Three major charities , Christian Aid , SCIAF and Shelter Scottish Campaign for the Homeless , have joined together for form Home & Away . |
| 3 | ‘ I do n't think Zeinab goes in for compromises much , ’ said Owen gloomily . |
| 4 | No I 've come in for physio actually . |
| 5 | She watched him go , realizing it was weeks since they had sat down for dinner together without an interruption , and over a week since they had made love . |
| 6 | Simon Povoas , the replacement on Saturday , stands in for Richards again and Jez Harris , a bench reserve of late , gets a run at outside-half instead of Ainscough . |
| 7 | Lucy , um , I wondered if you 'd like to come over for dinner sometime , like tonight . |
| 8 | ‘ Do you want to come over for dinner sometime ? ’ said Jay , as if it had just occurred to her . |
| 9 | His blue Vauxhall Astra car was on the drive where Mr Miles had parked it after driving home for lunch yesterday . |
| 10 | Rising from a high crag above the fertile Cheshire Plain , Beeston Castle stands out for miles around , drawing you like a magnet from afar . |
| 11 | The survey was carried out for Personnel Today magazine and its editor , Adele Kimber , says holidays are a good thing . |
| 12 | Attainment of the competence award is not limited by any specific time period or course length , so candidates will be able to come forward for assessment whenever they have accumulated the required evidence of competence against national standards . |
| 13 | Is there any point in trying to go away for Easter now if there 's so much going on ? |
| 14 | You 'll see , they 'll quarter the soldiers on us , but the king 's officers will be pushing on for London as fast as they can . ’ |
| 15 | Somehow , the wonderful aroma lingered on for days after . |
| 16 | Susan came down for breakfast today , and they had an exciting time opening their parcels , for their father 's illness had prevented their making friends in the neighbourhood ; but there was plenty to do and talk about , and they steadfastly refused to give way to the depression that naturally overcame them at times . |
| 17 | Without my being in any position to know their movements , they stop off for lunch half-way through their trip . |
| 18 | But I 'll tell you this , that young man has done more for Wales already than we could dream of . ’ |
| 19 | After a further six years ' wait ( during which my original proposer and seconder had died and their nominations had been taken up by two ex-captains ) , my name came up for election again , and this time , I was told , the opposition from members , particularly those in the legal profession who were friends of Lord Robertson , was fiercer . |
| 20 | Speaking of luck , there 's a colt I want to buy not far from Lexington — came up for sale just when I was thinking of getting in some new blood . |
| 21 | They bought half excuse me half of it and they lived in the basement , then the other half came up for sale so Peter bought the whole lot then |
| 22 | MOTORISTS were made late for work yesterday by a llama which wandered from its farm on to the A22 at Forest Row , Sussex . |
| 23 | Now I 've never seen a provision like that put forward for legislation before . |
| 24 | The first reactor was closed down for repairs earlier this year after a gas leak . |
| 25 | Yet they wriggled away , heading directly for water even though a rise in the ground had to be climbed in order to reach it . |
| 26 | Moreover , children attending school and adults turning up for work inevitably have their liberty restricted : simply because the engagement in one activity necessarily restricts their opportunity to participate in other activities , that is , restriction by effect . |
| 27 | Not quite knowing what to expect other than that she wanted a new job , Jean turned up for work promptly on a cold , wet , Monday morning but found no one to let her in . |
| 28 | Head teacher John Moorhead and pupil Frankie Mckay , who turned up for school yesterday morning |
| 29 | Black kids are psyched up for sport anyway . |
| 30 | Those special events are treats that we save up for look forward to are also subject to the ravages of inflation . |