Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] [pos pn] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The situation regarding the enforcement of is disgraceful too few inspectors far too much work therefore we must encourage safety representatives to be more self-sufficient in the workplace leaving the G M B to carry on its campaign for an increase in the inspectorate . |
| 2 | In a statement on May 10 , Odinga vowed to carry on his fight for political pluralism . |
| 3 | After his talks with Mr Baker , Chancellor Kohl toned down his enthusiasm for moves toward German unity . |
| 4 | 1 John 3:16 tells us that we only know what love is because ‘ Jesus Christ laid down his life for us ’ . |
| 5 | Ray Illingworth was surely not exaggerating when he said that Barrington ‘ laid down his life for cricket ’ . |
| 6 | In Churchill 's speech in Zurich in 1946 he laid down his ideas for a ‘ kind of United States of Europe ’ : ‘ The first step in the re-creation of the European family must be a partnership between France and Germany . |
| 7 | He felt that his bombing of Germany would hang on his conscience for the rest of his life . |
| 8 | Former Arsenal players , notably Joe Mercer and , today , Terry Neill , have carried on their taste for forward play into the realms of management . |
| 9 | The vague red haze swam over his eyes for a moment , then cleared . |
| 10 | There is every possibility that he has mixed up his candidates for unity and division . |
| 11 | When it drew up its ideas for 1994-97 , the Clinton administration assumed the Bush programme was underfunded by $10 billion . |
| 12 | This was the point at which he drew up his application for the Mandan Foundation grant . |
| 13 | And it does n't tie up your money for long periods of time . |
| 14 | Zen suddenly understood that Bartocci had some move in mind , something which he was keeping up his sleeve for the moment . |
| 15 | I continued teaching for about 18 months , keeping up my studies for an M.A. in my spare time . |
| 16 | for I was always keeping up my sleeve for sort of things we might do as opposed to R and M U have done |
| 17 | Leaning over the parapet to watch the young bloods in the river sprucing up their horses for the fair . |
| 18 | I will have to be patient and then build up my knee for next season . |
| 19 | Our idea was to arrive on a Friday night , eat far too much at one of the local pubs , and build up our strength for a full day 's riding on Saturday . |
| 20 | Between now and the early spring he will continue to consult people and build up his plans for the crucial meeting with ministers . |
| 21 | He holds up his hands for quiet again . |
| 22 | Did n't they all know about the terrible appearance of the Conablaiche last time , and how it had prowled the country , snatching sleeping children from their beds and tearing out their hearts for its Dark Master . |
| 23 | In spelling out its arguments for the proposed pattern , the Council was once again reinterpreting the balance that had been at the centre of its concerns from the beginning : there was nothing in the Charter and Statutes ‘ which prevented greater recognition from being given to an institution 's own internal procedures where these could be shown to be rigorous and effective . |
| 24 | By the 1960s , however , they were being interpreted in a continuous and cumulative manner which drew out their seriousness for the British economy . |
| 25 | He completed a three-match ban last weekend but could not win back his place for the Coca-Cola Cup against Crewe . |
| 26 | The purges have proved to be one of the most hotly debated topics for historians because , due to the harsh censorship and killing of many opponents of Stalin , there is a lack of opinion and primary sources which show how they affected the whole country , and nobody could read Stalin 's obviously warped mind to find out his reasons for this holocaust . |
| 27 | She said : ‘ He holds out his hands for him and loves to have him on his knee . |
| 28 | The phrasing got so slow and emphatic that you knew that she wanted you to listen to and weigh up every single word ; but you could n't tell if each word was freighted with anger , or bitterness , or joy ; it just came out with great , quiet force , and you had to work out its tone for yourself . |
| 29 | This is not surprising , because although capitalists and socialists are usually reluctant to spell out their plans for global domination , Green politics are largely based on a straightforward conception of planet earth and what needs to de done at the global level to sustain human life on it . |
| 30 | ‘ Surely I do n't have to spell out my reason for wanting to leave ? ’ |