Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] for [noun pl] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I do n't think Zeinab goes in for compromises much , ’ said Owen gloomily . |
| 2 | Rising from a high crag above the fertile Cheshire Plain , Beeston Castle stands out for miles around , drawing you like a magnet from afar . |
| 3 | The survey was carried out for Personnel Today magazine and its editor , Adele Kimber , says holidays are a good thing . |
| 4 | Somehow , the wonderful aroma lingered on for days after . |
| 5 | The first reactor was closed down for repairs earlier this year after a gas leak . |
| 6 | Fishermen reported hearing the explosion and bits of debris were washed up for months afterwards . |
| 7 | No talk of going out for meals then , everyone rushed off to their respective homes , grateful for the knowledge that they would not have to be back in the Variety Theatre until the ‘ half ’ on the Monday evening . |
| 8 | Look out for programmes specially made for young children , like Playdays and See-Saw . |
| 9 | Two unqualified ancillary helpers were brought in for mornings only , even though all the children stayed all day from the new year on . |
| 10 | Mind you , we 'll still make sets with the old gauge low Bs in them , because some players do n't want to make the shift and some basses just are n't set up for strings that big . ’ |
| 11 | Actually Father Duryea , our contact , our man , always saw us right away ; but that did n't stop Hamilton hanging around for hours afterwards , in the waiting room . |
| 12 | And this party looked as if it could go on for hours yet ! |
| 13 | It could go on for years possibly . |
| 14 | They also provided the food and baking would go on for days beforehand . |
| 15 | The Strangeways riot , which went on for days longer than necessary because of squabbling between the Home Office prison department and the prison governor . |
| 16 | Now the story of Britain 's biggest-ever robbery — and the massive money laundering operation that went on for months afterwards — will be told tomorrow night in ITV 's £2 million drama Fool 's Gold ( 9.05pm ) . |
| 17 | They 've dearly gone on for years not knowing , let alone tonsillectomies , what |
| 18 | We do n't go in for spirits though do we ? |
| 19 | ‘ Well , y'know , Else always was one for washing , she gets it from me , but Sidney , 'e do n't go in for baths much , well men do n't , do they ? |
| 20 | ‘ They went out for walks up to five times a day and he spoiled Champ rotten . |
| 21 | " The amount the young can do nowadays — now when I was carrying Dan I was not able to get up for days together , me ankles swoll so , and I 'ad dizzy spells , something terrible , but she still gets around on that bike , perky as Punch . |
| 22 | Snow lying in the sun and making the place we had lived in for years suddenly fresh and rare . |
| 23 | you know , I mean they were so good when they came here but I mean they 've been shut in for months now ! |
| 24 | She had never liked suiting up for trips outside in space , and this suit was an old model , and equipped for combat as well as maintenance . |
| 25 | The Duke will lead them all out and hopefully lead somee lucky ones back into the winners enclosure … you 'll know when … you 'll hear the cheers ringing out for miles around |
| 26 | You can ca , and it carries on for miles around as well does n't it ? |
| 27 | All the ships , large and small , which had been held up for days past , had now unfurled their sails and were putting to sea . |
| 28 | ULSTER school chiefs today revealed an action plan following the dismissal of a senior official over claims that £170,000 was paid out for goods never received . |
| 29 | Our main 1979 survey suggested that weekly-collection credit users do not shop around for bargains as much as others . |