Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] for the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean given that you 've got a , oh I do n't know , a pound you 're going to spend a week in gambling entertainment , if I could put it that way , you 'd do better to go in for the pools , because if you did have a win you might have a big one , than to put it on a horse — am I right ? |
| 2 | FORMER Liberal leader Sir David Steel yesterday urged Labour to stand down for the Liberal-Democrats in seats they can not win at the next Election . |
| 3 | In 1952 it adopted the practice of permitting deputies to stand in for the ministers : the deputies soon became permanent features , attending to all business except that deemed to be symbolically important . |
| 4 | For some good reason no Hurricanes were available and orders were telephoned through for the Fulmars to get airborne and gain altitude over Hal Far . |
| 5 | Send off for the copies you missed and complete your collection of Britain 's newest , brightest gardening magazine . |
| 6 | Together they walked across the carpet ; a splendid Second Empire Aubusson which was always rolled up for the parties . |
| 7 | But its annual surpluses ( $56 billion in fiscal 1989 ) are added back for the purposes of the Gramm-Rudman deficit-cutting law . |
| 8 | Junior scrabble for Sarah and er I do n't know about the two boys I do n't what we 've got sorted out for the boys . |
| 9 | Ringo Starr was rolled out for the encores and thrashed about enthusiastically enough . |
| 10 | Tests are being carried out for the bacteria that causes legionnaires disease after humidifying equipment failed … |
| 11 | They therefore wanted information items to spell out for the workers what would and would not be appropriate action to take . |
| 12 | Willie had looked around for the twins and George , but they were nowhere to be seen . |
| 13 | She peered round for the nuns , but they were nowhere to be seen . |
| 14 | I do n't know how much pressure we put on for the police to get off their butts and do something . |
| 15 | We did a production of The Caretaker , which I designed , directed and in which I played on for the characters . ’ |
| 16 | Thousands drove in for the celebrations . |
| 17 | Shopping at the company store often means a long wait in the queue , so the children line up for the groceries , while Domitila sells her pies ( Barrios de Chungara and Viezzar 1978 ) . |
| 18 | ‘ I guess when I show up for the Majors I 'll be a little more popular . |
| 19 | The occasion is the 25th birthday of the U-K owners club and around half of its 1,300 active members have turned up for the celebrations at Silverstone . |
| 20 | Willi frequently turned up for the sessions where Therese was working with Luiza , Freddi and Alfred . |
| 21 | Geared up for the hols ? |
| 22 | Can any of you who are meeting up for the spurs game do me a favour , please ? |
| 23 | Other players who have turned out for the Nomads this season include the likes of Peter Dixon and Brian and Harry Patrick . |
| 24 | Robert Taylor has been listening out for the sounds of an economic recovery |
| 25 | They are even willing to give parents a much needed rest in the evenings by listening out for the children ( once settled ) , thereby allowing the parents time off . |
| 26 | For these cruel rituals the most wicked and depraved of ‘ Satan 's felines ’ were strongly preferred and all-black cats were eagerly sought out for the flames . |
| 27 | ‘ Though do watch out for the stones , wo n't you , my dear ? |
| 28 | As the sky lightened even more and they began to make out their surroundings more clearly , Fenella and Caspar both found themselves looking out for the signs that Floy had hoped to leave . |
| 29 | Of course , Preston did not spend all his time looking out for the holes . |
| 30 | Jack fell quickly into the routine of looking out for the absurdities in his father 's speech to put into a P'dayta-Pie for Warnie ; but he had no heart for it . |