Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [adv prt] for the " in BNC.
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| 31 | The only thing on the ground floor that was similar to a dressing-room was a gents ' loo , so we set about disguising its true purpose by dressing it up for the evening . |
| 32 | We 've got some soup so we thought well we can make some of that up in the morning then we could just warm it up for the dinners |
| 33 | So remember you hold it down for the right length and quickly take your hand off , as soon as you 've done it . |
| 34 | The Queen obviously has a sense of humour , as was evident from her hamming it up for the cameras . |
| 35 | Read them out for the tape recorder . |
| 36 | My experience also spans the full spectrum of aircraft maintenance within the RAF from turning them around for the next flight at the sharp end , through the deeper repair at station level to the major repair at remote sites . |
| 37 | On return to the farm in the late afternoon there was likely to be a further round of gossip and conversation while grooming the horses and bedding them down for the night . |
| 38 | Bob Geldof would shine as scruffy Larry but cleaning him up for the post wedding scenes could be hard . |
| 39 | Gary Stevens , whose non-appearance was announced on Monday , is to enter hospital tomorrow for an operation on his damaged left foot that will keep him out for the rest of the season . |
| 40 | Still , I had an overseas news radio set and sometimes at dusk when I turned it on for the BBC overseas news , the light on its dial welcomed me like a beacon from home . |
| 41 | Hankin added : ‘ We received a biggish bid for a youngster , but I turned it down for the benefit of the future of Darlington . ’ |
| 42 | But if we do n't get a good response to this I might stick it in for the day in The Post . |
| 43 | In this respect , it would seem to be more important that family relationships improve , whether or not husband and wife remain together , rather than urging parents to ‘ stick it out for the sake of the children ’ in unhappy marriages . |
| 44 | They they something like , and I 'll look it up for the precise wording , that this would be acting like greenbelt . |
| 45 | The relative value of doing so measured against the cost of the associated hard and software , however , rules it out for the present time at least . |
| 46 | ‘ You have rather got it in for the doctor , have n't you ? ’ said Henry easily . |
| 47 | There was er she said , Blue Peter , and they should have put it in because they 've got it in for the kids . |
| 48 | He refuses to play for the moment , boldly pressing on where others tend to dwell ; yet , with those Philadelphians really turning it on for the composer with whom this orchestra is most indelibly associated , superbly captured in Decca sound of great sumptuousness and tonal allure ( even if not always ideally balanced ) , it all makes for compulsive listening . |
| 49 | A decade ago , NEC Corp surged past Motorola Inc and Texas Instruments Inc to become the world 's largest chipmaker , and Japan has held the title ever since — until 1991 , when according to Dataquest , Intel Corp grew 26% to win it back for the US . |
| 50 | Twelve years after the Republicans moved into the White House and 13 months after the Arkansas governor launched his long-shot bid to win it back for the Democrats , the man on the defensive was Mr Bush . |
| 51 | you know had some of that and erm my fried breakfast and my toast and my cup of coffee and I thoroughly enjoyed that , set me up for the day that did . |
| 52 | Then : ‘ You 'll have to let me out for the Jubilee . |
| 53 | The local police kindly agreed to come in on the act and a few off-duty policemen pretended to stalk the burglars and locked them up for the night at a disused police station at Ironbridge ! |
| 54 | It 's been really getting me down for the last four seasons — I 've been running disgustingly . |
| 55 | If you 're worried about Chester 's , and you really think you could do something to help , a relaxing holiday should set you up for the fight ! ’ |
| 56 | Do n't I get any thanks for offering to put you up for the weekend ? ’ |
| 57 | Nero sends his luv and wants to put you in for the chariot racing next time . |
| 58 | ‘ The person who signed you up for the job in the first place , remember . ’ |
| 59 | So why had he invited her out for the day ? |
| 60 | I mentally signed him up for the STBO ( Stating the B — ng Obvious ) Club . |