Example sentences of "[conj] [vb base] [adv] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | There have been frequent demands for a single system and investigations of its possibility ; for after the introduction and spread of comprehensive schools it was clearly both inconvenient and divisive that pupils within the same school should be classified either as fit to take the GCE or fit only for the CSE . |
| 2 | I would therefore display a becoming restiveness , or look round for the usual dispatch-case , so that when he started slowly rising to his feet , which he did as if by some inner mechanism , I could , like an adjoining lift , follow him slightly behindhand . |
| 3 | Women must either follow the male career route and spend little time with their children , or drop out for the vital middle years that filter out the top managers . |
| 4 | Do you combine it with the weekly ‘ big shop ’ at Sainsbury 's , wait until you fall ill or hang on for the January sales ? |
| 5 | ‘ So off I went , and when I got to the Severn Bridge , I thought to myself , ‘ I can go straight on and take him to Potter 's and get about four hundred quid carcase value , or turn right for the University and probably have nothing … |
| 6 | All day excursion , the classic Brighton holiday outing with the afternoon on the Island £15.95 ( under 16 's £8 off ) or stay aboard for the afternoon cruise round Portsmouth Harbour £19.95 ( under 16 's £10 off ) . |
| 7 | Their often very high and frequently untaxed earnings from gratuities at the large and lavish events at which they serve more than make up for the low basic rates they are paid , the absence of substantial fringe benefits and the existence of a short off-season in which they can not earn . |
| 8 | Beyond pouring oil on troubled waters , the Queen can do no more than dig in for the long wait , guided by her husband . |
| 9 | Things had connected , falling into a new shape — a shape that bode well for the future . |
| 10 | We carried a medical team with vehicles and back up for the medical team . |
| 11 | Charlotte strained her ears to hear whether he would slip out by the side door and make straight for the garage at the rear of the house for his car , but instead she heard the crisp , light rapping of his heels on the oak staircase . |
| 12 | Musically — forget it , but the spot effects are great and make up for the poor acoustic tones . |
| 13 | Gather up your belongings and make calmly for the door . |
| 14 | She has deservedly won the respect of everyone in the field of movement and dance both for the Society and herself . |
| 15 | We live , act , move , are temporarily satisfied , enjoy and suffer principally for the satisfaction of desire . |
| 16 | Minutes later we are heading for a small island group north of Vengsøya , to round that and head on for the next . |
| 17 | As they finally leave the city and head out for the open road , Billy the Kid says , ‘ We made it , did n't we ? ’ |
| 18 | An attack would have been tantamount to committing suicide , so reluctantly Stirling gave orders to leave the town and head back for the rendezvous with the LRDG . |
| 19 | The novelist and his wife cross themselves and apologise incongruously for the ‘ terrorists in our country ’ . |
| 20 | See how , sometimes , the largest fish will hover at the tail-end of the shoal , while his tasters — or so it seems — accept almost every likely-looking morsel , only to leave some morsels alone as though there was something special about them , and fit only for the King . |
| 21 | When Bathsheba ran out of the house the previous night , Troy first replaced the coffin lid , then went upstairs to lie on his bed and wait miserably for the morning . |
| 22 | As the fans tune in and line up for the battle ahead . |
| 23 | With higher power , you need more light , so bigger lenses — so try 8x30 , 8x40 , 10x40 or 10x50 at a good store , and shop around for the best price . |
| 24 | and put away for the |
| 25 | Mitchell is amongst those who argue against Firestone and hold out for the continuing relevance of Freud 's work . |
| 26 | Some universities now have deputy or pro vice chancellors , who chair major committees and stand in for the vice chancellor . |
| 27 | Make a note of these in your garden diary , and watch carefully for the first sign of bud swelling , for they will need pruning first . |
| 28 | Provide the best food and water quality , and watch out for the others attacking it . |
| 29 | And watch out for the name Tomo Cesen figuring increasingly on the honours board of daring deeds . |
| 30 | And watch out for the Sains-berries on the day . |