Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] for [art] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although the tyranny of ‘ promotion examinations ’ has mercifully decreased in the past decade , in many countries yearly and termly examinations and preparation for them account for a quite disproportionate amount of school time and teachers are virtually ignorant of how and why and when to test . |
| 2 | Neither of them cared for the sexually explicit — ‘ Rather like having an operation described to one , do n't you think ? ’ |
| 3 | I long for a more matter-of-fact , common sense approach to environmental action . |
| 4 | And here I apologise for the rather poor sound quality , but he refused to shut his parrot and dogs in another room during the interview . |
| 5 | As I seem to remember telling you yesterday , I design for a totally different market from G.W. Fashions . ’ |
| 6 | I went for a very short while to the Royal Academy of Arts for a leaving party being given for Mrs William Kerr , who firstly as Griselda Hamilton-Baillie then as Griselda Kerr , has worked so hard on the public relations staff of the Royal Academy , since 1972 . |
| 7 | Working as I do for a technically based industry , I hope I may be forgiven for believing that almost anything can be achieved through technology , if we are dear enough about what is needed . |
| 8 | I think for a very small company this perhaps might be more complicated in computing terms than would be worthwhile , but as soon as you 're getting to the point of many orders in a week , then it can be exceedingly useful to be able to ask the computer to tell you for example what are all the outstanding orders , what are all the overdue orders , what is the stock position bearing in mind that some stock is committed for certain orders , what orders have we got with suppliers to us which are still outstanding , and questions of this sort , can make your business much more efficient . |
| 9 | No , erm basically er I think for the anyhow Trevor will be coming in , so we 'll , we just st try and stay a little more to see what happens at the end . |
| 10 | She also turned out to be the last close friend I had for an awfully long time . |
| 11 | The man at Capital told me to hold on , and I waited for a very long time . |
| 12 | Naturally , I hoped for the best as regards the efficacy of my heart-felt prayer , but I had to be practical . |
| 13 | She dresses for the most part in a pink frilly fairy costume in which she walks down to the beach , paints , dances and collects snails . |
| 14 | WHEN your car wo n't go you send for a very nice man from the breakdown services — but what do you do if something 's not quite right in your £1.85 billion reprocessing plant ? |
| 15 | She howled for the most part of her first two years . |
| 16 | I would like to invite you to apply for a very different and distinctive credit card . |
| 17 | if it arrived , if you paid for a before |
| 18 | If you opt for the once a week regime , apply the oils three times a day if possible , otherwise once a day is enough . |
| 19 | Why have you opted for a relatively modestly sized premises rather than a larger exhibition area ? |
| 20 | If you hunger for a totally monochrome kitchen , feast your eyes on these goodies . |
| 21 | I think she did for the most part . |
| 22 | But she longed for a little more excitement , and fell for the glitter of work as a croupier in one of the city 's casinos . |
| 23 | If you work for a fairly large company you probably have a standard procedure for informing new employees about conditions of work , etc . |
| 24 | Her labours done — and though they involved both effort and expense she enjoyed them very much — she sat for a little at her desk , thoughtful and handsome . |
| 25 | Miranda fled , unseeing down the dark passage to the lavatory where she sat for a very long time feeling sick to her stomach . |
| 26 | Luxury hotels where comfort is the key , with everything you need for a really relaxing weekend . |
| 27 | Prior to writing the script , I had made a list of the cast , designated local actors for the various roles and had them called for the 2pm ‘ woodshed ’ run-through . |
| 28 | We argued for a more discriminating balance of questions , statements and instructions ; for fewer pseudo-questions and more questions of a kind which encourage children to reason and speculate ; for more opportunities for children themselves to ask their own questions and have these addressed ; for oral feedback to children which without being negative is more exact and informative than mere praise ; for both questioning and feedback to strike a balance between the retrospective function of assessing and responding to what has been learned so far , and the prospective function of taking the child 's learning forward ; and for much more use to be made of structured pupil-pupil interaction both as a learning tool and as a means of helping teachers to function in a more considered manner and therefore more effectively . |
| 29 | On Tuesday we opted for a more strenuous hike from Braithwaite village up the steep sloped of Grisedale Pike . |
| 30 | We opted for a more strenuous trip , packed out sunhats and set off . |