Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] for [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He looked at his master rather anxiously as he spoke , and Cornelius Fennell , catching that warning eye , perversely asked for another piece . |
| 2 | The breed was initially dual-purpose , whatever its colour , but for the most part ceded its milking role to the neighbouring Ayrshire ; it has continued as a beef breed but has never been intensively developed for that role . |
| 3 | You 've done more than you thought you 'd ever get away with and so in a sense it 's all gain from here , in fact it 's been all gain for some time and so you ca n't complain and you do n't intend to if fate deserts you now . |
| 4 | If I analyse the bosses I 've worked for , the ones who irritated me the most were the ones who were indecisive and who constantly asked for more information just to delay making a decision . |
| 5 | Look through the books and patterns you have , see what 's available at your local knitting centre , perhaps send for that book you never bought earlier and have a really fun time with the wealth of designs from Iris Bishop or Wendy Phillips or whoever you like best . |
| 6 | Vial did not apparently introduce for some time any regular system of instruction which would have concentrated the labours of the students . |
| 7 | ‘ When the first bell went and I saw the way Lennox was going after him I told the guys watching with me that Ruddock had better watch for that left of Lewis 's or he 'd be counter-punched with the right and get himself knocked out — and that 's exactly what happened . ’ |
| 8 | This view is held by Mr Leahy ; it is expressed most forcibly by Jeffrey Sachs , a Harvard economist who has advised the Russians and long argued for more aid . |
| 9 | Nevertheless if they were going to fly again they were gon na pay for a seat and they 're only looking for some recompense towards a new new ticket what 's wrong with sending them a voucher y'know , a properly produced voucher that we c that 's controlled properly by and all they do is guarantee any travel at their normal travel agent , do the business , attach the voucher to the B S P |
| 10 | After several public meetings to discuss plann-ing matters the bureaucracy were left confounded , much to the delight of the ratepayers who may have only attended for that reason ! |
| 11 | Both teams were somewhat weakened for this visit of Lansdowne to Eaton Park but Ballymena just about deserved their narrow 3–0 win , the only score of the game , a penalty by Derek McAleese coming midway through the second half . |
| 12 | Searching Ellie 's face , perhaps looking for some resemblance , she gave a funny little sigh . |
| 13 | apparently monitors for some reason the most monitor cost , monitor class speakers |
| 14 | He decided that he was never likely to do even as well as they and that he had better look for another career , which eventually he found successfully in the world of travel . |
| 15 | He had read his Hutchinson and felt well enough armed for any country conversation . |
| 16 | ‘ I had better ring for another cover to be laid . ’ |
| 17 | I have long yearned for this meeting — even before the king my father 's passing . |
| 18 | Teachers have long called for more opportunity to get on with what they regard as quintessentially " their " work ; they should normally welcome the opportunity to off-load tasks which can just as effectively be performed by other people . |
| 19 | His assembled staff stared stonily back , as he looked round at them , apparently calling for some kind of congratulations . |
| 20 | ‘ Not much demand for that sort of business . |
| 21 | Of course , one must also remember that a live pianist will be capable of making mistakes , so allow for some nervousness and do n't get too ambitious . |
| 22 | Thomas Telford is better known for such engineering feats as the Menai Suspension Bridge or the Caledonian Canal , or roads and bridges throughout the Highlands . |
| 23 | There has been some difficulty in producing a response panel sophisticated enough to allow for this range whilst still being easily understood and accessible to a child . |
| 24 | Natural daylight is not enough to allow for this process . |
| 25 | The time spent in acquiring a skill will obviously vary for each student . |
| 26 | Still , I had n't thought I was a big enough fish for this sort of attention . ’ |
| 27 | Mr Jarvis says he 's delighted with the coursework pupils have produced on the film , but that the scheme can only continue for another couple of years . |
| 28 | On the other hand , if you have lost your partner and like two branches of a tree , you had grown together in kindness and only lived for each other through thick and thin , then talk inwardly to your partner . |
| 29 | " The owner who " dedicates ' his woodlands binds himself , and his successors in title , not to use the lands so dedicated for any purpose other than forestry — they are managed solely for timber production . |
| 30 | Later , she liked to believe she was alive , perhaps working for another resistance group . |