Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] for [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This brother-in-law was eventually hanged for highway robbery . |
| 2 | As he had lived alone before his stroke , he had to hire 24-hour nursing help , and a nurse accompanied him whenever he went out , which was initially only to attend for rehabilitation care . |
| 3 | CIRCULATION of documents apparently intended for board members and senior executives of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association has fuelled speculation that the professional game 's governing body has ‘ wasted the golden years of snooker and not planned properly for the future . ’ |
| 4 | Known as the champagne tea and highly regarded for afternoon drinking . |
| 5 | Nilsson , firmly entrenched in her seventies , leaves her native Sweden only rarely nowadays and she never much cared for recording studios . |
| 6 | According to Sikilo , a remote sensing station would cost $15 million to $20 million , with a further $1 million annually added for running costs . |
| 7 | So notices for insurance premia arrive at Trivandrum in South India , say , printed only in Hindi , which no-one in the area can decipher . |
| 8 | Sometimes this is achieved by a dominant project leader who imposes his own philosophy and then makes many of the decisions leaving only detailing for team members . |
| 9 | Introducing an affordable health care plan from the AA — now you 'll never be faced with a long wait for hospital treatment |
| 10 | Remember this was many years ago , so the magazine in question was a general craft magazine , not one especially written for machine knitting — those were very thin on the ground at that tine , in fact there was only one in this country . |
| 11 | Ready stiffened and spongeable fabrics especially made for roller blinds can be bought by the metre , and have the additional advantage of being available in widths up to 175cm ( 69in ) , making joins unnecessary except on the widest of windows . |
| 12 | A decade later Baird had the sea-going vessel Albatross especially equipped for survey work , and he played an important role in the creation of the Woods Hole laboratory later in the decade , although this was established independently of the government . |
| 13 | Wet rot is obvious if the timbers are wet , but they may have dried out so watch for stain marks and test the ends of joists , beams and trusses with a screwdriver to see if they are soft or brittle . |
| 14 | Aid was especially needed for stabilization funds to bolster the convertibility of the three planned currencies . |
| 15 | Silicon Graphics Inc , Mountain View , California , will this week unveil the Iris Indigo DevStation , calling it the industry 's first desktop especially configured for software developers . |
| 16 | It 's not used very often , actually , it 's only used for security purposes really . |
| 17 | This was at a time when cylinders were only used for dictation purposes , not for recording music , and a speed of about 100 revolutions per minute was found adequate . |
| 18 | In addition , it is worth noting that Markowitz has argued that the inconclusive nature of the empirical research does not mean that the CAPM can not be sensibly used for portfolio analysis and assessment . |
| 19 | ‘ Compositions ’ were only corrected for spelling mistakes . |
| 20 | Another plant much used for hair colouring is chamomile , the flower-heads of which provide a solution which lightens light-brown and fair hair appreciably ; saffron will have the same effect . |
| 21 | The system is much used for radio-frequency investigations but in principle is applicable at audio frequencies too . |
| 22 | Some cardiologists complained that the heart could never be more than a temporary remedy and that the money spent on the research could be better used for drug therapies and other techniques . |
| 23 | ‘ There 's a garage on your right so look for exhaust fumes — someone 's about to move , they may pull out without looking . |
| 24 | Work that not only calls for construction skills but also presents opportunities for BICC to supply power , telecommunications and control cable systems — another major part of our worldwide business operation . |
| 25 | Mr Sowerberry , the undertaker in Charles Dickens 's Oliver Twist , was in the middle of the funeral hierarchy , but towards the bottom end as he only catered for parish funerals — that is to say those from the workhouse or those receiving outdoor relief . |
| 26 | We found a few examples of workers who had been in the uninterrupted employment of a single organisation long enough to qualify for dismissal protection and statutory redundancy compensation rights , but who still had temporary status . |
| 27 | Access into these compartments is only provided for maintenance work and control of the extinguishing system should be provided externally in addition to the provision of internal automatic devices designed to operate the system . |
| 28 | For example , fair dealing for research purposes might have allowed decompilation in some circumstances and implied licences might have been appropriate in some cases involving error correction and back-up copies . |
| 29 | Furthermore , since they are not directives but guidelines they must be flexible enough to allow for teacher participation and the exercise of initiative so that teachers can follow their course in reference to the bearings provided . |
| 30 | Because Foreign & Colonial Investment , the group 's highly successful large £1.1bn trust , only qualifies for PEP investments of up to £1,500 , F&C has created PEPIT , which will seek long-term growth of capital and income . |