Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] [vb past] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The remains of the iron overshot water wheel eventually went for scrap in the late 1960s . |
| 2 | In this book also are the best illustrations Laboureur ever did for Boulestin , one being of the archetype of the French small-town restaurant , the wide , shuttered window , the tree in a tub on the pavement , the facade which has not changed and which still promises decent and genuine country cooking at modest prices . |
| 3 | Under authority invested in the Minister for Home Affairs , the Act also provided for internment without trial , the imposition of curfews , the serving of exclusion orders against named persons , the prohibition and distribution of certain forms of literature , the banning of various associations and the death penalty for causing or attempting to cause an explosion likely to lead to injury . |
| 4 | The plan also provided for measures to protect endangered species , protect the ozone layer and increase energy conservation . |
| 5 | A strange mixture of dread and tremulous joy at seeing fitzAlan again battled for supremacy with outrage at his rough treatment of her . |
| 6 | A WIDOW raped on Christmas Day as she returned home from midnight mass yesterday appealed for help in finding her attacker . |
| 7 | This group also argued for measures of economic liberalization and for a clearer separation of the Labour Party from the Histadrut trade union organization . |
| 8 | It apparently intends melding 32-bit versions of Windows and DOS ( the reputed DOS 7.0 ) in one package reportedly slated for delivery in 18 to 24 months . |
| 9 | The relationship also held for parenting . |
| 10 | Under Resolution 45/226 , adopted unanimously on the same day , the Assembly also called for emergency relief for Sudan , noting " the continuing negative impact of persistent natural disasters and armed conflict " in the country . |
| 11 | Certainly Fleet Street as a whole never plumped for ITV . |
| 12 | A series of bad falls , a year and a half on the sidelines , and a promising career suddenly headed for oblivion . |
| 13 | In 1750 , thanks to his Yorkshire connections , he was appointed as British resident in Brussels , an appointment suddenly revoked for reasons unknown . |
| 14 | The Health and Safety Commission also called for help from business , particularly small firms , ‘ for whom Government regulation — if there is no proper advice and assistance — can sometimes seem to be a particularly heavy burden ’ , said its chairman , . |
| 15 | The southern king crab seems to prefer dolphin meat to other kinds of flesh also used for bait , such as sea lion , penguin , fur seals and cormorant . |
| 16 | The examiner specifically looked for complications known to be related to cyclosporin , including tingling and numbness in the extremities , tremor , headache , hirsutism , gingival hyperplasia , and infection . |
| 17 | SCOTLAND left the Australian capital yesterday bound for Fiji and the second leg of their three-week sevens tour . |
| 18 | The report also called for support for employment promotion policies in tropical forest countries , and for improved access to industrial markets for their exports . |
| 19 | The statement also called for consultations among political leaders " to define the conditions to consolidate the democratic process " , with a view to forming an alliance against the FIS . |
| 20 | The Secret Committee which Alexander set up to consider the matter also played for time . |
| 21 | Mairi was furious when after a while Luch started to take long to return with the bucket , but it did her no good ; the wee lass often vanished for hours at a time , in spite of the scoldings she got when she returned late . |
| 22 | City then tried for Kendall 's former Everton team-mate Joe Royle , the Oldham manager . |
| 23 | City then tried for Kendall 's former Everton team-mate Joe Royle , the Oldham manager . |
| 24 | The CSCE document also called for protection of correspondents and the lifting of restrictions on the movements of foreigners , including journalists . |
| 25 | With the wily Administrator also arrested for treason the First Elder agrees to release both the TARDIS and Maitland 's ship — on condition no further human expeditions will journey to the Sense-Sphere … |
| 26 | The panel also arranged for William to spend two half-days a week at child guidance . |
| 27 | THE USPCA today appealed for help in tracking down the ‘ sick pervert ’ responsible for a knife attack on a horse in Ballynahinch . |
| 28 | Food reflux alone occurred for 17.8+53.2/-13.8% of the recording time . |
| 29 | ‘ The guy just gasped for breath and crumbled , a sure sign he was hurt . |
| 30 | What the lorry did for goods , the omnipresent omnibus soon did for passengers . |