Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [adv] [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | He went on , ‘ Matt lived here alone for years before I came on the scene . |
| 2 | It hurt her to think that Fernando cared deeply enough for another woman to do it . |
| 3 | Me and Andy looked all over for you both last night I had a few things on my mind |
| 4 | Harrington did well temporarily for the same reason as my original Cheat did . |
| 5 | ‘ Maastricht went too far for public opinion , but not far enough to allow Europe to deal effectively with the problems it faces , such as Yugoslavia , ’ says an exasperated German official . |
| 6 | Jane stamped sulkily upstairs for the trainers . |
| 7 | There was just enough speed for the aircraft to take off but unfortunately sustained flight was impossible and G-FLIX sank just enough for the main wheels to catch the edge of the dyke . |
| 8 | ‘ Wotcha going so early for ? ’ |
| 9 | Four lines cut and skip through the waves as Grant pulls away steadily for the drag . |
| 10 | The Russian law on citizenship , adopted in November 1991 , extended that privilege not only to the population of the Russian Federation but also to those living in other republics who requested it , and the Russian defence minister , Pavel Grachev , made it clear that fellow nationals would be defended ‘ wherever they live ’ ; Vice-President Rutskoi called more directly for recognition of the Dnestr republic , and the Foreign Ministry intervened when it appeared that the civil rights of Russian speakers in the newly independent Baltic republics were being infringed . |
| 11 | The other talking point is the absence of Jonathan Webb who was in line , before Lansdowne Road , to do the midweek goal-kicking job which Bob Hiller did so invaluably for the triumphant 1971 Lions . |
| 12 | He made a lunge towards Rory , but Adam proved too fast for him , grabbing him from behind in a tackle that would have felled an ox . |
| 13 | Gordon sat quite still for a few seconds , then uncrossed his legs and went out of the room , a room in his own house , or rather his mother 's . |
| 14 | It was near here , at roughly four o'clock on the green , that I placed the small house where the two friends Ella and Dimity lived amicably together for a number of years . |
| 15 | Its taken a rush ‘ nose job ’ , a dubious penalty , an unlucky bounce on Newsomes knee and a short back header cuased by Campbell pulling kelly back for 10 yards for those people to score goals . |
| 16 | Tina walked towards him in the rain-washed playground while Jack looked warily round for her brother . |
| 17 | Moreover some individual Franks did extremely well for themselves in imperial service , and one or two even gained the consulship . |
| 18 | Anne studied very hard for them . |
| 19 | The Falklands obliged Mrs Thatcher to behave more collectively for a time , as did the unexpectedly hostile reaction across the political spectrum to her handling of the trade-union issue at GCHQ , where policy-making by cabal truly backfired . |
| 20 | Adding that a splendid show of numerous varieties of outdoor tomatoes at the Crystal Palace had recently caused some stir among market gardeners , Miss Buckland remarks that while awaiting cheaper and more plentiful fresh tomatoes " the tinned tomatoes from America and France answer fairly well for cooking purposes " . |
| 21 | Ian Snodin , playing his first game in central midfield after four injury-troubled years , was an outstanding figure for Everton , Kendall saying : ‘ Ian did very well for us . ’ |
| 22 | Susan bent forward slightly for a better view and saw what it was . |
| 23 | It was n't George felt quite enough for him to renew any promises about alcohol . |
| 24 | At a time of so much egocentric materialism it 's refreshing to see the NI fighting so effectively for imaginative humanitarianism . " |
| 25 | Disregarding this turn , the road for Altdorf continues straight on for 2km ( just over a mile ) . |
| 26 | Héloise de Rochefort stood very still for a moment , then she covered her face with her hands and began to cry in great , gusty , choking sobs . |
| 27 | Intended for tenor voice , the romantic ‘ Dichterliebe ’ texts by Heine translate curiously well for higher voice . |
| 28 | As it is , with four seasons lost to the War , Jimmy reached 200 Southern League games , so that even today he is comfortably within our top forty all-time appearances , while only Joe Johnson and Harry Collyer played more often for us in the Southern League . |
| 29 | The ‘ nationality ’ factor in early Elvis signified rather differently for British adolescents in the mid-1950s ; it was mediated through the image presented by the ‘ American South ’ within their national tradition , and , more widely , through the rather different gender , generational and class structures obtaining in Britain . |
| 30 | DAVID ESSEX Going all out for the Cliff Richard Award for persistent youthfulness . |