Example sentences of "[noun prp] [be] [adv] for the " in BNC.

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1 It was July and still light , but most of the better-off inhabitants of this end of Sauchiehall Street were away for the summer .
2 I wondered suddenly how many of the household were listening , and as if he read my thoughts Toby said , " Mavis is out for the evening . "
3 " I 'm going to tea with Mrs. Mott , " she added , and then glancing at Jenny , " Mr. Matthew 's away for the week-end , so do n't fret about seeing him . "
4 The size and range of the country 's sex business may mean that Thailand is in for the world 's fastest upswing in HIV infection .
5 It was the same every Friday : Abie Klugman was home for the Sabbath , always the first to return .
6 I hear that our hero Jon Newsome is out for the game tomorrow ans will be replaced by John Pemberton .
7 Owen was all for the Agreement .
8 And with Robert Jones — another triumphant Lion of '89 — the ace in the Welsh scheme , Australia are in for the biggest examination of their status since they acquired it at Twickenham last year .
9 ‘ Our director 's secretary Campbel Ogilvie is over for the draw and he will stay until a decision is made on the situation . ’
10 Reggie Grenfell was there for the recording .
11 Although the relaying from Boscarne Junction to Wenfordbridge is principally for the movement each weekday of up to 300 tons of china clay , it is hoped that occasional steam special trains can be run to enable passengers to share the undisputed beauty and charm of this part of the Camel Valley .
12 There 's a really good guitar buried in here , but considering ( a ) the high price and ( b ) the fact that you could easily retro-fit Texas Special pickups to your very own Strat , the SRV Strat is strictly for the fanatics .
13 Although the twins were disappointed that Kerry-Jane was away for the day , on a visit to her grandmother , they happily helped with packing the picnic into the car .
14 It seems the morning flight from Glasgow is mainly for the Royal Mail and daily newspapers and the seats are normally packed in the hold .
15 Well , disappointment for Oxford United ; Charlton were there for the taking , United let them off the hook .
16 Actors have not yet been announced , but the appealing rumour that Johnny Depp and Winona Ryder were up for the lead roles has been denied
17 Hilary 's away for the day — gone on a long hike to tune himself up , as he put it .
18 NEWCASTLE Gosforth 's England B scrum half Steve Douglas is out for the rest of the season after breaking his ankle on Saturday .
19 To this extent , Marxism 's universalizing narrative of the unfolding of a rational system of world history is simply a negative form of the history of European imperialism : it was Hegel , after all , who declared that ‘ Africa has no history ’ , and it was Marx who , though critical of British imperialism , concluded that the British colonization of India was ultimately for the best because it brought India into the evolutionary narrative of Western history , thus creating the conditions for future class struggle there .
20 Come along , " Aunt Tossie was all for the fun of the fair .
21 Ms McCarthy was out for the evening with a friend , Stacey Gallacher , when they heard that acid house partygoers were meeting on Clapham Common .
22 ‘ Will Mr Barnet be back for the party ? ’
23 Wilson has the 200m butterfly , 400m and 1500m freestyle , while Purvis is down for the 200m backstroke , 400m freestyle , 50m , 100m and 200m butterfly .
24 Madeira is not for the faint-hearted .
25 Chalmers will be at Netherdale this afternoon hoping to see his club finish off their Division I season with a win over Gala , but no matter what happens , Melrose — Andy Purves is in for the injured Gary Parker — will be presented with the Championship Trophy after the match by the Scottish Rugby Union president , Robin Charters .
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