Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb -s] [adv] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The man counts the money and they argue for a while , Tod saying nine hundred , the man saying seven , then the man saying six while Tod holds out for a thou , and so on . |
| 2 | Ms or Mr Trim wakes up for an early morning drink , has tea or coffee with either no milk or skimmed milk and definitely no sugar . |
| 3 | ‘ Rover stands out for the dogged determination with which its faced a world recession , for introducing an ever wider range of quality cars and for the spectacular success of Land Rover ’ |
| 4 | Judi Goodwin drops in for a mince pie and soaks up the atmosphere of this warm , family home . |
| 5 | The plot fires off in every direction at once , almost entirely wasting some of a fine ensemble cast ( Maria De Medirios shows up for a couple of close ups and little more ) , introducing sub-plots at the very last minute ( a homosexual love affair between the opera 's leading man and director is inexplicably absent from the rest of the movie ) and turning from light comedy to an intense marital drama with no warning . |
| 6 | KEITH CAMERON waits patiently for an audience and soon spots that all is not well in their domain . |
| 7 | Mr Patten stays on for the time being as party chairman while he and Mr Major consider what should happen . |
| 8 | It is now much more important because even in dismissals the ERA provides only for an appeal to another panel of governors : there is no provision for appeals to the LEA . |
| 9 | Darren Jackson comes in for the suspended Mike Ford … |
| 10 | KEVIN COOMBS Norman Lamont arrives yesterday for the first meeting of the Cabinet since the Budget |
| 11 | Victor paces about for a bit . |
| 12 | Vic waits law-abidingly for the green light , then presses the accelerator hard . |
| 13 | Brian sits reflectively for a few moments … |
| 14 | As a result of the rebellion in 1745 , there was no election in the burgh of Montrose , and indeed there may well have been no elections in a number of other burghs , but Montrose stands out for the following reason . |
| 15 | A HUMID evening in Boston early last summer ; afternoon rain has cleared , and at Fenway Park the lead-off batter for the visiting Baltimore Orioles steps up for the first pitch from the Red Sox . |
| 16 | The pal then puts his phone receiver to the radio and Mike listens in for the next 90 minutes — cost £6.75 . |
| 17 | The golf course is where Nigel Mansell cools down for the next race … and that next race is Silverstone and the British Grand Prix … forget Monaco and Monza … for our Nigel British is still the best … |
| 18 | For all his ego and vanity , even Florian has never for a moment imagined that I felt any sort of lust or love for him , although he also has no idea just how selfish and immature I do find him outside a broadcasting studio . |
| 19 | Debussy takes over for the first two of five of the Eight Piano Pieces Op. 15 , of Dirk Schäfer ( 1873–1931 ) — surprisingly , in view of the derisory remarks Schäfer made about Debussy quoted in the notes . |
| 20 | His boosting of Mr Brown speaks loudly for the future of Mr Clinton 's ‘ classic coalition ’ of blue-collar whites , blacks and Liberals . |
| 21 | You 'll have to save it till Paul comes back for the car . |
| 22 | I know Macca comes in for a lot of stick from certain members but he 's by far the classiest midfielder in the country and a damm sight better than alot of the so called european geniuses . |
| 23 | And Runcorn striker Steve Shaughnessy stands by for a possible call-up into the F.A . |
| 24 | Tiger Moth pilot Tony drops in for a pub pint |
| 25 | Imaging their amazement as the single peach on the tree grows to enormous proportions and James climbs aboard for the journey of a lifetime . |
| 26 | After a week , Shaun calls back for the full container and drops off a new one . |
| 27 | It 's a sort of goodwill thing that Bonn puts out for the Allied forces ; it does n't outsell Playboy . |
| 28 | Porting begins immediately for the Solaris 2.0 environment . |