Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] [adv] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Louisa Twining campaigned ceaselessly for trained nurses and matrons . |
| 2 | At Magdalen Bridge , Dennis went ashore for more champagne , which passed from hand to hand as we negotiated the lower reaches of the river . |
| 3 | She had obviously been well cared for throughout her illness — but then , Shiona had never for one moment doubted that . |
| 4 | That they went just past the half-thousand was mainly due to Sohail , but the neat little Asif Mujtaba beavered away for 57 , and at tea the score stood at 252 for 2 , Sohail having gone to his century , the first ever for Pakistan in a Manchester Test , with an ondriven three from his 127th ball . |
| 5 | As a member of the cabinet which had to cope with the Irish famine , Clanricarde pressed hard for remedial measures , pointing out that from time to time ‘ an adherence to sound principle will cause an immediate sacrifice ’ . |
| 6 | Nigel stayed away for two , three years … ’ |
| 7 | Helen got away for one day and they spent nine hours together in the open air . |
| 8 | VOTING Day came early for some schools in the North-East who went to the polls yesterday in a mock General Election . |
| 9 | A year or so earlier George Younger stepped aside for Prime Minister Sir Alec Douglas-Home , who had renounced his peerage . |
| 10 | Even more than in the 1930s , the TUC were imprisoned within constraints imposed on it by a capitalist wage-structure : the TUC argued strongly for adequate pensions ( denying , for example , that an old person needed less to eat ) ; but if this was to be implemented without encouraging further wage-cuts to elderly workers , then it appeared to them inevitable that a retirement condition must be introduced . |
| 11 | The UK scored lowest for this variable . |
| 12 | Well we had two copies sent to us because Amanda sent away for some |
| 13 | Atherton batted beautifully for 42 but then left kicking himself for slamming a wide ball from Reiffel straight to cover off the back foot . |
| 14 | Argyll applied unsuccessfully for judicial review based on a restrictive view of the Commission 's substantive and procedural powers . |
| 15 | Right , from the top : Benetton chose wrong Pirelli tyres but Piquet drove steadily for third place . |
| 16 | Moore worked hard for several hours . |
| 17 | Jack stood there for some time , staring at the repairs . |
| 18 | They were gentle , because Bridget Ryan was a quiet woman ; Jack Ryan blustered enough for both of them . |
| 19 | In a bare , narrow room , which also served as Zbo 's ‘ gallery ’ , Modigliani worked daily for fifteen francs . |
| 20 | In casting the Sensorites Mervyn Pinfield went deliberately for older , more rotund actors . |
| 21 | They were buffeted psychologically as well as physically , and , although W.G. Quaife batted tidily for undefeated 40 , the crafty Hampshire pair , Alec Kennedy ( 4 for 47 ) and Jack Newman ( 5 for 53 ) ran through Warwickshire for 158 , the last wicket falling at 4.20pm . |
| 22 | Tuan Ti Fo stood there for some time , staring at the door , the wicker basket resting lightly in his hand . |
| 23 | Thus Richard Baxter laboured solidly for fourteen years in Kidderminster , and the Lord was pleased to bless the ministry of His servant to an extraordinary degree . |
| 24 | Greenidge , Gomes and Dujon all made fifties , but Ellison bowled well for 5 for 78 , and restricting the total to 307 was hailed as a mini-triumph . |
| 25 | Kirov waited patiently for several minutes before the door created open and Zhukov 's bearded face peered round the jamb . |
| 26 | While Giovanna sang encouragingly , stroked and patted the chicken 's back , Ninetta watched underneath for any result . |
| 27 | India called yesterday for international help in identifying those responsible for the bombings , after investigators said the trail pointed abroad , possibly towards Pakistan , or to Tamil Tiger guerrillas in Sri Lanka . |
| 28 | Congregationalist , Philip Doddridge preached here for 22 years and became a famous local figure . |
| 29 | Back from injury , Selby skipper Ray Adamson kicked well for good positions downfield and he also succeeded with three penalties and converted one of scrum half Dave Bramley 's two tries . |
| 30 | Leeds dominated TOTALLY for 65 minutes . |