Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] [vb pp] [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean just read round for fun yo and see if there 's anything that sticks and if you get chance to use it in an exam , do Okay , then it says develop a stock of gems . |
| 2 | I 'm not an expert — I 've only lived there for a couple of years . ’ |
| 3 | I 've only popped in for a few minutes . |
| 4 | " I 've only popped down for a cup of tea . " |
| 5 | I 've only popped by for five minutes . |
| 6 | Well I , well I say , we 've looked at it slightly different because we 've only , we 've only worked together for five weeks . |
| 7 | ‘ I think we can do better than that , ’ he returned smoothly , and , making her heart spurt with activity again , ‘ I 've merely returned home for some papers . |
| 8 | They 've just come in for ninety three . |
| 9 | No , but , you , you see what I 'm trying to get at eh Chris , we 've already paid once for this service and then , then asking us to pay again , which annoys me , you 've already paid for the system and there asking you to pay again . |
| 10 | People like EMF and Jesus Jones have had a go , but they 've always gone more for the rock aspect , with the technology just tagged on as an afterthought . |
| 11 | And as often as you tell yourself she 's not your type , that you do n't like blondes , your taste tends towards the browns , even redheads but not blondes , no ; and what 's more , her face is round , but you do n't like round faces ; and you 've always gone in for a bit of shape and she 's flat as a pancake . |
| 12 | We do within P Way Design , which is probably the best office I 've ever worked in for that . |
| 13 | Incidentally , it does n't include the disposal of Smithmark We 've also er we 've also gone in for other cost reduction exercises , for instance at er Dalton with a review of warehousing and distribution er , we should save about a million pounds in a full year and we 've been ramming home to our chief executives the need for annual payroll reviews to be geared to the profitability of the company rather than t rather than to the rate of inflation er , or even , er in , even the market place . |
| 14 | Well you see and I 've also put in for a job for the the marina at Northampton which is another mental home . |
| 15 | They 've dearly gone on for years not knowing , let alone tonsillectomies , what |
| 16 | ‘ If you were , you 've certainly made up for it since . |
| 17 | Thorstvedt said : ‘ I 've never played better for the club . ’ |
| 18 | I 've actually put in for twenty thousand pounds ' worth of grants at this point , however , let's see whether I 'm fortunate to achieve that . |
| 19 | Here the ‘ tune ’ is not merely a luxuriating tonal resolution in the relative major , but a radiant affirmation that the struggle is over ( not for long admittedly ) , and that we have all gained immeasurably for having experienced it . |
| 20 | Antelopes such as the long-necked gerenuks , the even longer-necked giraffes and pachyderms like the elephants and the black rhinos have all stretched upwards for their sustenance . |
| 21 | The muted stripes can be worked with any quantity of yarn making up the total , just add in the colours where you will , provided you have enough left over for borders . |
| 22 | That would mean she could buy eggs for supper and pay something on the grocery bill and have enough left over for the vet . |
| 23 | They have only played together for 45 minutes at international level , when Shearer scored on his debut against France nine months ago . |
| 24 | It claims that over 1,000 independent software vendors have already signed up for the new version . |
| 25 | It claims over 1,000 ISVs have already signed up for the new version . |
| 26 | Several big names have already signed up for the massive complex which will house 68 shops when it opens in August . |
| 27 | DEC , Hewlett-Packard , Hitachi , IBM and Groupe Bull have already signed on for the event . |
| 28 | And the temptation is to look at that list and say wonderful I can start phoning prospects that the doctors have already lined up for me . |
| 29 | Paul Parker and Bryan Robson have already returned home for treatment on hamstring strains . |
| 30 | The successful receptionist models could be used to devise special training to enable CAB receptionists to ascertain the depth of a problem ; they could serve the dual function of assessing which clients have just come in for a form or a local address and they could make appointments for others in person or by telephone and smooth the queue . |