Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv prt] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are no hotel bills , they chip in for the petrol and food and everybody 's happy . ’ |
| 2 | We were delighted to have a distinguished group from Bulawayo fly over for the opening , and some who stayed through the week . |
| 3 | Hurry off for the bran . |
| 4 | Again , send off for the school prospectus and find out the school 's aims and objectives . |
| 5 | Places of Interest Those maddening corners that defeat you — nooks and niches that are too small or too narrow for making a bed or border — cry out for the sort of tubs , urns or vases that will change them from cinderellas into ball-gowned beauties . |
| 6 | They cry out for the magic of the modern movies . |
| 7 | I fumble around for the rest of my kit and fall over Shelagh , who is shining a torch gingerly in one of her boots . |
| 8 | His fourth-minute chip kick saw Kiwi second rower Mercer crash over for the opening try , while a clever short pass 13 minutes later created a touchdown for former England B rugby union winger Fallon . |
| 9 | As the fans tune in and line up for the battle ahead . |
| 10 | Contestants line up for the quiz . |
| 11 | Two hopeful crabs line up for the start of the race . |
| 12 | Is n't this where you line up for the tram coming home from work ? ’ |
| 13 | Maybe a couple of dozen people show up for the party ; about half locals — mostly men , though there 's one married couple and a pair of single girls — and half travellers , New Age hippies from various scattered buses and vans parked in lay-bys and the highway equivalent of oxbows , where corners or short , twisty lengths of old roads have been replaced with more direct stretches . |
| 14 | As the rest of the royals head to Balmoral tomorrow morning , Diana will pick up ten-year-old William and Harry , eight , when they break up for the Christmas holidays from Ludgrove school in Wokingham . |
| 15 | When you read a work of history , always listen out for the buzzing . |
| 16 | Shop around for the system which will best suit the practice concerned rather than accept the most readily available ( such as the packages which the computer salesman will be keen to sell with the machine ) . |
| 17 | So hang on for the ride , Pat . |
| 18 | Extend down for the line of the cable run |
| 19 | Tune up for the regatta , arriving at beautiful Gümüslük after a brisk beat against a force 6 . |
| 20 | And er I mean th the o the question you would use for , for this one is tell me , what are your thou what is it , what are your thoughts on pensions , you know , what are your thoughts on retirement , how do you feel about it just open up for the guy to say it 's very important or I 'm not interested , oh that 's interesting why do you say that . |
| 21 | He says that the public watch out for the jacket , plus her mini shirt and blouse . |
| 22 | Just watch out for the dress and do n't get it damaged . ’ |
| 23 | Watch out for the Zenith Z-Lite . |
| 24 | If your child has recently been told he 's diabetic , watch out for the comic at diabetes clinics , or by contacting Ames Division , Miles Ltd , Stoke Court , Stoke Poges , Slough SL2 4LY . |
| 25 | And watch out for the name Tomo Cesen figuring increasingly on the honours board of daring deeds . |
| 26 | Watch out for the day when the daisies in the grass show their flowers close enough together for you to feel that spring is really here . |
| 27 | Watch out for the rise of the B&B |
| 28 | ‘ O lumme yes , jolly good show and all that , knife throwing and juggling and dancing , gosh — behind you mister , watch out for the crocodile Cap'n Hook , pass another bottle of grog Tinkers old mate , and may your swash never buckle . ’ |
| 29 | Watch out for the postman , who 'll be delivering the goodies soon ! |
| 30 | Watch out for the postman , who 'll be delivering the goodies soon ! |