Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] [adv] for the " in BNC.
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| 31 | Famine at home did not deter the Tsars from exporting grain ; Stalin took a similarly hard-nosed approach , rationed consumption at home and sold abroad for the sake of political influence and foreign exchange . |
| 32 | When Aggie swung round with a lightness that always denied her heavy bulk and made hastily for the door , Millie flew after her and , jumping in front of her , threw her arms around her waist as far as they would go , crying , ‘ I 'm sorry . |
| 33 | He was careful , shrewd , and thoroughly able , and made up for the collapse of the older coastal trades by sending his ships farther afield . |
| 34 | But he recovered his balance in a stride and made off for the water jump . |
| 35 | Lady Grace bridal gowns from Sposa Bella Manufacturing Ltd are designed and made especially for the larger bride in sizes 18–30 . |
| 36 | She has deservedly won the respect of everyone in the field of movement and dance both for the Society and herself . |
| 37 | We live , act , move , are temporarily satisfied , enjoy and suffer principally for the satisfaction of desire . |
| 38 | Whether Darrel McHargue would have won on Commanche Run is irrelevant , for this was vintage Lester Piggott — the jockey completely at one with his horse , pushing it just enough to achieve maximum effort but always keeping it balanced , willing and galloping straight for the line . |
| 39 | Zipped up the inside , and with a squared off toe , it was the last word in futuristic chic that was to be adapted and toned down for the mass market . |
| 40 | ‘ I 'm so sorry , ’ said a high tenor voice , soft and mild in surprise , and apologising even for the surprise , ‘ but we do n't normally use this door , and especially at night . |
| 41 | William Green came to live in Ambleside in 1800 , when he retired from surveying and map making , and painted there for the rest of his life . |
| 42 | In Levene v Pearcey [ 1976 ] Crim LR 63 , a taxi-driver falsely told his passenger that the route was blocked and charged more for the longer way . |
| 43 | Their venture had been from start to finish " planned by the woollen interests , financed from the profits of that trade and built predominantly for the needs of the woollen industry . " |
| 44 | John was full of invention , always making up steps and sequences which he called by odd names : for instance a stamping step he called ‘ Sherman tanks ’ , which he devised for the zephyrs in Primavera and used again for the unicorns in Harlequin in April . |
| 45 | Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Description of Use or in any restriction of driving to specified persons in this Policy the indemnity to the Policyholder in connection with any motor car described in the Schedule shall operate while such motor car is in the custody or control of a member of the Motor Trade and used only for the purpose of its overhaul upkeep or repair . |
| 46 | Helena Swanwick became a close friend of C. P. Scott [ q.v. ] and his wife Rachel , and over the next eighteen years wrote and reviewed regularly for the Manchester Guardian on domestic and feminist subjects and gardening . |
| 47 | Minutes later we are heading for a small island group north of Vengsøya , to round that and head on for the next . |
| 48 | As they finally leave the city and head out for the open road , Billy the Kid says , ‘ We made it , did n't we ? ’ |
| 49 | An attack would have been tantamount to committing suicide , so reluctantly Stirling gave orders to leave the town and head back for the rendezvous with the LRDG . |
| 50 | The novelist and his wife cross themselves and apologise incongruously for the ‘ terrorists in our country ’ . |
| 51 | In this context , this means used and disclosed only for the purposes for which it is compiled , or for which authority is given , or with the donor 's consent or for certain other limited purposes . |
| 52 | And appearing only for the defence has always seemed too easy an option . |
| 53 | The Rentcharges Act 1977 prohibited the creation of further rent-charges , and provided also for the extinguishment of all existing rentcharges at the end of sixty years starting on 22 July 1977 , or on the date the rentcharge first became payable , whichever is later . |
| 54 | The first trick is to get left of the chockstone and stop in the Jacuzzi Pool , next , to pivot and line up for the exit slot which is only 2½ ft–3ft wide in a foaming pool whose diameter is only 18 ins more than a boat 's length . |
| 55 | See how , sometimes , the largest fish will hover at the tail-end of the shoal , while his tasters — or so it seems — accept almost every likely-looking morsel , only to leave some morsels alone as though there was something special about them , and fit only for the King . |
| 56 | Feeling a twinge of guilt because she 'd inadvertently brought it all up when all they wanted was for it to remain buried , and pushing aside for the moment the whys and wherefores of her grandfather 's involvement , Ellie apologised quietly , ‘ I 'm sorry . |
| 57 | When Bathsheba ran out of the house the previous night , Troy first replaced the coffin lid , then went upstairs to lie on his bed and wait miserably for the morning . |
| 58 | One official wrote that the missing cattle ‘ have probably been driven off some distance by some of the bolder spirits of the village , and hired out for the season to some not over-scrupulous cultivator , with instructions to let them go loose when done with . |
| 59 | OTHERS have preferred to select the right machine for the duty and ground conditions and hired in for the job . |
| 60 | Once the veneer of hunt balls and dressing up for the occasion is stripped away all you have left is a very cruel activity which is a disgrace to those of us who live in the modern world . |