Example sentences of "[coord] [adv] [vb pp] [adv prt] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | She would have been locked up in a mental hospital , or alternatively taken off for parapsychological testing and Rachel would have been unforgiving . |
| 2 | or ( e ) The way in which goods are packed or otherwise got up for the purpose of being supplied . |
| 3 | Some may have regretted the excursion and eventually turned back for home . |
| 4 | After a good night 's sleep , we arrived at breakfast with about 15 minutes to spare , and eventually set off for Hungary where we were due to stay the night with a Weymouth girl married to a Hungarian and is living in Gyor . |
| 5 | Keith Mills and Mike Timothy took to the water , made waves and generally splashed out for charity when they took part in the BT Swimathon in March . |
| 6 | The situation was desperate : Holmes was away on a case , and not expected back for some time . |
| 7 | Your article on the problems of foreign-owned stockbrokers in Tokyo ( ‘ Gaijin , gaijin , gone ’ , December 22nd ) has caused considerable offence within Barclays and has quite unfairly and incorrectly singled out for attack one of our middle managers , Michael Tomalin . |
| 8 | Rhinos are mainly hunted for their horns which are then used in the Middle East for ceremonial dagger handles and also ground up for so called healing properties . |
| 9 | But he is intent now on presenting Instead , he preferred to dwell on his newly manufactured a softer image and even turned up for his press conference in an , admittedly immaculate , white tracksuit instead of his normal £2,000 Saville Row variety . |
| 10 | As the mandroids calmly gassed the beaked exter and carted them both off to be flung into the street , I slid on to one of the unstained seats at the table and cheerfully looked around for a servaton . |
| 11 | Horoscopes were also extremely popular and frequently drawn up for Protestant clergy and laity ; even Queen Elizabeth , the head of the English church , consulted her astrologer before deciding on a date for her coronation . |
| 12 | With the bishop of Winchester he presented Kilwardby with his pallium in May 1273 and immediately set out for Burgundy to meet Edward I on his return from crusade . |
| 13 | Harrison leapt up instantly to hold out his hand and immediately looked about for Mary and shook his head . |
| 14 | Now that was a year , but , er because you was n't a bound apprentice , when trade fell off in the winter , and it fell off drastically in the winter , and then built up for Easter , when everyone in those days bought new clothes . |
| 15 | The yachts tacked back and forth across the Solent , and then moored up for a sumptuous lunch . |
| 16 | You 'd have to take them all in to be examined , then see if there was any fraying around the trousers and you had n't reported it , for ordinary wear and tear had to be reported and then taken in for repair — you could n't repair it yourself . |
| 17 | He had no intention of staying by Hitler 's side in his Berlin bunker and instead set off for his own headquarters . |
| 18 | ‘ I left college in ‘ 76 , and subsequently hustled around for about four months working for various people , before I heard of a second assistant 's job coming up with David Thorpe . |
| 19 | It dropped again at first but eventually picked up for a lively last lap . |
| 20 | The brunt of the assault was directed at the USA , but also singled out for criticism were the European Communities ( EC ) , Australia , Canada , Hong Kong , Indonesia , South Korea , Singapore and Thailand . |
| 21 | Two anglers from London arrived at the draw but immediately set off for home again fearful of travelling conditions . |