Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Considering themselves to be superior , they cared little for the ordinary person and looked down on the sinners . |
| 2 | Dom Pérignon cared little for the wooden plugs wrapped in oil-soaked hemp which were in use during his time . |
| 3 | Lady Grace bridal gowns from Sposa Bella Manufacturing Ltd are designed and made especially for the larger bride in sizes 18–30 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | The curriculum laid down for the first time what pupils should learn in 10 subjects . |
| 6 | The team will play to the rules laid down for the 1992 World Cup . |
| 7 | ‘ Dejala , ’ they yelled as she rode in for the big swipe and missed it . |
| 8 | He stood for a moment laughing at her as she cast furiously for the vanished rabbit , and walked on , to catch her up , along the raised embankment . |
| 9 | After pulling on her clothes , she headed downstairs for the perfunctory glass of orange-juice which served as breakfast . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Taking my leave , I headed off for the developing tanks at my studio . |
| 12 | In second place Frank Emmelmann had to be at his very best as Linford Christie charged home for the British team , pushed all the way by Bruno Marie-Rose and Stefano Tilli , but the East German held on well as Linford was given the fastest ‘ anchor ’ split of 9.1 . |
| 13 | Again , do n't worry if you get slightly different results , as your assumptions may differ from ours ( for instance , we have assumed two sheets , two pillowcases and two towels per guest , changed once for the longer of the two conferences ) . |
| 14 | Now he 'd lost that sense of fitting the rubrics which his kin and his province drew up for the proper conduct of a man like himself . |
| 15 | ‘ Piece of cake , ’ Nails agreed as they lined up for the first time on the pool edge . |
| 16 | Maloney said : ‘ If we have to fight Tucker we will , but I 've got Alex Stewart lined up for the first defence . ’ |
| 17 | He had post-graduate study in Canada lined up for the following year and was looking for short-term employment . |
| 18 | I lined up for the 100 metres at the AAA Championships and , lo and behold , everybody came out in similar outfits ! |
| 19 | Macho Jose lined up for the same run at Leganes yesterday — and was wounded by another horn . |
| 20 | On our arrival at the Wildfowl Trust Refuge , we headed straight for the STOP-SPOT board in the foyer . |
| 21 | Most days Jo headed straight for the nearest john and took the hideous contraption off as soon as she was alone , muttering , ‘ If you got it , flaunt it ! ’ as she threw back her shoulders and felt the liberated flesh bounce free . |
| 22 | Then it headed straight for the nearest suitable planet and effected a landing . |
| 23 | After The Second World War the situation changed sharply for the worse . |
| 24 | In October , Zanussi will be launching the Amie , a washing machine designed particularly for the elderly , disabled and visually impaired . |
| 25 | 1.4 ‘ Net Invoice Price ’ means the price charged by for the Licensed Products to customers and distributors , less the following deductions where they are factually applicable : |
| 26 | NCR Corp is now offering Japanese LAN Manager for Unix Systems OEM kit , Unix-based network operating system designed specifically for the Japanese market , and has already licensed it to Fujitsu Ltd , NEC Corp , Toshiba Corp and Nippon Unisys KK . |
| 27 | As well as Dobags , Anatolia produces a wide range of village-standard items , which may be either traditional in appearance or designed specifically for the Western market , and some notable workshop items , particularly from hereke and , to a lesser degree , Kayseria . |
| 28 | Elizabeth and Helen moved into their own basement flat in an inner-city suburb in 1987. they are middle-aged and spent nearly thirty years together at the same mental handicap hospital but lived separately for the two years before the move into the community because Helen was transferred to a smaller institution . |
| 29 | I remember he laughed and I noticed properly for the first time what a lovely blue his eyes were and a little thrill went through me . |
| 30 | He came on for the injured Mumby and headed in a perfect Measham cross to score his first goal for the club . |