Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] for [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean they fought valiantly for peace but I , I think that erm the maternity bill I think is what everybody admits that we shall always go down as being noted for . |
| 2 | We clung together for warmth and vowed to love one another more than anyone else for all time . |
| 3 | Furthermore , both I and my right hon. and learned Friend have made it clear that we want more education provided locally for adults than is currently available . |
| 4 | McLeish joined Catherine in the comfortable modern kitchen where they foraged companionably for coffee and milk , waiting until they heard Jennifer Morgan come down again . |
| 5 | Their bows and spears , used only for hunting and duels of honour , were useless against the armour of the Chaos warriors and the brazen hides of daemons . |
| 6 | Events : A teaching weekend each term on a different historical instrument , designed both for beginners and the more experienced , and covering both playing and maintenance . |
| 7 | Blackburn cracked under the pressure , as Kerslake and Jones lined up for shots and David Mitchell cleaned up . |
| 8 | There is also a Segregation Unit , used both for punishment and to isolate men for their own protection or for other reasons ; a hospital unit , and a hostel from which eleven men can work in the town during the day , returning to the prison each night . |
| 9 | Above the south side of the Honister Pass between Borrowdale and Buttermere are the disused Honister slate quarries , formerly one of the chief sources of Westmorland slate , used extensively for building and roofing . |
| 10 | The central courtyard , built originally for coaches and horses , was roofed over , and for a period the ballroom doubled as a volleyball court . |
| 11 | So , what better way to impress your guests than for them to receive a beautifully crafted and colour themed wedding invitation designed exclusively for Wedding and Home readers . |
| 12 | The rest of the village was on stilts , a Southend pier of teak , and we stopped there for petrol and beer . |
| 13 | In Winterhalter Gastronom Ltd v Webb ( 1973 ) , an employee , dismissed unfairly for incompetence because a fair period to improve was not allowed , nevertheless saw his compensation halved by the Employment Appeal Tribunal , who concluded that : |
| 14 | W.L. Gore , of Gore-Tex fame , clearly thought this was n't enough and set about developing a lightweight , breathable windproof lining designed primarily for fleece and wool . |
| 15 | It attempts to identify the significant differences between a course designed primarily for users and a course designed for specialists who may also become future developers and implementers . |
| 16 | Whereas the disorder associated with violent demonstrations , riots or industrial confrontation tends to focus on the defence or assertion of ‘ rights ’ which are perceived as being violated or denied , football hooliganism is an issueless form of activity , pursued primarily for pleasure and excitement , and to achieve the status and respect of one 's peers . |
| 17 | Five of this summer 's events will take place as usual in the beautiful eighteenth-century Holywell Music Room , the first room in Europe designed specifically for concerts and the scene of performances by Handel . |
| 18 | Rooks cawed as they foraged hungrily for food but , apart from that , nothing except the eerie , deathly silence of a countryside in the grip of winter . |
| 19 | Caroline modelled not for Valentino but for Fabbiano and designers like him , whose careers would last only fractionally longer than the lives of fruit flies , whose successes were dependent not on talent but on flash and dash . |
| 20 | He fought not for honour or glory but to put an end to the threat of Naggaroth for all time . |
| 21 | Garcia and Potter came on for Leman and Halls in the 45th minute and Welch replaced Williams seven minutes later . |
| 22 | Garcia and Potter came on for Leman and Halls in the 45th minute and Welch replaced Williams seven minutes later . |
| 23 | Speed came on for White and did n't seem to have many problems although that 's prob- ably because he did n't touch the ball much . |
| 24 | It all came right for David when he legered a sardine on size 8 barbless trebles to a 20 lb wire trace and 12 lb line . |
| 25 | Then they came together for discussion and forward planning . |
| 26 | There is nothing very new about it all Alf Ramsey was hounded out despite winning the World Cup , while Don Revie , Ron Greenwood and Bobby Robson came in for vilification but things do seem to be getting worse . |
| 27 | The mill pond also came in for attention and was thoroughly dredged , and the dam , tunnels , gates and wheel repaired . |
| 28 | Also the ghost stories of certain houses came in for comment and there is a long note on the haunting of Calgarth Hall . |
| 29 | Local officials who gave the figure appealed yesterday for tents and medicines for the survivors of the country 's worst earthquake in years . |
| 30 | POLICE appealed yesterday for witnesses after a woman was kidnapped at gunpoint and sexually assaulted . |