Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Reflecting that the librarian 's opinion of academics was about as low as hers of journalists , Loretta asked politely for the current Who 's Who . |
| 2 | Stage shows made Leonard Bernstein a very rich man , but he said he cared little for the money , his great love was for the music . |
| 3 | They cared little for the landscape in which they worked . |
| 4 | Is n't the phrase just meaningless , flung in for the rhythm , meaning no more than ‘ by pillar or by post ’ , ‘ by night or by day ’ , ‘ by hook or by crook ’ ? |
| 5 | The quality elements are the detailed procedures to be applied by centres or by SCOTVEC to ensure that assessment of candidates has accurately reflected the standards laid down for the award . |
| 6 | At many subsequent meetings there are regulations laid down for the conduct of the Pacquet , and a committee appointed to see that they were conformed to . |
| 7 | At many subsequent meetings there are regulations laid down for the conduct of the Pacquet , and a committee appointed to see that they were conformed to . |
| 8 | You will be taught about hazards both in the classroom and on the wards and should always adhere to procedures and policies laid down for the safety of patients and yourself . |
| 9 | It follows that the conditions laid down for the registration of vessels must not form an obstacle to freedom of establishment within the meaning of articles 52 et seq . |
| 10 | There is a statutory procedure laid down for the consultation process . |
| 11 | He was hustled away by some of the extra police officers drafted in for the case . |
| 12 | Collecting her ticket , she came up behind him again as he checked in for the flight . |
| 13 | None of this could detract from the supremacy of Williams , as Mansell and Patrese dominated the field and scrapped fiercely for the lead . |
| 14 | Not that I cared much for the way he kept them . |
| 15 | Hurley had not forgiven him for the loss of Syrian George , and he was still under heavy pressure from Washington to show results , but in general Coleman made sure they got along for the sake of his back-channel reports to MC/10 Control . |
| 16 | I lived only for the day when I would come into my own . |
| 17 | It was platonic , for Louis was a man who lived only for the cause . |
| 18 | Insufficient data on survival ( patients admitted only for the management of the acute bleeding ) or incomplete medical records excluded seven patients ; 12 other patients were not studied because of prehepatic portal hypertension ( four ) , associated hepatocellular carcinoma or other neoplasms ( seven ) , or previous shunting ( one ) . |
| 19 | They had no hope of doing that unless the occupants of the Renault stopped somewhere for the night . |
| 20 | A £1,000 computer , several orders of magnitude more powerful than machines which cost £3,000 even five years ago , has very little profit built in for the supplier . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | The Channel Tunnel is to be built using the grand Chantier , or large scale works , procedure hitherto used only for the construction of nuclear power stations . |
| 23 | The baptistery was , in early Christian times , used only for the sacrament of baptism . |
| 24 | For those not counting calories quite so strictly , there 's this month 's dinner party , designed especially for the cook who wants the best of all worlds — dishes to prepare ahead and freeze , and dishes requiring little , or no , last-minute attention . |
| 25 | Among the treasures to be found there is the Helen Storey range , designed especially for the shop . |
| 26 | But , as the striker moved in for the kill , the defender retrieved the situation with a splendid recovery tackle . |
| 27 | Outdoors , he continued to carry the picture while walking bipedally , and he headed directly for the gorilla quarters which were located near the adult-ape house on a hill behind the language lab . |
| 28 | We headed off for the north-east facing slopes of La Masse , hoping to find the best snow . |
| 29 | Then it was a half-hour 's drive from our base to Christophe and Hedwige 's house , and from there Mike would set off on an hour 's run with Christophe through the forest , still in darkness , to ensure they reached the chimpanzees ' nest site before the occupants moved off for the day . |
| 30 | Both Beatrice and Modigliani behaved impeccably for the occasion . |