Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv prt] for [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The king 's son mounted his horse again , and they rode on for seven days , until they came to the islands of the Black Sea , where there is such darkness that a spoon might stand up in it . |
| 2 | ‘ I feel that the trading standards officers have exceeded their authority by requiring Mr Wilson to conform with standards laid down for new stations and not established premises . ’ |
| 3 | The main change is that the periods laid down for these notices are now in days instead of hours : two days notice is required for the commencement of building works . |
| 4 | Another important change is that the time periods laid down for these notices do not commence until the end of the day in which notice is given . |
| 5 | It was really a good play , ha , and it was done so well , and you were so close to it as well , you got in for two pounds , best thing I 've ever seen . |
| 6 | It is the house that your father lived in for fifteen years . |
| 7 | I phoned down for some eggs , toast and a quart of coffee . |
| 8 | When the full meeting of commissioners also failed to agree " without the authority of their lords " , they made a truce until 5 November and reported back for further instructions . |
| 9 | He wandered around for fifteen minutes examining the piping , whistling quietly to himself , stopping occasionally to put his ear to a joint , and then pulled a hammer out of his tool-bag and tapped smartly on one particular valve . |
| 10 | Such hopes as there may have been — American , French , even Vietminh — of a cease-fire or negotiated settlement lingered on for several months but once the French had begun fighting they presented their case , modestly , that military operations were designed with no thought of reconquest but simply to persuade the Vietminh that they had no hope of victory . |
| 11 | The controversy smouldered on for several years fuelled by the entrenched views of some of the judges . |
| 12 | MOTORIST David Millen drove on for three miles after an accident — with a severed arm hanging by a thread from his shoulder . |
| 13 | Then came three blank stubs , lastly one filled in for fifty pounds cash . |
| 14 | There was a ‘ Refuge Rota ’ pinned by the house telephone , with six different names filled in for different times in the week . |
| 15 | So they were joining them , they came over The Texas sister came over for twelve months and they must have persuaded them to go back or something . |
| 16 | But there was no lack of class on show , especially in a fast and furious opening 40 minutes when Saints young guns Gary Connolly and Alan Hunte ripped in for three tries . |
| 17 | Trailing 19–2 at half-time , woeful Saints hit further setbacks when Fox raced in for two tries in three minutes early in the second half . |
| 18 | Smith 's mini gamble paid off for two ends later he stole a single to tie the score at 1-1 . |
| 19 | Such deterrent action seems obvious but there has been an across-the-board reluctance by BCU committees over the years for the membership to have been informed of punishments handed out for any misdemeanours . |
| 20 | No one knew how the Lāmri god acquired his reputation for treating mad dogs , but it dated back for several generations . |
| 21 | Switzerland made up for 500 years of neutrality by setting about the Canadian team , who were unsportingly thrashing them . |
| 22 | OLDHAM Athletic , who had never beaten a First Division side since they dropped into the Second Division in 1923 , made up for 66 years of not altogether patient waiting with a pulsating victory over the League champions Arsenal at Boundary Park last night . |
| 23 | OLDHAM Athletic , who had not beaten a First Division side since they dropped into the Second Division in 1923 , made up for 66 years of not altogether patient waiting with a pulsating victory over the League champions Arsenal at Boundary Park last night . |
| 24 | Coleridge introduced his friends to the steep woodland track leading from Porlock Weir to Culbone , and together they walked on for four miles beneath the trees , before emerging close to Broomstreet Farm and Yenworthy . |
| 25 | They walked on for several paces in silence . |
| 26 | She hung on for two years , existing on fees for supervising undergraduates and an allowance from her father . |
| 27 | ‘ You hung on for twelve years . ’ |
| 28 | McGoldrick signed on for four years after talks with Highbury boss George Graham and said : ‘ The boss has outlined his plans , but he has n't guaranteed me a first-team place . ’ |
| 29 | McGoldrick signed on for four years after talks with Highbury boss George Graham and said : ‘ I 'm delighted it 's all gone through so smoothly . ’ |
| 30 | The Crystal Palace star signed on for four years after talks with Highbury boss George Graham and admitted : ‘ The manager has outlined his plans , but he has n't guaranteed me a first-team place . ’ |