Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv prt] for [noun sg] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Susan came down for breakfast today , and they had an exciting time opening their parcels , for their father 's illness had prevented their making friends in the neighbourhood ; but there was plenty to do and talk about , and they steadfastly refused to give way to the depression that naturally overcame them at times . |
| 2 | After a further six years ' wait ( during which my original proposer and seconder had died and their nominations had been taken up by two ex-captains ) , my name came up for election again , and this time , I was told , the opposition from members , particularly those in the legal profession who were friends of Lord Robertson , was fiercer . |
| 3 | Speaking of luck , there 's a colt I want to buy not far from Lexington — came up for sale just when I was thinking of getting in some new blood . |
| 4 | They bought half excuse me half of it and they lived in the basement , then the other half came up for sale so Peter bought the whole lot then |
| 5 | Not quite knowing what to expect other than that she wanted a new job , Jean turned up for work promptly on a cold , wet , Monday morning but found no one to let her in . |
| 6 | Head teacher John Moorhead and pupil Frankie Mckay , who turned up for school yesterday morning |
| 7 | An interesting sidelight on battlefront conditions came from his remarks that the Peshmerga brought in for attention mainly tended to be suffering from wounds to their limbs from weapons such as Kalashnikovs , since those who sustained head or body injuries generally failed to get as far as a field hospital . |
| 8 | and then at lunchtime er first day we went out for lunch somewhere but erm |
| 9 | Afterwards , he added , they went out for lunch together . |
| 10 | Er we went out for dinner actually with some |
| 11 | Book Bargains Ltd , the specialist remainder chain founded by Philip Weatherburn 14 years ago and put up for sale earlier this month , is in liquidation . |
| 12 | Yeah she slept in for work again . |
| 13 | Naturally I agreed , and he set off for paris immediately with Ted Church as the UK observer . |
| 14 | He produced a practical edition ( with chapter-divisions ) of Einhard 's Life of Charlemagne : in his prologue , written after 840 , Walahfrid held up for emulation both Einhard 's scientia and the preference of the " most powerful and most wise " Charlemagne for the company of wise men . |