Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] [noun] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oesophageal acidity and motility were monitored under ambulatory conditions for 24 hours on the fourth day of treatment , after a wash out period of 10 days during which patients received only antacids for relief of symptoms . |
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday boss Trevor Francis is hoping for the same kind of bargain with Tishkov as Ferguson discovered when he paid just £650,000 for Kanchelskis . |
| 3 | Wayne 's grandparents , Ken and Pat Peckham , paid just £1,700 for Champ whose marathon exploits quickly made him the people 's champion . |
| 4 | Emma , 21 , who works at Courtaulds Chemicals in Buckhaven , Scotland , raised nearly £300 for cancer research with the sponsored parachute jump . |
| 5 | Robbie , the National Federation of Anglers ' disabled co-ordinator , raised around £22,000 for charity from last June 's trip . |
| 6 | Not only did he enjoy the occasion he also raised around £750 for Leukaemia and Kidney Research . |
| 7 | The draw raised over £1,200 for lifeboat funds . |
| 8 | Give As You earn , as it is called , raised over £10m for charity in its first three years . |
| 9 | Andy alias GG , Margaret-Nora , Phil-Dame Edna and Graeme-Rab raised over £400 for research into breast cancer by turning up at work the following day in disguise . |
| 10 | On the return journey the headboard carried by Flying Scotsman was raffled and raised over £250 for charity . |
| 11 | With wine and cheese , an interesting floor show and raffle it proved to be a most successful event and raised over £250 for lifeboat funds . |
| 12 | John 's efforts raised over £700 for Asthma Research . |
| 13 | It took only minutes for Lubor to drive her to her hotel , but as she thanked him for lunch and he handed her back her parcel , he replied , ‘ Lunch was a happy time for me also , ’ and did n't waste a moment to enquire , ‘ Shall we have a happy dinner together this evening ? ’ |
| 14 | As a positive measure for conservation in the LFAs all they could recommend were ‘ deficiency payments for farmers who lay aside areas for conservation … so long as the productivity of hill and upland farming is not unreasonably threatened ’ . |
| 15 | Share prices soared in Tokyo , pushed by a loose monetary policy , falling inflation and a simultaneous rapid rise in land prices ( which offered both collateral for share investments and rising asset values for firms owning land ) . |
| 16 | ‘ We had only tents for shelter and we tried to make concrete blocks . |