Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] for [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To obtain a clear white wine from black grapes Dom Pérignon would have had to employ sophisticated pressing techniques ; it is most likely , therefore , that it was Pérignon who invented the traditional Champagne press , designed exactly for this purpose . |
| 2 | Many , but sadly not all , camcorders enable you to monitor the sound in the field via an earpiece which is plugged into a socket provided specially for this purpose . |
| 3 | She posed carefully for each exposure . |
| 4 | And er , we stopped there for some time and nothing happened and me dad says Gil ! |
| 5 | A textbook , composed specially for this examination , has been published — Preparing for English for Commerce , by David Davies and Douglas Picket , publisher Prentice Hall . |
| 6 | The UK scored lowest for this variable . |
| 7 | A text book , composed specifically for this examination , has been published — Written English for Business ( First Level ) , by Alan Stanton , publisher OUP . |
| 8 | A textbook , composed specifically for this examination has been published — Written English for Business ( Second Level ) , by RGH Andrews , publisher OUP . |
| 9 | A textbook , composed specifically for this examination , has been published — Written English for Business ( Third Level , by Bernard Bater and Gerald Lees , publisher OUP . |
| 10 | A textbook , composed specifically for this examination , has been published — Preparing for English for Commerce , by David Davies and Douglas Picket , publisher Prentice Hall . |
| 11 | Billie could see their closeness when Adam let her out , saw that they cared deeply for each other . |
| 12 | Very few ideas and very few projects of any significance are implemented by one person alone : Other people 's effort makes it happen — whether they are assistants , subordinates , a staff , a special project team , or a task force of peers assembled just for this effort . |
| 13 | More importantly , I began to write poetry myself , for myself , poetry which I showed to no one and kept hidden in an exercise book reserved explicitly for that purpose . |
| 14 | He worked contentedly for some time and was deep in the intricacies of a genealogy when the telephone rang . |
| 15 | While Giovanna sang encouragingly , stroked and patted the chicken 's back , Ninetta watched underneath for any result . |
| 16 | And it left boss Graham Taylor saying : ‘ This was no fluke and they worked hard for each other . |
| 17 | In December 1986 Lord Crickhowell announced that the plans to transform the Cardiff docklands would be taken forward by an urban development corporation — Cardiff Bay development corporation — established specifically for that task . |
| 18 | The Youth Team and several of the regional display teams , formed especially for that event , have continued to develop their various talents over the years , and many will be represented today at our 40th Anniversary . |
| 19 | At Magdalen Bridge , Dennis went ashore for more champagne , which passed from hand to hand as we negotiated the lower reaches of the river . |
| 20 | I mention this now to Gordon and he chuckles : ‘ I went specially for that shot . |
| 21 | Similarly , extensive pastures can be at some distance , since animals can be walked there and kept there for some time by herdsmen . |
| 22 | This was indeed what was sought by the IS team in the first place , and was a concept to which they clung tenaciously for some time . |
| 23 | Calculate the over or under-absorbed overhead for each cost centre . |
| 24 | The explanation put forward for this relationship is that where the coverage of collective agreements is extensive , as in centralised-bargaining structures , trade union membership is thereby encouraged since the benefits of agreements are seen to accrue to union members on a wide scale . |
| 25 | He had also for some reason tried to mask part of his window . |
| 26 | This was unsuccessful , but fighting continued there for some time . |
| 27 | Prentice opened it and wedged it open with a rusted chunk of iron left there for that purpose . |
| 28 | Carried forward for this year , for this year is thirty eight thousand three hundred and fifteen pounds , our precept is sixty thousand pounds , and our expected income is fourteen K. |
| 29 | The three men stood together for some time while the long-faced sheep ambled around them , sometimes coming close to examine them but scuttering away at the slightest of their movements , sending a ripple of bells through the whole flock . |
| 30 | I know he asked me to stay but I wanted more for some reason . ’ |