Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv prt] for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Edwina , the worldly mother-in-law who goes in for interior decoration . |
| 2 | In the afternoon , one or both of us goes in for extra teaching , discussions , etc. in the afternoon , and then we eat dinner at 6 . |
| 3 | He also goes in for creative self-plundering by way of rhetorical and dialectical self-parody . |
| 4 | Indeed , Bailey holds up for critical scrutiny the idea that schools can prepare young people for a world of rapid technological change by concentrating on the very technology which is subject to change ; rather , he suggests , the best basis for adaptability is a liberal education aimed at generating a wide understanding and the development of reason and autonomy . |
| 5 | A great many doctors feel that chemical sensitivity is improbable — a dubious diagnosis that probably covers up for psychosomatic illness , hyperventilation , or purely psychological symptoms . |
| 6 | He numbers among his close friends Patrick Hourcade of French Vogue , who looks out for fine furniture for him . |
| 7 | Aldergrove stands by for big take-off |
| 8 | Another new face in the pack is lock Jeremy Cruiks who has come up through the ranks , while back in action are back-row duo Mark Hampton and David Croft , who fills in for injured number 8 Roger Wilson . |
| 9 | Town tunes up for top brass THE sound of music will take over at Rhyl 's seafront New Pavilion Theatre when 36 top brass bands compete in the second annual Rhyl Festival of Brass , on the weekend of June 19–20 . |
| 10 | The strength of the association between the mortality and morbidity was given by the slope of this line , indicating how much sickness goes up for each point increase in the death rate . |
| 11 | ‘ Jerry here will snore his afternoon beer-snore , so I am jus ’ gon na have to put a pillow over my head and pray to God the roof stays on for another winter . ’ |
| 12 | Well A Alison goes out for one evening so that means I have to get back early for that evening |
| 13 | If the pilot light goes out for any reason , a heat-sensing thermocouple detects the fault and prevents the main gas supply from operating . |
| 14 | When it has stopped coming , he drops the body and goes back for another lamb and another , creeping down the earthen steps with his blood-stained knife and his feet and ankles splashed with red . |
| 15 | It is a situation which cries out for centralised resolution of the type the large commercial organisation can impose . |
| 16 | The scale of injustice , cruelty , and tyranny in the world in 1988 cries out for continuing protest of various forms including the democratic and peaceful marches and assemblies which in the 1960s helped to achieve greater civil rights in the USA and in many other nations , whilst the same phenomenon , sometimes more disorderly , hastened the end of U.S. participation in the Vietnam War . |
| 17 | ‘ As Mr. Pannick says , it cries out for some explanation from the board . |
| 18 | The Virgilianism of Hardy cries out for further investigation . |
| 19 | ‘ One paper , by Paige ( 1967 ) , for example , quotes Lenin 's ‘ who does what to whom ’ , and Mao 's ‘ war without bloodshed ’ , reminds us of the more familiar formulations of Lasswell ( 1936 ) — ‘ who gets what , when , how ’ — , Easton ( 1953 ) — ‘ the authoritative allocation of values ’ — , Levy ( 1952 ) — ‘ the allocation of power and responsibility ’ , and Snyder ( 1958 ) — ‘ the making of authoritative social decisions ’ , and throws in for good measure a definition by a Japanese political scientist , Masao Maruyama — ‘ the organization of control by man over man ’ . |
| 20 | As a seller , it costs you £25 to cover lost legal fees of up to £300 if your buyer pulls out for any reason other than an adverse survey , a defect in title , or unreasonable delay on your part . |
| 21 | Sources in the US say Data General will this week take the wrapping off the eight-way AViiON multi-processors it has been dropping hints about for some time ( UX No 389 ) . |
| 22 | More impressive still was the menu in the college dining-room , something which the salivating Mutahhar singles out for special praise : ‘ Pheasants , partridges , herons , fish , roasted fowl , grilled kids , fried loaves , brightly-coloured sweets of different kinds and other good things were heaped everywhere in large quantities . ’ |
| 23 | The traveller who rides on a local bus can learn a lot : in the mountains of Greece everyone clings on for dear life and makes the sign of the cross at every bend in the road ; in the Thar Desert , Rajasthan , a sense of humour is essential , especially when the giggling driver moves the sheltering bus to reveal squatting passengers answering the call of nature , and in South America it helps if you do n't mind sitting next to a chicken or sharing the floor with a goat . |
| 24 | So he steps on for another mouthful ; and this time does n't jump back . |
| 25 | Dr Mikehe qualified at Liverpool University steps in for regular hooker Paul Hackett who was dismissed in somewhat debatable circumstances against Richmond last Saturday and is still awaiting the date of his hearing . |
| 26 | 3 Upon impact , the whole of the body weight follows through for maximum effect . |
| 27 | Told not to give Betty any sudden shocks , Frank sets off for another job interview , as an entertainer at a holiday camp . |
| 28 | And that sets out for each district in the County a few areas of different environmental constraints . |
| 29 | Farming comes in for much criticism , largely it appears because farmers have responded to the need to make a livelihood from the land by producing more primary commodities using industrial techniques . |
| 30 | The legacy of Descartes comes in for further scrutiny in Joanna Hodge 's paper , which examines the concept of ‘ the subject ’ which philosophy has inherited from Descartes . |