Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv prt] [pos pn] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | He holds up his hands for quiet again . |
| 2 | She said : ‘ He holds out his hands for him and loves to have him on his knee . |
| 3 | Or the actor who stumbles over his words for the second time at a rehearsal . |
| 4 | Mike ‘ Tubular Bells ’ Oldfield shows off his plans for the world 's first outdoor pizza |
| 5 | The unsuccessful hunter is met with marked coldness by the women , while the successful hunter flings down his kill for the women to prepare , and with studied indifference goes to lie down . |
| 6 | Their brightest personality , bringing in plenty of votes and therefore money , is a deputy who , under the professional name of Cicciolina , takes off her clothes for reward . |
| 7 | ‘ Perhaps he wo n't come back to Trelorne , ’ Aunt Emily said , ‘ if he gets back his taste for painting duchesses and celebrated actresses . |
| 8 | And as he mulls over his reasons for behaving as he has and for writing and publishing this record , the footnote status of ‘ At Tikhon 's ’ causes it to embrace a wide range of familiar themes . |
| 9 | Graham Rice finds out her recipe for success |
| 10 | Christ 's example is not that of helping us across a road , or showing us what good neighbours we must be — but costly , redemptive , self-emptying love ; love which lays down its life for others so that they might be restored to God . |
| 11 | This chapter aims at motivating godly praying in order that leaders will not be sloppy and selfish , but will be shepherds after the heart of Jesus the good shepherd who lays down his life for the sheep . |
| 12 | ‘ GREATER LOVE hath no man than that he lays down his jokes for his Prime Minister , ’ a Cabinet minister said in Blackpool on hearing of the sacrifice made by Chris Patten , the Secretary of State for the Environment . |
| 13 | Denis Healey Greater love hath no man than that he lays down his jokes for his Prime Minister . |
| 14 | Daphne Ledward picks out her favourites for us . |
| 15 | DEC SETS OUT ITS ROADMAP FOR FUTURE ITERATIONS OF ALPHA RISC |
| 16 | Our chief source of information on Roman architecture for the first century B.C. is Marcus Vitruvius Pollio who wrote his famous work De Architectura , which he dedicated to Augustus , in 25 B.C. Vitruvius , as we call him , sets out his plans for an ideal Roman city in the first volume of his work . |
| 17 | The Bristol & West 's Vantage Bond , which locks up your cash for 12 months , pays a fraction more at 11.8 per cent net but needs a minimum opening deposit of £5,000 . |
| 18 | The war will rage until Chancellor Norman Lamont spells out his plans for economic recovery on Thursday in the traditional autumn statement . |
| 19 | He kept remarking on Jeremy 's resourcefulness : shreds of silver indicated that he had used his survival blanket , and he had also stuffed leaves down his trousers for insulation . |