Example sentences of "[adv prt] [prep] [noun] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Summerill is staying on as chairman for the time being . |
| 2 | ‘ I 've said I 'll stand in as coach for the under-fifteens . |
| 3 | The house alone had been like a dream come true after the two-bedroomed flat on the outskirts of Stirling where she and her mother had lived in near penury for the past seven years since Shiona 's father 's death . |
| 4 | Sherrin recalled the actor occasionally phoning in with ideas for the monologues , but Crawford 's desire to deliver a eulogy to Sir Winston Churchill after the wartime Prime Minister 's funeral met with a cold response from his producer . |
| 5 | Amiss returned to the gallery and gave Mauleverer his tea and cake along with apologies for the delay . |
| 6 | He was glad of the distraction , having earlier received a wire from Hilary who , at the last minute and in spite of cross-my-heart-and-hope-to-die promises , found it impossible , after all , to come down from London for the first night of Peter Pan . |
| 7 | In my case the question of chaperonage came up with regard to the O. U. D. S. At that time all the women 's parts in the O. U. D. S. plays were taken by professional actresses who came down from London for the rehearsals and performances — and very glamorous they were too — Peggy Ashcroft among them ! |
| 8 | Brian Seymour 's crew brought her down from Scotland for the royal occasion and my crew joined at Southampton to put the final touches on the paint and brightwork . |
| 9 | His girlfriend , Hazel , had come down from Leeds for the weekend . |
| 10 | Mr McKenzie , originally from Enniskillen , flew in from Cyprus for the presentation ceremony at the Ulster Flying Club in Newtownards . |
| 11 | Population regulation , however , if it has any advantage at all , can only be a long-term one ; it must therefore be a consequence of individual decisions to emigrate , taken on the grounds that conditions will be better elsewhere , not on the grounds that the population level must be kept down in order for the local resources to be conserved . |
| 12 | The film is bogged down in exposition for the first hour , remains plodding , and shifts uncertainly between protagonists . |
| 13 | It was also over 50 per cent more than that laid down in codes for the relief of famine as a basic subsistence diet ( Kynch 1989 ) . |
| 14 | The right politician must be put in charge of the Treasury to bring the economy back to even keel , reduce the trade deficit and force both inflation and interest rates down in time for the next election . |
| 15 | Most of the away fans would make it down in time for the game and little else . |
| 16 | Latham stood in without notice for the indisposed Donald Maxwell , anticipating his own planned debut in the role by three months . |
| 17 | This is fully tax relievable in the employer 's hands so the liability nets down to £3,393 for the employer . |
| 18 | Catch a bus from the Lamb Inn down to Seaside for the shopping precincts . |
| 19 | I 'm coming down to leeds for the Man City match in about 3 weeks time . |
| 20 | Hazel did not come down to London for the weekend . |
| 21 | ‘ And the times for you getting down to London for the attack on Oliver , if you include the times you — or whoever — were seen in the toilets at Tottenham Court Road , are looking very tight ; there was a delay on all the flights from Edinburgh into Heathrow that day … makes it impossible , really . ’ |
| 22 | Thought we might go down to Grafton for the Old Boys ’ match against the first XI . |
| 23 | I travelled down to Gateshead for the big meeting there , Great Britain versus the Commonwealth , and was witness to one of the most amazing come-backs in British sprinting history made by , who else , that old war-horse Allan Wells . |
| 24 | The Cheshires received medals from commanding officer down to sergeant for the courage and leadership they displayed during their harrowing tour of duty in Bosnia . |
| 25 | The glut of tries came to an abrupt halt when the party flew in to Sydney for the New South Wales game . |
| 26 | Neil was also drafted in on bass for the Guitar Legends festival in Seville , alongside Brian May , Joe Satriani , Steve Vai et al , not to mention ‘ doing ’ The Stonk , the charity single which went to No 1 . |
| 27 | After Donal Lenihan 's withdrawal , the captaincy yesterday passed to Rob Andrew , the Lions stand-off in the second and third Test wins over the Wallabies , with Damian Cronin coming in at lock for the injured Irishman . |
| 28 | Oscar Santamaría left his post as Justice Minister on Jan. 24 and took over as Minister for the Presidency on Jan. 28 . |
| 29 | The speech came over the wires so late and the sheets were so confused by the Post Office — which is usual in these cases — that without the precis we could not possibly have got the leader through in time for the first edition . |
| 30 | Well I wa I was n't sure whether to , whether it would go through in time for the case and that 's why I have n't |