Example sentences of "[adv prt] [prep] [noun sg] for [art] " 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 | It was only fair that Neil Kinnock should be allowed to relinquish his post quickly , although the possibility of Roy Hattersley stepping in as deputy for a few months was ruled out too early . |
| 4 | Walesa was sworn in as President for a five-year term on Dec. 22 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | This , along with research for a new book which is ‘ under wraps at the moment ’ , will take him back to India for the next six months . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | The other event that I remember well was when my Uncle Ned could have made himself a bit of money when a bird was shot down in mistake for a grouse . |
| 9 | Jan. 24 Siyad Barre hands over power to new 25-member government formed by Arteh , and offers to step down in exchange for a ceasefire . |
| 10 | The film is bogged down in exposition for the first hour , remains plodding , and shifts uncertainly between protagonists . |
| 11 | And then if it if if we have it down in reception for a bit , er and it works and does n't look like falling to bits , the we could consider taking it along to the Newark Show as well . |
| 12 | The removal of the male enables the female to settle down in isolation for a week or so prior to giving birth . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Most of the away fans would make it down in time for the game and little else . |
| 15 | Hari walked along in silence for a moment , breathing in the salt tang of sea air . |
| 16 | They had n't arrived yet , because they had been held up in the traffic , but they would be along in time for an early lunch . |
| 17 | Latham stood in without notice for the indisposed Donald Maxwell , anticipating his own planned debut in the role by three months . |
| 18 | Catch a bus from the Lamb Inn down to Seaside for the shopping precincts . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | It turned out that he had locked himself out of his room which was likely to be embarrassing as I , for one , was not about to go down to reception for a key for him . |
| 21 | He was genially detached , as though brought along to Sleet for no better reason than to admire and be pleasant . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | Dick Cracknell moved to left-half and Hamilton came in at centre-half for a the stern test against the 1st Division side . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | Oscar Santamaría left his post as Justice Minister on Jan. 24 and took over as Minister for the Presidency on Jan. 28 . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | 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 |
| 28 | Well I wa I was n't sure whether to whether it would come through in time for the case That 's why I did n't |
| 29 | Flinging over in bed for the hundredth time , she tried to ignore the subtle , spreading ache in her stomach whenever she thought about Roman 's last hungrily demanding kiss … |
| 30 | Eventually , the nine orangs were taken to the offices of the Ministry of the Environment ( which they proceeded to wreck ) and handed over in return for the jailed students . |