Example sentences of "[adv prt] [adv] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By 27 May , though , things had quietened down sufficiently for a daring ( or foolhardy ) party to charter a steamboat from Batavia ( now Djakarta ) and sail out to the islands to see what was going on . |
| 2 | So this morning the fat little chap in the long white coat who was sorting us out in the Dean 's Office said I 'd better come along here for a few days until they got me organized with another partner . |
| 3 | Hood : a well-shaped hood which closes down well for a snug fit . |
| 4 | He 'd been pressing me to come down here for a long time . |
| 5 | The owners of Land 's End are experts at the game and my friend Des Hannigan , who 's been working as a journalist down there for a few years , tells me they spray press releases at the local media with mad abandon . |
| 6 | St Peter walked along silently for a long distance . |
| 7 | When it got within spitting distance of Mafouz , who was now standing , arms loosely apart , mouth open , as if hypnotized by the thing 's movements , it did a sharp turn to the left , bounced along horizontally for a few yards , and then snarled up and down to land on the unfortunate boy 's head . |
| 8 | Cotte ( pp. 71 – 2 ) distinguishes two main senses of let , the first of which is described as " the non-intervention of an agent in an action which has been initiated independently of him/her and has been going on already for a certain time " , and can be illustrated by : ( 214 ) He would n't even dance with her at Gavin 's party . |
| 9 | It 's part of the this way in which the computer can turn information over and over again for a different need . |
| 10 | It 's part of this way in which the computer can turn information over and over again for a different need . |
| 11 | You may throw cells together at random , over and over again for a billion years , and not once will you get a conglomeration that flies or swims or burrows or runs , or does anything , even badly , that could remotely be construed as working to keep itself alive . |
| 12 | Take off cabinet doors : leave them off altogether for an open shelved look ; replace them with new louvred or wooden doors with beading ; replace them with glazed doors , or hang curtains in front of shelves instead ( PVC fabric curtains wo n't pick up dirt so easily but cotton is cheaper and easier to wash ) . |
| 13 | Why do n't you take the car and drive off somewhere for a few days ? |
| 14 | Switch it off now for a few minutes . |
| 15 | He set off cheerfully for a final phase in Worcestershire , saying complacently , ‘ I do n't want any bands here when I come back . ’ |
| 16 | FORMER Beirut hostage Brian Keenan and his beautiful blonde wife , Audrey Doyle , set off today for a secret honeymoon destination . |
| 17 | The girls bore me off immediately for a welcoming glass of wine . |
| 18 | Well I think there were niggling little points in all the quarries , the workforce certainly has n't been happy up in for a long time . |
| 19 | Grown up enough for a proper kiss , I wonder ? ’ |
| 20 | TWO youngsters cuddled up yesterday for a special ‘ thank you ’ to the man who gave them life . |
| 21 | Every Sunday the family get up early for an enormous American breakfast — pancakes , ham , waffles with maple syrup , and then later on in the afternoon they all sit down to an English roast . |
| 22 | It means so much to the supporters in the Oxford area , it means so much to the club , I think you 've really got to be up here for a long time to realise just how much it does mean to everybody in this area . |
| 23 | Your old man here has brought me all the way up here for a complete and utter waste of time |
| 24 | ‘ Look , did you call me up here for a particular reason ? |
| 25 | I 'd like you to put up there for a few days , and try to scrape acquaintance with her . |
| 26 | You can stay up late for a few nights to finish that urgent report without getting irritable or asking too much of the people you live with . |
| 27 | Although desperately tired both had pushed any thoughts of sleep from their minds , though after checking in at the hotel , the Vendome … chosen for its proximity to the station … , they had each taken a long , refreshing shower before meeting up again for a late breakfast in the dining room . |
| 28 | Straightening up again for a brief rest , he worked out a method of getting through the opening . |
| 29 | Profiting from Strachan 's quick throw-in , the big French international striker turned a Chelsea defender inside-out and then juggled the ball up cleverly for a rising shot into the roof of the net . |
| 30 | You never know , might be to make enough money to take you out somewhere for a decent Christmas do . |