Example sentences of "[adv prt] [prep] the [noun pl] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | They worked on through the files for the rest of the morning , a routine they had been through so often that they commented mostly in half-sentences or barely audible grunts . |
| 2 | Wondering why he had n't been awakened for his breakfast , he contemplated snuggling down beneath the covers for another few moments when he heard the door bell ring . |
| 3 | Well We came in one morning , the electrician and I , about five instead of seven , because we 'd done and er we used to nip in and kip down with the horses for ten minutes which was forbidden , to sleep in the colliery . |
| 4 | On one occasion a team of five men went down into the tunnels for which purpose they had to pass through the line of empty stabled cars . |
| 5 | Atkinson ( the manager ) says his bottom-of-the-table team were so bad in one of the five defeats they have suffered in eight First Division games that he found himself joining in with the cries for his dismissal . |
| 6 | Take the cable tidy apart and you 'll see the connections for all the relevant equipment are clearly labelled , along with the terminals for each wire — live , neutral and earth . |
| 7 | He , who wishes to continue getting plenty , goes along with the plans for a better tomorrow . |
| 8 | Together they totalled less than 20 per cent , more than six per cent down on the votes for the old Communist Party , which took 26.6 per cent in the 1987 general election . |
| 9 | Finally , the beer is piped into barrels which go down to the cellars for storage before delivery . |
| 10 | Off then down to the bakers for another chat with the ladies . |
| 11 | We can whip down to the Bricklayers for a pint . ’ |
| 12 | I really only went along to the interviews for a lark , as company for a friend . |
| 13 | In principle , the idea of holding Open Days is a good one , but these events need to be planned at least two years in advance , so that funding , manpower , and equipment resources can be built in to the estimates for all those Garden Departments which will be involved . |
| 14 | So we need , it 's simply a question of pulling in on the reasons for this , if it 's maternity , it 's suspension , it gives us much more understanding than simply globally assuming everybody who 's away is sick . |
| 15 | Will the Minister assure the House that , whatever privatisation plans he has for the trust ports , there will be no recognition of those people who seem to have an interest in cashing in on the endeavours for their own ends ? |
| 16 | Slate is marvellous to look at but at a marvellous price , and there is an enormous choice in ceramic tiles which can be mixed in among the terracottas for an ethnic Mexican or Provencale , Italian , Spanish or Portuguese look . |
| 17 | In the 50th minute Logan made amends when he burst on to Stewart 's pop-up pass and touched down at the posts for the stand-off to convert . |
| 18 | Also through to the quarter-finals for the fifth successive year is England 's Gary Smith who beat Jeff Rabkin 7-6 7-4 7-3 . |
| 19 | A wide range of information has been supplied , ranging from details about local walks right through to the opportunities for work in rural areas . |
| 20 | She needed guts to face always being passed over by the boys for her gorgeous sister Gloria . |
| 21 | Some of these covers were actually odd pieces of common land , old cow-pastures that had been allowed to get out of hand , taken over by the fox-hunters for fencing and preservation , in return for a money payment to the holders of the common rights . |
| 22 | He would go off into the mountains for days on end . |
| 23 | Then they set off over the fields for the nearest village , two miles away . |
| 24 | He had screeched to a halt in the residents ' parking bay in an unimpressed Hereford Road , let himself in , banged on his own door and , keeping his distance , ordered Jacqui to go off to the pictures for the afternoon . |
| 25 | ‘ I see you 're getting on with the boots for Edward Morris 's nephew , doing a good job too by the look of it . ’ |
| 26 | And that 'll be a t turn up for the books for him . |
| 27 | Town are up with the pacemakers for promotion . |
| 28 | The company says it will come up with the costings for demolition and restoration in a couple of weeks . |
| 29 | come up with the names for their stuff , I mean |
| 30 | It had not been hard to persuade Brian to come up with the fees for university . |