Example sentences of "[adv prt] for [pron] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But what she forgot as she jogged on the spot was that even though time might have stood still for her , it has moved on for her 31-year-old husband Slim Jim McDonald . |
| 2 | Then , the following week , the essay on Jane Eyre she had been working on for her English class disappeared from her desk . |
| 3 | The same can not be said of the keyboard itself which uses really nasty little keytops and has stick-on legends but at least they have been stuck on for you this time . |
| 4 | We went back into the house and I put the kettle on for our customary cup of coffee . |
| 5 | And Keith Rowland looked comfortable when he came on for his first cap in the second half … another lad who can do a useful job for Northern Ireland in years to come . |
| 6 | He has opted for the island county this time qualifying under the residential rule which also applies to captain Mark Harris , who has switched clubs from Menai Bridge to Bangor but stays on for his fourth campaign in charge . |
| 7 | If the master you rely on for your temporal well-being has not dealt with you , that is , already . |
| 8 | ALIEN star Sigourney Weaver , 43 , above , is letting her hair down for her latest role as America 's first lady in a comedy called Dave . |
| 9 | ‘ Freedom of establishment shall include the right to take up and pursue activities as self-employed persons and to set up and manage undertakings , in particular companies or firms within the meaning of the second paragraph of article 58 , under the conditions laid down for its own nationals by the law of the country where such establishment is effected , subject to the provisions of the chapter relating to capital . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ the right to take up and pursue activities as self-employed persons … under the conditions laid down for its own nationals by the law of the country where such establishment is effected … |
| 11 | D Company had spent the previous day digging a line of trenches to cover a series of vehicle checkpoints on all the main roads , and were just settling down for their first day 's occupation of the trenches . |
| 12 | Septimus brought it down for me one Christmastime when I was just a girl — before the last war anyhow . |
| 13 | Brian Swan was first to the ball when Townsend 's penalty came off the right-hand post and Swan was also in support of the stand-off when he touched down for his first try . |
| 14 | I asked Joe about the heart attack and the changes that it had brought to his life as he settled down for his six hours ' daily practice at the Manor Leisure Club in Yeadon , near Leeds-Bradford Airport . |
| 15 | Pat : He was six months old and I 'd gone down for his second immunisation and I mean the doctor I went to see was a family doctor — I 've known him since I was a baby — and he just , he was looking at him and he just said , ‘ Is your husband Chinese ? ’ |
| 16 | No losses were reported by the German unit , but Lt. Klaus Mietusch claimed one Hurricane shot down for his eighth victory . |
| 17 | EYES down for our weekly quiz about the news of the last seven days . |
| 18 | Wo n't you be afraid while you sit down for your long wait ? ’ |
| 19 | Said she , she 's going in for her fourth operation presumably to have this stapling done again , she says I believe that she 'd be far more counsellor , I , I would of thought she , she would of had counselling anyway before they go to stage of operating , surely , I mean , er do n't they look in into sort of psychological aspects of it , it 's usually a |
| 20 | People took them in for them other people what was sick but we did n't never have no dosh . ’ |
| 21 | And he hit back , saying : ‘ Maybe the British Athletic Federation should have shown me a bit of respect and credit after all the effort I 've put in for them this year . |
| 22 | The gardener they had taken on also came in for her unspoken dissatisfaction . |
| 23 | The oldest Classic has come in for its usual share of criticism in the past few weeks , largely due to the disappointing number of entries . |
| 24 | The Met Office , naturally , came in for its usual rounds of flak through the unpredictability of the English weather . |
| 25 | MOTORIST Janet Glover put her new £10,000 Toyota Corolla in for its first service — and got it back with an unwanted extra . |
| 26 | In one group of eight , half chose to go in for their first farrowing ; the second time they farrowed , all eight went in . |
| 27 | To accommodate a passenger , a second seat was installed in an open cockpit ( later glazed ) forward of the pilot ( as was done on NASM 's XP–59A ) and the VIPs or observers were strapped in for their first ride . |
| 28 | Only the organist in the conference hall seemed to be properly tuned-in , belting out a rendition of Bewitched , bothered and bewildered as the representatives filed in for their annual law and order debate . |
| 29 | If you 'd like more information about Oxfam 's anniversary activities you can write in for their special action pack . |
| 30 | K. R. One night we had a strange sergeant in from the South End of the city who was filling in for our missing sergeant . |