Example sentences of "[adv prt] for [pron] [noun sg] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'd like to change because I think good actors do alter the way they look and it 's something I plan to work on for my career in the future . ’ |
| 2 | In earlier times , the family had often held the key to power and women had more opportunity to influence affairs : thus , in feudal times , the Lady of the Manor supervised a large household , exercised great practical authority over both men and women , and stood in for her husband in his frequent absences from home . |
| 3 | I told my father I was all right and I 'd be in for my dinner in an hour or so , then went back to the shed to wipe Gravel down . |
| 4 | Vincent , overcome with gratitude for this ready help , apologised several times over for his presumption in landing on Mauve 's doorstep without warning . |
| 5 | Later in the game he was sent off for his part in a vicious brawl . |
| 6 | Collins was the other striking contributor within Scotland 's side , tirelessly continuing at international level where he had left off for his club in Saturday 's Old Firm game and looking unaffected by the demands of a workload which had caused wholesale disruption to the national team elsewhere . |
| 7 | And they sent Alan off for his dinner in the hospital canteen and when he came back I 'd gone . |
| 8 | Britain 's newest T.V. satellite station , B S B , has announced a star-spangled line up for its launch in April , celebrities such as Mike Smith , naturalist David Bellamy , Juke Box Jury host , Jules Holland , will all be in the forefront of the drive for viewers . |
| 9 | Huddersfield made up for their failure in the Cup by winning the League Championship in the next season , 1923–4 . |
| 10 | This must help to make up for her disappointment in the Cowal Championships when , due to an error in the markings , she missed out on a fourth place medal . |
| 11 | perpetual insults that every decent labour man has endured through standing up for his country in the hour of her crisis from men who have foisted themselves on the Labour movement by wirepulling tactics . |
| 12 | This did not stop West Indies taking a firm grip on the match , as Greenidge reached 5,000 Test runs and Richards 6,000 , warming up for his achievement in the next match with 87. 312 all out was hardly the big total they would have wanted , but it was quite enough . |
| 13 | The undercover soldiers of the S-A-S have been singled out for their bravery in the Gulf War . |
| 14 | ( c ) Goodwill Before the Finance Act 1956 and the introduction of tax relief for contributions to retirement annuity contracts for the self-employed , outgoing partners in solicitors ' firms invariably relied upon being paid out for their interest in the firm 's goodwill as the principal means of providing for themselves and their families during their retirement and after their death . |
| 15 | Watch out for our newsletter in March and return the application form immediately if you want to take part in our summer campaign . ’ |
| 16 | Pontypridd 's main concern is the fitness of outside-half Neil Jenkins , who turned out for his club in a home friendly against Penarth on Tuesday — only his second game in seven weeks because of an ankle injury . |