Example sentences of "[adv prt] for the [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A British double-century looks very much on for the 11-times South African champion , who was the first man to achieve that feat in his native land . |
| 2 | Do you combine it with the weekly ‘ big shop ’ at Sainsbury 's , wait until you fall ill or hang on for the January sales ? |
| 3 | Sixty extra Scottish Office staff have been taken on for the agriculture department 's area offices , plus a further 30 at its Edinburgh headquarters . |
| 4 | Yes because in the summer I mean you , some time in the , in this next term would be the ideal thing really because that , if she can stay on for the summer term |
| 5 | A fierce battle is now on for the constituent firms across Europe , the Pacific basin and Canada . |
| 6 | ‘ The fact of the matter is , several of the teachers on the course you missed because of skiving off on holiday , a number of them have asked me if they can stay on for the autumn term . |
| 7 | ‘ The DJ took up the same line when he came on for the broadcast quiz interview , ’ she went on . |
| 8 | I eased down , just holding on for the silver medal , but it was the end of my Commonwealth Games . |
| 9 | Wilson has the 200m butterfly , 400m and 1500m freestyle , while Purvis is down for the 200m backstroke , 400m freestyle , 50m , 100m and 200m butterfly . |
| 10 | Rumour had it the owner of the Gazi burned it down for the insurance money . |
| 11 | Passengers actually changed into their pyjamas and settled down for the night bunks or convertible seat-beds complete with sheets and blankets . |
| 12 | Smith 's early demise opened the door for the much-anticipated return of David Gower , who had flown down for the Wimbledon men 's final in something other than a Tiger Moth the day before . |
| 13 | All you have to do is look down for the B numbers , now |
| 14 | There are a few of us ( 3 at mo — myself , a mate and Steve Walsh ) who want to come down for the Oxford match from Durham/Newcastle . |
| 15 | George Augustus who lost his last race in Germany in the stewards room is down for the Grosser Preis Von Baden and would have to be supported . |
| 16 | George Augustus who lost his last race in Germany in the stewards room is down for the Grosser Preis Von Baden and would have to be supported . |
| 17 | Stephenson also sends Durham Edition down for the Food Brokers Ferrero Rocher Handicap Chase but due to defections the weights go up 14lb and he is topweight with 11st 10lb . |
| 18 | Stephenson also sends Durham Edition down for the Food Brokers Ferrero Rocher Handicap Chase but due to defections the weights go up 14lb and he is topweight with 11st 10lb . |
| 19 | I was just going to make a quick comment if I may on Oxfam , because I noticed that they 're down for the street collections and for the flag day , now next year 's their fiftieth anniversary , so I think it 's quite appropriate next year , but I do , my own view is , that we will get , we ought to get one comprehensive list of all these organisations , for both the street collections and the flag days , with an indication in the column of whether it 's flag day they 've gone for or a street collection , so that we can identify that sort of situation . |
| 20 | There is a statutory procedure laid down for the consultation process . |
| 21 | Carew was about to reach down for the attaché case resting against the leg of the chair when Harrison leaned forward towards him , his face contorted with bitterness and dislike . |
| 22 | You write to an imaginary friend , you 're inviting him down for the summer holidays and you say all that , all about the sort of things that you 're planning to do with them , make it up |
| 23 | Once the eagles had got used to the return of Minch they settled down for the summer months . |
| 24 | The service started with our opening carol , ‘ Away in a Manger ’ and continued with all the normal Christmas readings ; after the gospel we sat down for the nativity play , which was performed by a section from the armoured car squadron . |
| 25 | He said : ‘ It was always my intention to spend a couple of years looking at everyone with international potential , qualify for Sweden and then settle the squad down for the World Cup . |
| 26 | This and other theatres elsewhere were at their peak when the gentry came in for the Quarter Sessions ; for wives and marriageable daughters , there were the balls and concerts of the Assembly Rooms specially built at the back of the George Hotel . |
| 27 | But then I thought , ‘ I 'll show him , ’ and I went in for the Pub Entertainer of the Year contest . |
| 28 | Although they have been pencilled in for the Cymru Alliance next season , Llani have faint hopes of winning a reprieve if a present club pulls out of the Konica League . |
| 29 | A hunting shark closing in for the kill homes in on the body electricity given off by its victim . |
| 30 | Manager ‘ Ila Tapueluelu , however , disclosed that five younger players had been drafted in for the Fiji event after a disappointing showing in a tournament in Western Samoa . |