Example sentences of "[adv prt] for the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | It is usually noticeable that when a masochist has for years felt hard done by , often over-controlled by their partner , and then for some reason the tables are turned , he or she metes out punishment as if this has to go on for the same length of time that the masochist 's suffering was endured . |
| 32 | Arguments about this change continue to rage , and will probably burn on for the foreseeable future . |
| 33 | As the military mutiny dragged on for the sixth day , President Corazon Aquino asked Filipinos to ‘ join hands and consolidate our resources to rebuild what we have destroyed ’ . |
| 34 | As the military mutiny dragged on for the sixth day , President Corazon Aquino asked Filipinos to ‘ join hands and consolidate our resources to rebuild what we have destroyed ’ . |
| 35 | The light will be left on for the whole time . |
| 36 | One , an innings of 499 : the other , a knock which went on for the little matter of 970 minutes . |
| 37 | In the end , they held on for the vital points , having gained five in their last three games to ensure safety . |
| 38 | I therefore walked on air as I went to Westminster Evening Institute to sign on for the next Sociology year . |
| 39 | ‘ Do you know , before this I went out and bought Tesco 's own-brand baked beans to live on for the next month , ’ she remarked , rather unconvincingly . |
| 40 | And , Save our Sausage.The heat is on for the British Banger . |
| 41 | Sterland came on for the last half-hour of this week 's 3-0 reserve team win over Manchester City at Maine Road , and yesterday declared : ‘ It went brilliantly . |
| 42 | Er , we have approximately sixty boys signed on for the three teams , all of whom come from the Ottery area . |
| 43 | This extends to his judicious choice of tempi which thankfully avoids the ‘ brakes on for the big melodies ’ approach , which in some versions comes close to collapsing the entire edifice under its own emotional weight . |
| 44 | At least two departments in France will be focussed on for the detailed investigation of home owners . |
| 45 | The Prime Minister had his head down for the vast majority of the speech , assiduously following the whole of the 57 pages either to avoid the accusatory , glaring eyes of the Opposition or to check that his Chancellor did not deviate from the text . |
| 46 | As he pushed the nose down for the final approach , he extended down the undercarriage . |
| 47 | In 1749 for the first time a single system of tactics was laid down for the entire army , while in 1765 the Hofkriegsrath assumed the power to appoint to all ranks above that of captain and from 1776 an organized State military transport corps began to be built up . |
| 48 | So remember you hold it down for the right length and quickly take your hand off , as soon as you 've done it . |
| 49 | He is the only pianist I have ever heard who does not make Balakirev 's Islamey sound clumsy in places , who does not need to slow down for the middle section of Liszt 's Rhapsodie espagnole , and who can play repeated notes faster than a machine-gun can shoot bullets . |
| 50 | The opposition to Raybestos then appeared to die down for the following year , only to return with a vengeance in 1980 . |
| 51 | Where further notification is not given on the fourth day in accordance with the procedures laid down for the second stage , you shall not be disentitled to SSP from the fourth day of absence for that reason only . |
| 52 | LONDON TOWERS caught Carlsberg League champions Roland Kingston with their guard down for the second time this season by defeating them 103-97 at the Michael Sobell Centre , Islington , on Sunday night . |
| 53 | Where notification is given at the first stage , but not in accordance with the procedures laid down for the first stage , you shall not be disentitled to SSP for that day for that reason only . |
| 54 | He had one fight in 1984 and was knocked down for the first time in his career . |
| 55 | The serious Christian , set down for the first time in a Christian community , is likely to bring with him a very definite idea of what Christian life together should be and try to realize it . |
| 56 | The curriculum laid down for the first time what pupils should learn in 10 subjects . |
| 57 | The woman clung to Julia 's hand and broke down for the first time , weeping and pouring out a torrent of Italian that Julia was incapable of translating for herself . |
| 58 | The leadership wants to see the proportion of union voting strength at party conferences reduced from the current 70 per cent — down for the first time this year from the traditional 90 per cent — to an eventual 50 per cent . |
| 59 | This piece of information caused Makins to slow down for the first time and look at me more carefully . |
| 60 | Trident sub goes down for the first time |