Example sentences of "for [pron] [noun] at [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And industries such as British Steel dramatically improved their performance in the early 1980s , while they were nationalized industries for whom privatization at that stage was still a distant prospect . |
| 2 | ‘ Afterwards , there would only be dislike and resentment , because you do n't care for my feelings at all . |
| 3 | It is merely my desire that you complete your studies and take up a form of employ that may be useful for my purposes at some time in the future . |
| 4 | Ianthe felt that some kind of explanation for her presence at this unusual time and with a young man was expected , but did not feel herself capable of providing it |
| 5 | Asshe , thankful for her presence at any cost , agreed . |
| 6 | She would be taken there for her lessons at one o'clock : the shutters would be closed to keep out the heat , and the darkened room filled with the smell of joss-sticks and tobacco . |
| 7 | Eventually they are all dealt with , and Robyn is free to prepare for her lecture at eleven . |
| 8 | Dick and Donna Pfeiffer instilled the work ethic into their children at a tender age — Michelle used to clean second-hand fridges for her father at 50 cents apiece . |
| 9 | Nuclear Electric said it will spend £800,000 on modifications to the plant and the case for its operation at lower power levels , which it hopes to submit by autumn for restart by the end of the year . |
| 10 | Increasingly however , they will have to look to other institutions , sometimes another school but more often a College of F.E. , to provide specialised courses for their students at set times in the week . |
| 11 | All men refuse to take responsibility for their actions at some time or other during their lives , and some men so consistently shirk their duty that they present more the appearance of overgrown children than of adults . |
| 12 | Environment Minister Hans Alders plans to introduce " life-cycle management " , wherein manufacturers will be responsible for their products at all stages , including transporting , sorting , recycling and remarketing . |
| 13 | The early Turbomeca Marbore IIs fitted to G-FUGA are unsophisticated single-stage centrifugal-compressor straight turbojets with minimal automatic controls , so the pilot is entirely responsible for their well-being at low rpm , and woe betide him if he tries to hurry them . |
| 14 | ‘ They 're playing for their futures at this club , ’ he said . |
| 15 | Housed animals must have sufficient lighting to allow for their inspection at any time . |
| 16 | The pair , hosting a Christmas party for their staff at upmarket London eatery Mosimanns , never spoke . |
| 17 | obey the client 's safety rules and take reasonable care for their safety at all times . |
| 18 | ‘ It 's easy for them , is n't it , with their salary index-linked , paid holidays and regular hours — civil servants go home for their supper at 4.30 in the afternoon … |
| 19 | On the other hand , if we ignore the ego and its functions in man and concentrate on his instincts as if they could totally account for his behaviour as they do in animals who lack an ego , we should fall into the alternative trap of failing to account for his culture at all except as the outcome of doubtful instinctual behaviour of an altruistic or civilized kind . |
| 20 | After the concert , Branson explained how difficult it was to sell Oldfield 's music in America ; indeed , the only way Virgin had been able to find an American distributor for his records at all was on the back of a deal made for a new group on the label , XTC — precisely the kind of music Oldfield abhorred . |
| 21 | With his first collection , completed for his MA at Central St Martins , Michael Udo has begun to cause quite a stir . |
| 22 | ‘ Henri will be home for his supper at six o'clock and I have to do the shopping . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I really feared for his legs at one point . ’ |
| 24 | was working for his father at this time and about 1740 John Bird [ q.v. ] |
| 25 | Dexter and she would deliver Urquhart there for his rendezvous at seven o'clock that morning . |
| 26 | Eden , saying he had been asked to speak by the Cabinet , said ‘ they would remember him always — for his magnanimity , for his courage at all times and for his unfailing humour , founded in his unrivalled mastery of the English language ’ . |
| 27 | A young lad , a boy ; probably still an adolescent and little for his age at that . |
| 28 | Although making mo' movies is his main focus now , the comedian recently returned to stand-up comedy because , he said , he found himself unhappy without an outlet for his anger at social injustice . |
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| 30 | I would also like to thank you , Mr , er for your attendance at various times , and Mrs likewise , as neither of you again will be returning . |