Example sentences of "[verb] for [art] [det] [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 In the meantime , let recycled papers be conserved for the many purposes they are more fit for .
2 Beeney was well positioned for the few shots he had to take .
3 And now what they 're saying is , well we 'll buy out those appeals , if you had your appeal running for a few years we 'll give you five hundred pound ex gratia payment .
4 Carole Rue , BT 's network services development manager , said : ‘ Although the trial has only been running for a few weeks we 're most encouraged by the initial response from our customers .
5 and if you 're coming for a few days you 've , you 've bag carrying and all this in the business
6 A British walker survived for seven days without food , save for a few prunes she managed to scavenge out of a dustbin , while lost in New Zealand 's rugged Taparua mountain range .
7 Detectives investigating the murder of Glasgow pensioner Agnes Law have revealed that she was killed for the few pounds she had in her house .
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