Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] [adv prt] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | William lived on for a further 16 years after that , into the reign of George V and the First World War . |
| 2 | And being married to David made up for a great many afternoon teas and Women 's Institute meetings . |
| 3 | No answer , then Spencer passed out for a few seconds , only to wake to the pungent smell of burning and the sharp realisation that he must now get out of the thing . |
| 4 | The cars drew up for a quiet haggle , the girls got in . |
| 5 | The Righteous Brothers popped in for a swifty , as did Twin Peaks star Sherilyn Fenn . |
| 6 | The Righteous Brothers popped in for a swifty , as did Twin Peaks star Sherilyn Fenn . |
| 7 | For instance , I have today recorded a radio interview in Welsh stressing the need to have an application for quarrying on the Carmel Woods SSSI called in for a public inquiry . |
| 8 | But while the search went on for a suitable donor , Evelyn and Peter Walker kept a constant vigil by their ten-year-old daughter 's hospital bedside . |
| 9 | The political parties warmed up for a general election by bickering over whether the new health trusts remain part of the national health service . |
| 10 | This meant that the married women left at home came in for a large share of the work about the croft . |
| 11 | The sun came up for a half an hour , but it was too cold : -46° Centigrade . |
| 12 | Tory turned back for a last look at the rejected blooms as the ponies moved off . |
| 13 | The last dance went on for a long time . |
| 14 | This sort of exchange went on for a long time . |
| 15 | ZOOLOGIST Terry Walton stopped off for a few days in India in 1967 . |
| 16 | His father , however , preferred that Farrar went in for a professional career , and Farrar was articled to a firm of architects and surveyors in Northampton , becoming a Fellow of the Geographical Society . |
| 17 | ROVERS had goalkeeper Paul Crichton sent off for a professional foul to complete a miserable afternoon . |
| 18 | The sing-song lumbered along for a little while but it appears that the ‘ Ball of Kirriemuir ’ has been removed from the Examination Syllabus . |
| 19 | Morrell went on for a comfortable victory over three seconds clear of the defending champion , Mark Kirk , of Ballymena . |
| 20 | Ultimately it was Nayim 's audacious away goal that ruled , but only in the closing minutes had the Londoners enjoyed a moment 's respite from the pumped-up Fourth Division team , who had Roy McDonough sent off for a reckless tackle near the end . |
| 21 | With Morris brought off for a deserved breather , Mark Burns took over the duty of penalty taker after 58 minutes , the award coming after a Nigel Allister stick chop , and it was 5–1 . |
| 22 | The eruption of Krakatoa has some parallels in these respects , for after an impressive opening , the eruption dragged on for a full three months before reaching its climax on 26 and 27 August . |
| 23 | Afterwards the whole group stayed on for a few extra days . |
| 24 | ELTON JOHN and Axl Rose teamed up for a spectacular duet at the MTV awards in Los Angeles . |
| 25 | Derby were convincing 3–0 winners over Pisa , who also had Jose Antonio Chamot sent off for a professional foul on Ted McMinn . |
| 26 | This is your moment of truth ; more like moment of terror as West Hartlepool ran through for a second try . |
| 27 | Lio ! rt came in for a second run , but slower this time to allow for the big man 's unexpected agility . |
| 28 | Liverpool City Council 's leisure services department believe more than 30,000 people turned out for a thrilling 20-minute extravaganza . |
| 29 | Furthermore , even if a woman paid in for a full pension she had to pass the ‘ half test ’ ; that is , she had to work for at least half of her married life before she could count in her contributions both before and after marriage ( Groves , 1983 , pp. 45–7 ) . |
| 30 | Maxim settled down for a gloomy evening . |