Example sentences of "run [prep] " in BNC.

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1 You 're sorta runnin' about all the time , so you do n't get time for anythin' else really .
2 " If you 'll nobbut stop runnin' after 'em they 'll settle down .
3 The first — which will start in April next year , and run for three years — is a new system of transitional protection for those households that stand to lose most from the abolition of domestic rates .
4 Keep fit and run for the charity which values your contribution
5 Run for the children and young people who are disabled or disadvantaged .
6 Run for Shelter
7 ON APRIL 21ST , RUN FOR SOMEONE WHO CA N'T .
8 And get out there and run for those who ca n't .
9 One Small Step is building a laboratory that will help keep many children from lives spent in a wheelchair … please help to make this possible for our kids and run for them in the next London Marathon .
10 Run for us , so we can run for them …
11 If you run for St. John Ambulance in the 1991 ADT London Marathon
12 Whether to do the sensible thing — chicken out and run for shelter from the bitter blast of the elements ?
13 Run for the tower , ’ Elinor said .
14 The weathermen say we 're safe but if it even thinks of heading north , we run for shelter . ’
15 Run for your life ! ’
16 Run for your lives ! she silently cried .
17 One eye-witness account noted : ‘ At twelve noon , when the horses were pulling the Indian , there came a great gust of wind , and after this a rain shower which made everyone , including the soldiers , run for cover at great speed .
18 ‘ I never force myself , or run for a record and if you are not running under pressure you can achieve more .
19 A spiritual director is not a problem-solver to whom we run for infallible answers .
20 Reminiscence is often an important aspect of the clubs run for people from various ethnic minority groups .
21 ‘ You three run for it , ’ yelled Yanto .
22 The tunnels in Cornwall 's oldest tin mine , South Crofty near Camborne , run for a total of 160 km , about the distance between London and Birmingham .
23 As an entertainer I run in bright colours and I run for the public .
24 Run for it !
25 It does not matter whether the agencies are voluntary or run for profit , provided they are efficient .
26 TV ads break nationally in late June and run for five weeks .
27 So they pick up full speed and run for cover — and your net should be carefully positioned so they hit it just before reaching safety .
28 Whenever you run for a train , cope with stress at work , or lose your temper , the heart and lungs have to cope with the extra demands placed on them .
29 These are people who run for buses and put their hands in their pockets to ensure their change does n't jump out .
30 ‘ Whenever they are exposed to real difficulty ’ , he pointed out , ‘ they run for the British umbrella . ’
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