Example sentences of "for [conj] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | starting just past the river and continuing farther than the places I had names for or had ever seen . |
| 2 | The work plan timetable will highlight specific requirements which must be either budgeted for or planned as appropriate . |
| 3 | Both his in-laws , especially if they 've paid for or organized the wedding , and especially his mother-in-law . |
| 4 | These are so overwhelming that they stop adults going on to do the courses they applied for or enquired about . |
| 5 | Intact physical structures which enable one to see , hear , taste , smell and touch , and those which permit speech and body language are basic to independence , although some degree of impairment can often be compensated for or coped with . |
| 6 | It asked for and received the help of the ruler of the Hohenstaufen ( Germanic ) Empire , Frederik 1 , known as Barbarossa ( ‘ Red Beard ’ ) who crossed the Alps and attacked Milan . |
| 7 | He asked for and received the resignations of his Cabinet ; it was not clear whether they included his own . |
| 8 | They will not inquire into the adequacy of the consideration he has asked for and received . |
| 9 | At the time he prepared for and received Eucharist , he was the oldest of 32 residents of a home for severely handicapped children under Catholic auspices . |
| 10 | Last year it bid for and received £940,000 . |
| 11 | He remains a non-executive director of the north London club he has played for and managed and in a statement last night said he would proceed with his petition to buy out Mr Sugar ‘ unless advised by my lawyers not to do so . ’ |
| 12 | He has already played for and left both . |
| 13 | He shall be substituted for and succeeded by his wife , the Baroness Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza . |
| 14 | Somehow , both mothers have to be visited , cared for and made to feel wanted . |
| 15 | Is it about time that the Government took the opportunities of our youngest children seriously , gave their parents the opportunities that they are looking for and made sure that children receive the very best start , which is something that is taken for granted in other European countries ? |
| 16 | Many seemed not to know what the knives and forks were for and took the napkins for handkerchiefs . |
| 17 | Hewlett-Packard Moscow head of representation Nick Rossiter says the contract is fully paid for and took 18 months to negotiate . |
| 18 | Once ashore , the attacking force made for and took the remains of the Fao oil-export complex . |
| 19 | The men in the technical crew , unpaid , were earning their way by filming the fiesta for the B.B.C. The Bedouins , whom Cecil cared for and saw to be poor , were being paid in private out of Cecil 's own pocket . |
| 20 | This needs courage and conviction , both of which have to be fought for and acquired , step by step , without looking back . |
| 21 | So Deborah had to be content to ride on a tree branch every Saturday morning on her way to Pack Meeting but she did long to be on the back of a real pony again and to help in the stables as she used to do , and learn how a pony should be shoed , cared for and fed , and to know and do the other things required to pass the Pony Rider test . |
| 22 | George Oaks had been cared for and had work provided , first by his parents and later , by his elder brother . |
| 23 | It is true that not every subject or application yielded work we thought matched the excellence we hoped for and had already found in some areas . |
| 24 | But I think the ingenuity of chemists and scientists and physicists and astronomers is such that , yes , we could do it — if we knew what we were looking for and had the right ideas . |
| 25 | The culprit is sent for and denounced , for this is regarded as a very serious crime . |
| 26 | It seemed sad to see the old place decaying , uncared for and neglected . |
| 27 | Mrs Handley was yesterday being cared for and counselled by social services . |
| 28 | New features are constantly being asked for and added ; fractional leading , better hyphenation routines , faster transmission from remote sites , etc . |
| 29 | In the 1920s , an uncle founded the Barrandov film studios that were to have their finest hour with the Czech New Wave of the Sixties , and his father was responsible for and owned , among other buildings , the Lucerna block in the heart of the city which has been part of the life of most Pragers , with its remarkable collection of art-deco restaurants , bars , cinemas and concert hall . |
| 30 | At breakfast together Fisher exploded and attacked the Church Union and all that it stood for and said that they had done great harm and ought to apologize . |