Example sentences of "[be] [adv] [verb] for [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This catalogue raisonné has been keenly awaited for several years ; work began before the artist 's death in 1988 , aged eighty-six . |
| 2 | The castle had not been properly maintained for many years and after the auction it was allowed to crumble . |
| 3 | Now you ca n't possibly test a medicine on ten thousand people before you start to sell it , so that sort of risk , as rare a risk as that , will only be picked up when the medicine has actually been in use and on the market and been properly prescribed for some years , and what we are doing now , and what is particularly interesting , is to start to use computers to pick up these adverse reactions so that we know much more quickly in future if a medicine is doing any harm and we can either stop prescribing it for the people who are going to suffer from it , and that 's the most likely thing , or else take it off the market altogether if it 's if we do n't if we ca n't pick out the people who might be at risk . |
| 4 | Strike action on the coalfields was the major catalyst for the 1926 General Strike , and the miners have been widely perceived for several decades as at the forefront of trade union militancy in the United Kingdom . |
| 5 | No single measure of public expenditure has met with universal agreement , and even when one has been widely used for some time , it can be subject to change for a variety of reasons . |
| 6 | The breed was initially dual-purpose , whatever its colour , but for the most part ceded its milking role to the neighbouring Ayrshire ; it has continued as a beef breed but has never been intensively developed for that role . |
| 7 | Aden was at that time an RAF command , in which the operational policy of air control had been successfully applied for some years . |
| 8 | The ETC has been successfully established for several years and is very well equipped to provide all travel needs at the most competitive prices . |
| 9 | They are constantly looking for these changes , especially in situations which have previously been difficult . |
| 10 | You 've done more than you thought you 'd ever get away with and so in a sense it 's all gain from here , in fact it 's been all gain for some time and so you ca n't complain and you do n't intend to if fate deserts you now . |
| 11 | In only his second start of the season , Snodin provided the spark of midfield inspiration and stong running that Everton have been desperately searching for all season . |
| 12 | This rediscovery has come through historical exhibitions held recently at New York 's DIA Center for the Arts ( 1988–89 ) , Claude Berri 's RENN Espace d'Art Contemporain in Paris ( 1991–92 ) and at the Hallen für Neue Kunst , Schaffhausen , where Ryman 's art has been prominently featured for several years and a fresh installation opens shortly ( 2 May-31 October ) . |
| 13 | Pine-scented products may do this and so are best avoided for this reason . |
| 14 | But if I 've been away working for some time , it 's completely different . |
| 15 | ‘ In some areas we are already competing for that work ’ . |
| 16 | We can reveal in a world exclusive that they are already looking for more places to fly to — together . |
| 17 | Both Holywood and Instonians use the Olympia synthetic pitch as home venues , which threw up the possibility of the games being played back-to-back on April 24 — but the Centre has been already booked for that date for a Celtic boys football tournament . |
| 18 | Nevertheless if they were going to fly again they were gon na pay for a seat and they 're only looking for some recompense towards a new new ticket what 's wrong with sending them a voucher y'know , a properly produced voucher that we c that 's controlled properly by and all they do is guarantee any travel at their normal travel agent , do the business , attach the voucher to the B S P |
| 19 | Honestly , Rachel , you 've only got to see the two of you together — you 're just made for each other . ’ |
| 20 | We 're all ready , we 're just waiting for this gravy now |
| 21 | But we 're still perplexed as to how the accident could have happened and we 're still looking for any motive for murder or suicide . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ We 're still waiting for this body , ’ says the man with the braid from Tayside , the boys officially in charge . |
| 23 | Erm if it 's um well generally speaking I think , thinking about what the sort of consensus would be among people who who study this sort of thing , they 're usually looking for some sort of of discrepancy in ages or powers or something . |
| 24 | So they 're probably looking for both fossil fuels which includes gas . |
| 25 | They 're simply asking for more money to spent with no concerns about the value for money , and surely it was the Conservatives who used to tell us ten or fifteen years ago , that you could n't judge the quality of a service by the amount of money spent on it . |
| 26 | ‘ We 're fully booked for this evening , sir . |
| 27 | ‘ We are always looking for more employers to become involved and anyone who wants to support our work is welcome to get in touch . ’ |
| 28 | We hope that woodworkers of all types will send in their wheezes , as readers are always asking for more tips . |
| 29 | We hope that woodworkers of all types will send in their wheezes , as readers are always asking for more tips . |
| 30 | Final thoughts : great pity that Neil and Glenys wo n't be in Number Ten — never have a couple been more made for that job . |