Example sentences of "for [pron] [noun] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now Rhoda had stopped work she would go down to the newsagent on the corner for her cigarettes at the same time every morning , each day a little lighter on her feet . |
| 2 | It is precisely this sort of arrangement — ‘ rooms had been taken there because they were to start by an early train on that line in the morning ’ — that leads to a fraught dinner party for Clara Amedroz and the two rivals for her hand at the Great Northern Hotel , King 's Cross , in Anthony Trollope 's The Belton Estate ( 1865 ) . |
| 3 | We lined up on the foredeck to give the traditional three cheers for her Majesty at the appropriate moment . |
| 4 | She tried to pray for her father at the same time , but Madeleine danced across her invocation , Madeleine provocative in yellow piqué and high-heeled sandals disrupted her holy words . |
| 5 | Dust is expected to be common in the PFM , and in this theory the direct accretion of such dust accounts for its abundance at the lunar surface , though smaller quantities are tiny impact-fragments and the result of condensation from rock vapour generated by impacts . |
| 6 | Comment from Morton Westlake centred on how jolly good the scones were , how you could get a jolly food tea at the Waldorf in London , and the astronomical prices which some had paid for their seats at the forthcoming Test match at Lord's. it was the Old Stager who brought them back to the match in hand . |
| 7 | Before yesterday 's game , both sets of supporters , who won plaudits for their rapport at the 1985 League Cup final , joined in a chorus of You 'll Never Walk Alone the Liverpool supporters ' anthem . |
| 8 | Members are requested to retain the papers for their use at the appropriate Committee meetings and the Regional Council . |
| 9 | Physicians for Human Rights , based in Boston , and the New York group Human Rights Watch brought the samples back last summer and arranged for their analysis at the British chemical weapons laboratory at Porton Down , Wiltshire . |
| 10 | The designer must therefore achieve a " spatial feel " for his scheme at the earliest possible time . |
| 11 | In minutes he was dressed and looking for his signallers at the Dutch HQ , for as second in command of the Company he must warn headquarters and the platoons in their hill positions above the town , as well as contacting Sparrow Force , whom he did not know were under attack the same night . |
| 12 | Only two weeks ago , Hendry sent a plea to Roxburgh asking for his chance at the highest level . |
| 13 | Baxter 's work and his royal connections made him famous during the years directly following the Great Exhibition and he gained public recognition for his achievements : he was awarded the great gold medal of Austria ( 1852 ) , and medals for his exhibits at the Great Exhibitions in New York ( 1853 ) and Paris ( 1855 ) , was elected a member of the Royal Society of Arts ( 1855 ) , and received the grand gold medal of Sweden ( 1857 ) . |
| 14 | If it were n't for his days at the mucky end of the trade , he would never have earned enough to buy a house and he would n't have met Raksha who had been doing a bit of topless work to supplement her salary as a nurse . |
| 15 | NICK FALDO , never afraid of hard work in his pursuit of golfing perfection , has spent 30 hours in practice for his challenge at the 93rd US Open which starts at Baltusrol , New Jersey on Thursday . |
| 16 | One important question remains unsettled , namely , whether there can be a conviction for assault on a constable when the constable is not actually on duty in the technical sense that he has reported for his shift at the requisite time . |
| 17 | Williams , who beat Trevor Currie on Tuesday night to add the European championship to his Commonwealth title , may have to wait for his shot at the British champion , though Mason rises to his former sparring partner 's rhetoric . |
| 18 | Williams , who beat Trevor Currie on Tuesday night to add the European championship to his Commonwealth title , may have to wait for his shot at the British champion , though Mason rises to his former sparring partner 's rhetoric . |
| 19 | So , for a few pounds a month now , you could build up a very welcome nest-egg for yourself and provide financial protection for your family at the same time . |
| 20 | If you have any doubt about these new requirements , you should consult the Building Control Officer for your area at the local council offices . |
| 21 | Check one of these out for your rack at the first opportunity . |