Example sentences of "[noun] [adv prt] for [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As she looked blank he went on : ‘ Wickham had Pascoe in for questioning this afternoon . |
| 2 | Hence we get what would otherwise be an absurdity : the spectacle of linguists telling speakers off for wanting to make ‘ unnecessary ’ changes in their language , which is seen , oddly , as something that exists independently of the speakers who use it . |
| 3 | She must have been an exceptional item , because Rich can hardly get the words out for trembling woooh noises and peculiar scatological asides . |
| 4 | Plus it has an effects loop , and a preamp out for slaving up to other power amps , and so on . |
| 5 | Shall we put some other shoes on for driving ? |
| 6 | Dear God , we call on you to take our lives over for carrying out your work . |
| 7 | He erm such a farce he told Nigel off for showing showing off . |
| 8 | She even claims to be the government 's science policy coordinator — a role we should n't attach too much weight too , according to Mrs Thatcher , who once told New Scientist off for inflating this part of her job beyond what she really had in mind . |
| 9 | They only moved away two years ago , to the mainland , and then Mrs Hamilton did the place up for letting . |
| 10 | We gave Undry up for lost then , and , binding our power to the three Treasures we had left , we healed the breach and built up the wall ever higher and stronger . |
| 11 | he said he said what he 's gon na do is erm is he 's got his name down for buying a trailer for it as well |
| 12 | Anyway , Dadda owed him a day off for working the Spring Holiday Monday to get those Chippendale chair seats done . |
| 13 | Shouldering their empty bait bags they jumped on their bikes and after a cheerful ‘ Watch out for mooring ropes , ’ from Yanto , they cycled off in opposite directions . |
| 14 | Faint-hearted , they took his essays back for remarking and upgraded them , as an airline always will a seat for a vociferous passenger . |
| 15 | It is important to note that the Act does not require all landowners to fence against the highway : in moorland areas of Wales and the north of England this would be an intolerable burden and in such areas a motorist must be expected to be on the look out for straying livestock . |
| 16 | As a result of grass roots pressure , city halls and private groups are encouraging people to take their 1989 Christmas trees in for recycling into mulch , fuel or erosion barriers . |
| 17 | My grandma told my father off for growing a beard . |
| 18 | She could have bitten her tongue out for asking it . |
| 19 | They 'd delight in things like withholding the mail , or telling the cook off for making the food look too attractive or for giving people too much . |
| 20 | McCallan was their hero , scoring his 28th goal of the season to pay the Blues back for rejecting him on his return from Australia two seasons ago . |
| 21 | I sat there last night I actually I 'm on the way to the post office cos I got the erm form back for claiming for Christmas holidays |
| 22 | Of course , it 's quite right , and it 's it 's in a sense maybe reasonable to oppose a budget , but in the past , I think it 's been erm , one of the strengths of the labour group , when in opposition to put alternative budgets in for say , yes , we take a view that 's different to the budget that 's before us , but so far with two conservative speakers , we 've not had the benefit of knowing which items , which levels of of spending within this policy committee , be it the Chief Exec . |
| 23 | So that you know things are all spot on for handing books in . |
| 24 | And why had n't the attendant come and told the foreign autocrat off for coming in the wrong way ? |
| 25 | He opted for a job as an arc metalworker for a firm that allowed him plenty of time off for competing in meetings and , as he was an international , he travelled overseas often . |
| 26 | Time off for carrying out trade union activities may require some interpretation , The Advisory , Conciliation and Arbitration Service ( ACAS ) has published a code of practice on this subject , ‘ Time off for Trade Union Duties and Activities ’ , which is available from HMSO and other booksellers . |
| 27 | And even now , as he never has time off for spending the twenty-something quid a week they 'll dish him for the one-hundred-and-twenty-hour stint he puts in most weeks , he could just afford a wife and kid . |