Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The idea of eating these things seemed absurd , and yet Pinkie asked for some . |
| 2 | Joe Foley led for much of the distance , but once Belfast 's Stephen Mely had fought his way clear of a rather physical confrontation with Michael Cullen he closed on Foley and moved ahead with two of the 15 laps left . |
| 3 | He has winged his way across the world in pursuit of his hobby , a mission that has included Venezuela , Thailand , Africa and Israel among others — with Costa Rica planned for this year . |
| 4 | Sarah schemed for several weeks before daring to put forward a proposal . |
| 5 | The travellers were trying to get into a rock festival at Long Marston airfield near Stratford on Avon planned for this weekend.Roads around the site were blocked by the travellers as they confronted the police for most of the night . |
| 6 | In the preface to his Hortus Britanno-Americanus ( written in 1749 but not published until 1763 ) Mark Catesby [ q.v. ] , the pioneer naturalist of the south-eastern states of America , said that ‘ Mr. Gray at Fulham has for many years made it his business to raise and cultivate the plants of America ( from whence he has annually fresh supplies ) in order to furnish the curious with what they want … |
| 7 | Unlike the UK , the Netherlands has for most of the time since 1950 pursued a consistent policy of reducing and limiting the prison population ; overall it is difficult to argue that this reduction in punishment has adversely affected the Netherlands ' crime rate , which has risen in a roughly similar manner to that in the UK over this period ( Downes , 1999 : 33–41 , 194–5 ; NACRO , 1991a : 93 ) . |
| 8 | Murphy and Taggart led for much of the way but missed out a loop section of the route which cost them 30 marks and they dropped back . |
| 9 | Ann stands for all the women of common-sense , warm affection , and practical piety that Edward repeatedly attempted to sketch realistically or to record in dream-like settings in his essays and sketches . |
| 10 | BML has for some time been concerned about the declining popularity of the NBS , which began in a blaze of publicity in 1955 . |
| 11 | The University of Warwick has for some time provided the possibility of studying both English and foreign texts in a comparative way at undergraduate level . |
| 12 | Silently they hugged each other , with Edward trembling for both of them . |
| 13 | Toby gestured for another glass of Bollinger and continued : ‘ No , the clues may perhaps lie in that contract between Supersight and Brian Harley . |
| 14 | Oh look , it 's Richard Branson going for another record in his big balloon — go on , bomb the bearded bigwig ! |
| 15 | Until 1986 Andy caddied for several players , including Gary Player and Bernhard Langer . |
| 16 | And yet , as our talk wound down to a close , Koons begged for more . |
| 17 | The fierceness with which peasant deputies in the first two Dumas pressed for all noble land to be handed over startled and frightened the government . |
| 18 | So near and yet so far … that sums Saturday up for all three of our teams … |
| 19 | Ms Torcato worked for several newspapers and magazines in India and , more recently , in Gulf countries . |
| 20 | But while the BHRCA speaks for many companies and individuals , it does not represent everyone , or even every sector , and is sometimes at odds with the views of other bodies . |
| 21 | All but a handful of LEAs bid for these grants ( HM Treasury , 1990 , Table 11.1 ; CIPFA , 1989 , p. 18 ) . |
| 22 | On internal British politics , Ken speaks for more than the Labour leadership might imagine , but when he leaves England for abroad he starts to get very muddled-up . |
| 23 | Pakistan struggled for much of game , with Wasim Akram providing one of their few bright spots , smashing 36 from 15 balls , including two towering sixes . |
| 24 | Bernard Baruch spoke for many business people when he complained that the British were quick to moan but not to help themselves by making their economy more productive and competitive . |
| 25 | Tory Tony Marlow spoke for many of his colleagues last night . |
| 26 | Blaney 's success in the States lasted for some years and then , in 1910 , the affluent company decided to tour Great Britain . |
| 27 | Sleight apologised for this state of affairs at the Congress in Dublin in 1895 : " It must be remembered that it is exceedingly difficult for the executive committee to meet together often , for every time they do so they have to bear their own travelling expenses , and sometimes hotel expenses ; and to whatever centre they are summoned , it only means that some members of the committee have to travel a considerable distance . |
| 28 | I 'm also annoyed by the timespots Tod allows for each section . |
| 29 | He said : ‘ I believe my attitude and fitness have both improved since I signed for Wednesday , and I 've got the boss and coach Ritchie Barker to thank for that . |
| 30 | An internal inquiry has been carried out by Ealing social services , in whose area Christopher lived for most of the last weeks of his life , but no serious professional errors were found . |