Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] [adj] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | But 1973 instead became most significant for the October Arab-Israeli War and a quadrupling of oil prices which further deepened the West 's economic difficulties . |
| 2 | Super dry Sure , Active ‘ It does n't sting but my underarms became incredibly hot for five minutes after applying . |
| 3 | Life now became rather difficult for the Durbeyfields . |
| 4 | They were made into medicines , perfumes and unguents by the Egyptian priests and priestesses who became so renowned for their skills that sages and physicians from all over the ancient world came to Egypt to study medicine and the Mysteries . |
| 5 | ‘ Isabel miscarried , which was why she became so mad for Benedict 's coming here . ’ |
| 6 | Things became so bad for the Charles Bal later on in the evening that she had to spend the entire night tacking back and forth south east of Krakatoa , probably remaining within twenty kilometres of it — the ash-fall from the eruption was so thick that Captain Watson could not see well enough to steer away to safety , but ironically , the glare from the volcano provided a weird and somewhat improbable lighthouse . |
| 7 | It was because of this that it became so important for a buyer to establish that the seller 's representation amounted to a contractual term so that full damages would then be available . |
| 8 | In such circumstances councillors and officials can be sanctioned and made personally liable for misappropriated funds . |
| 9 | The Muslim potters of Malaga in the Kingdom of Granada became justly famous for their wares and lustre pottery was subsequently made by both Muslim and Christian potters in the Christian town of Valencia . |
| 10 | You had different , different companies do the , do the job so you used to get say I mean th you get a receiver for that cargo , well it , perhaps he got so much for receiving that cargo , then that was his job then to allocate it to different people but he , cos that was another job for him which you do n't do now . |
| 11 | And then , as numbers increased and it became less difficult for non-Christians to come , we saw several wonderful conversions . |
| 12 | When the 1945 Education Act broadened the entry to secondary and higher education , it became much easier for Bloomsbury House to deal with the more able children . |
| 13 | She pulled off the gown , kicked off the matching shoes , and dragged on the outfit she found most comfortable for working in the studio , a pair of worn denims and a baggy cotton T-shirt with ‘ I LOVE NEW YORK ’ printed on it . |
| 14 | if they 'd keep for Christmas that 's why they charged so much for them , those Mackintosh reds and that , and I mean it told you then in one of those magazines that were , John was reading that he said make sure that you wash those apples before you eat them . |
| 15 | At Grange Park , Hampshire , built c .1670 for the lawyer , Sir Robert Henley , Samwell 's house was swallowed up by the neo-classical remodelling by William Wilkins [ q.v. ] , but despite alterations and the threat of demolition , the shell of his house substantially survives , concealed within the later work . |
| 16 | A pass of hit and hope bounced just right for Nicholson . |
| 17 | Japan had the highest figures for longevity ( 82.5 years for women and 76.2 for men ) while the USA rated respectively 16th for women ( 78.6 ) and 23rd for men ( 71.6 ) . |
| 18 | At the bottom of the same road is the elegant triple-tiered Palazzo Tarsis , built around 1836 for Paolo Tarsis and reckoned to be the finest example of Neo-Classical architecture in the city . |
| 19 | It must also be accurate , or at least accurate enough for the recipient , and timely , as information provided too late for the particular p urpose is use it can respond to the changing needs of the user . |
| 20 | Jason McCoy , all this month , has a show of Jackson Pollock drawings among which are two large gouaches which surfaced too late for inclusion in the artist 's catalogue raisonné in 1976 . |
| 21 | Also available is a file for metal and a rasp for wood which we found very useful for shaping and smoothing these materials . |
| 22 | It was too late to go to the campsite , or even to get a bus out of town , so we stopped at a hotel where they worried about us and charged too much for Coke . |
| 23 | Now that the hand was not naturally and exactly adapted for one specific task it became generally adaptable for just about everything and hence the agency which ultimately controlled the hand was now called on to give it the directions which automatic instinct and locomotive reflexes no longer could . |
| 24 | The gym , in Navigation Road , therefore , bristles with specially designed work-out machines and facilities made easily accessible for the disabled . |
| 25 | Japan , in second place , sold just 0.71 for every person . |
| 26 | Indeed , in view of the spread of the disease , it seemed somewhat unnecessary for Horizon to choose a title relating solely to Greenwich Village . |
| 27 | The curtains were of heavy velvet , but seemed somewhat skimpy for the expanse of window . |
| 28 | Her first meeting with Charles augured somewhat better for the future . |
| 29 | The experience came in useful for another role right — as a makeup girl . |
| 30 | There was one occasion when the addled eggs came in handy for pelting a kid on a motorbike who 'd been riding up and down outside our house all evening and making a terrible noise . |