Example sentences of "for christmas " in BNC.
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| 1 | Make up pots and bowls of bulbs for Christmas and easter flowers . |
| 2 | The flowers should open and be at their glorious , fragrant best for Christmas . |
| 3 | They must go in right away if they are to bloom for Christmas . |
| 4 | By planting two seedlings of the variety ‘ Dok Elgon ’ per 5-litre bucket of peat in August , they have harvested good-quality curds in time for Christmas . |
| 5 | In the nineteenth century , the Goose and Burial Clubs were the forerunner of the social security system and the welfare state — the goose was for Christmas , the burial speaks for itself . |
| 6 | The chartered jet was carrying 248 US servicemen home for Christmas to Fort Campbell , Kentucky , from their stations in the Sinai desert , where they formed part of the Multinational Force and Observers designed to monitor implementation of the Camp David accords between Egypt and Israel . |
| 7 | One non-charity Christmas stamp will be available , at 15p — the most popular price for Christmas cards — featuring four peasants framed by a row of Gothic arches . |
| 8 | Healey was able to pay back the first instalment of £2 billion to the IMF with some ease , and indeed the full IMF loan proved to be unnecessary , while income-tax allowances were raised and a bonus for Christmas could be afforded for old-age pensions . |
| 9 | Stone does not go this far , although he can not resist quoting an Irish opponent of divorce during the referendum campaign of 1986 to the effect that ‘ a woman voting for divorce is like a turkey voting for Christmas ’ ( p. 420 ) . |
| 10 | You know , for Christmas , like . |
| 11 | The shop 's pretty crowded — I spect people are buying stuff for Christmas , so I just stand around watching them . |
| 12 | Annie told me I 'd get a bike for Christmas — a red one with a basket . |
| 13 | From the school came more music , the school choir rehearsing for Christmas . |
| 14 | Sam invited her best friend down for Christmas . |
| 15 | Items available include rosaries , medals , Mass cards , holy pictures and Advent calendars and Christmas cards ( shop early for Christmas ! ) . |
| 16 | Items available include rosaries , medals , Mass cards , holy pictures and Advent calendars and Christmas cards ( shop early for Christmas ! ) . |
| 17 | He came to stay with my family for Christmas one year . |
| 18 | Everyone 's a capitalist The socialist councillor was intent on buying up Sheffield ; and the YMCA , reports Geoffrey Beattie , is hoping to make a quick buck for Christmas . |
| 19 | But this was just a game , and before some one points out that the stock market is itself just a game ( for somewhat privileged people ) , I should add that this was just a family game being marketed in Sheffield for Christmas . |
| 20 | Most of the wounded were street-sellers and shopkeepers in the busy commercial sector behind the police buildings , who had arrived early to work eager for Christmas sales . |
| 21 | Most of the wounded were street-sellers and shopkeepers in the busy commercial sector behind the police buildings , who had arrived early to work eager for Christmas sales . |
| 22 | Star Watch A comet for Christmas : .. |
| 23 | Star Watch A comet for Christmas : .. |
| 24 | ‘ Will Kenneth Clarke tell my five-year-old daughter why she will not get a bike or a doll 's house for Christmas ? |
| 25 | The press wore magnificent shoulder bags stuffed full of Alsatian free gifts which some of you will be getting for Christmas . |
| 26 | What they really want for Christmas PAGE wom |
| 27 | British Aerospace lost 12p later in the day at 561p on market rumours that the Rover 2000 production plant was closing early for Christmas because of low-level business . |
| 28 | I 'd like a piana from you for Christmas or if you can not get me that I would like a bike . |
| 29 | BOOKS FOR CHRISTMAS . |
| 30 | THOSE SEARCHING around feebly to find things to give film buffs for Christmas ought to consider a few of the classic books on directors , stars , studios and the movies themselves . |