Example sentences of "for old " in BNC.
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| 1 | And she had laid in Greek brandy and pink champagne for old times ' sake . |
| 2 | My grandfather was born at Farrochil , on Bolfracks Hill — we would still be there — but was my father to slave at carting stones from the Menzies 's quarry for old Wade to build his damned bridge ? |
| 3 | FOLLOWING P.A. Newton 's revelation that Scottish & Newcastle Breweries supplied quantities of Newcastle Brown and Tartan Keg to a pub adjacent to the Russian Parliament during the recent failed coup , I understand that the Morning Star , daily organ of British Communists , has started a campaign for Old Peculier to be supplied for the next coup attempt . |
| 4 | As for old colleagues resenting his intrusion on their territory : ‘ Any external agent is going to be viewed with a certain amount of suspicion . |
| 5 | But no matter how often the archives are ransacked for old genres to bastardise , you do n't have to be at the forefront of style-making to foresee that very few clubs will be swaying this time next year to Pub Acid , Hip Malt ` n ’ Hops , or Sweaty Backroom House . |
| 6 | That Meninga would receive overtures from Knowsley Road was one of the more predictable consequences of Canberra 's qualification for Old Trafford , but Hull were almost as quick off the mark with an approach for Chris O'Sullivan , and other players have apparently been contacted . |
| 7 | DOROTHEA RAMSEY was a pioneer in work for old people and one of the leading figures in establishing residential homes for the elderly during the Second World War . |
| 8 | This committee set about establishing a small residential home for old people , the second of its kind in the country , and , by July 1942 , thanks largely to her drive , West Town House in Bristol was opened . |
| 9 | There are the more restricted duties of juvenile liaison , which deals with young offenders and their families , and the general community relations work amongst juveniles and community groups connected with the young , such as schools and youth clubs ( with the exception of the ubiquitous Christmas party for old folks ) . |
| 10 | The prediction would be for the ownership of cars to rise by 52,000 in 2 years , and so total market demand for cars in Panaragua in this period would be about 52,000 ( or slightly more , allowing for old cars being scrapped ) . |
| 11 | The British in 1979 were poised between a reverence for old historic symbols which had provided order and cohesion over the centuries , and an uneasy awareness that such reverence had become a recipe for immobilism and devotion to the outdated totems of the past . |
| 12 | Malcolm also made that contact when he and Bernie went on a trip up north , searching round textile factories for old fifties cloth to use for making up zoot suits . |
| 13 | ( Former schoolfriends recall an occasion when Mrs Thatcher , as a young MP , returned to her old school as chief speaker at a dinner for Old Girls , and corrected the headmistress , who was a classical scholar , on the pronunciation of her Latin . ) |
| 14 | Or rehabilitation for old age pensioners . ’ |
| 15 | particularly for old people this , coupled with a tendency to have a ‘ weak bladder ’ , can have distressing consequences . |
| 16 | ‘ Just for old times ' sake I went , not that there is much to see ! |
| 17 | Learning an old language — Middle English , Old French , Latin — is more than an exercise in matching modern word for old word . |
| 18 | Tim has the kind of gut feeling for old furniture that comes from being the second generation in the trade . |
| 19 | For all the gloom in the property market , there remains an insatiable demand for old buildings to restore and convert . |
| 20 | Little Sisters of the Poor , and their home for old people near Trincomalee , Sri Lanka . |
| 21 | But his parents continue to leave sherry and mince pies out for Old Red Cheeks — perhaps they believe in him . |
| 22 | If you never knew the club colours of Bakewell Mannerians or the membership fees for Old Patesians , here is the ideal means of finding out . |
| 23 | Some cities have found other uses for old Christmas trees . |
| 24 | I mean , why was Miss Morgan having lunch with you , or was that just for old time 's sake ? ’ |
| 25 | Even for old conservatives , though , a return to central planning carries no guarantee of a stress-free future . |
| 26 | It made hundreds of private ‘ exchange offers ’ of new paper for old . |
| 27 | He ruled that if bondholders agree to a private swap of new bonds for old then their claim in any future legal case ( for example , a chapter 11 filing ) will be based only on the market value of their new bonds . |
| 28 | Second , the lion 's share of increased welfare spending since the 1960s has been on programmes most people approve of : social security ( pensions ) financed by tax on earnings , and medical insurance for old people ( Medicare ) . |
| 29 | But , ironically , it has recently opened a wing for old people , one of the most modern in Europe . |
| 30 | New uses for old buildings |