Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] [verb] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | yeah that only got to count for four , that 's gon na go one , two , three , four |
| 2 | We only had to wait for five minutes for the first boooooom … and a second … and a third . |
| 3 | Gen Noriega , however , soon started freelancing for Cuban , Israeli , and Taiwanese intelligence services . |
| 4 | Actually , just started working for General Portfolio . |
| 5 | Forbes thus had to wait for fifteen years or so before the coveted post came up ; during this time Jameson sometimes teetered but always recovered , and his courses and museum fell behind the times . |
| 6 | Citrine sometimes threatened a directive as his ultimate bargaining counter , but Area Board chairmen could call his bluff and he usually preferred to search for collective agreement . |
| 7 | The French managed three tries in all , but still had to settle for second place in the five nations championship ; the final score at Twickenham ; twenty one , nineteen . |
| 8 | But she also remembered to ask for another ten-shilling note a week later . |
| 9 | It is unclear whether or not he also continued acting for other litigants . |
| 10 | The leadership also continued to campaign for pedagogic changes , partially legitimizing both elements of its mission in terms of improving the child 's ‘ understanding ’ of mathematics . [ … ] |
| 11 | Britain 's talented twosome both had to settle for sixth place in their respective finals . |
| 12 | In learning to account for its difference from non-Europe , it also had to account for this supremacy , for the unquestionable success it had had in imposing its hegemony on ‘ inferior ’ cultures . |
| 13 | ‘ I really came to search for some things for my collection . ’ |
| 14 | The serfs had swallowed the slaves , a process made hopelessly obscure by the fact that the same word , servus , often did service for both . |
| 15 | I went off him a lot when he made out he was really eager to get to Blackburn and ‘ only really wanted to play for one club ’ , but you ca n't really blame him for wanting to be filthy rich . |
| 16 | ULSTER Unionist MP John Taylor today refused to apologise for controversial remarks he made about the murder of Roman Catholics by loyalists . |
| 17 | When John Thelwall , a well-known democrat and agitator , who had recently been on trial for treason , happened to call and then decided to stay for some time , the strange community fell under suspicion . |
| 18 | Made from resin , whiting , paraffin wax and linseed oil , fused on to a heavy backing paper , then left to mature for two weeks . |
| 19 | The peppers are pulped , then left to mature for three years before being distilled with vinegar . |
| 20 | Made from fine-cut beef and pork , this salami is cured naturally in salt and then left to mature for three months in a controlled but draughty atmosphere . |
| 21 | Meanwhile , Colin Jackson once again had to settle for second best after a dramatic and controversial 60 metres hurdles final . |
| 22 | COLIN Jackson once again had to settle for second best after a dramatic and controversial 60 metres hurdles final . |
| 23 | COLIN Jackson once again had to settle for second best after a dramatic and controversial 60 metres hurdles final . |
| 24 | We therefore decided to press for immediate action where it could be taken , with the aim of achieving a Directive in the medium term . |
| 25 | As the century progressed and belief in eternal damnation began to lose its hold , so too did fear for unbaptised children . |
| 26 | Chisnell ( 1988 ) followed 50 post-surgery patients who required the services of district nurses following discharge from hospital , and communication with community staff certainly had improved for this small sample . |