Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] [adv] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Do you want the cheque made out for cash ? ’ |
| 2 | POLICE hunting a businessman 's killer appealed yesterday for help to find his clothes . |
| 3 | When the Danzig Polish Accord came up for ratification , the Nazis ordered that all Polish Harbour Board officers should be replaced by German and Danzig officers . |
| 4 | When the permit came up for renewal in 1986 , Commerce Secretary Malcolm Baldridge issued a general permit for the drift-netting to continue . |
| 5 | The lesser charges centred on the unlicensed pistol and stolen car came up for trial on 11th May . |
| 6 | Before the action came on for trial the defendant applied for an adjustment of his liabilities under the Liabilities ( Wartime Adjustment ) Act 1941 . |
| 7 | Rage and a treacherous susceptibility battled equally for control . |
| 8 | Two days ago I ate baited carrion left out for fox or crow over in Skye and its effects were to poison me and make me feel near death . |
| 9 | The company believes that 40 per cent of company cars will be diesel within the next few years , following Gallup research carried out for Shell Oil U.K. |
| 10 | When Checkland 's contract came up for renewal , it was renewed only for a token year . |
| 11 | Last season he was getting loads of stick and his contract came up for renewal — when we were in a potential relegation situation . |
| 12 | At a subsequent meeting an official added that it would be ‘ most unfortunate ’ if the evidence was being heard at the same time as the project 's grant came up for renewal . |
| 13 | When this manuscript came up for sale in London in 1980 , its estimated value was £40,000-£60,000 . |
| 14 | Today the New Inn came up for auction at the Hereford Moat House , along with four other county pubs . |
| 15 | They bought half excuse me half of it and they lived in the basement , then the other half came up for sale so Peter bought the whole lot then |
| 16 | When the 1927 Cinematograph Act came up for review , there was agreement that the quota had stimulated domestic production and should be renewed , but that the quickie had to go . |
| 17 | The national coach singled out for praise Ally McCoist — ‘ the predator ’ as Roxburgh calls him — and Eoin Jess . ’ |
| 18 | Spectacle put on for fun |
| 19 | ON TUESDAY , the 27th October , Carlisle Walsingham Pilgrims ' Group met together for Mass in St Bede 's Church at the start of our 39th annual pilgrimage |
| 20 | Producers had originally started off as sound-men and moved into recording a studio product made specifically for dancing . |
| 21 | If you do not have the luxury of a dining room used just for dining — and most of us do not , the trick is to make your dining table look as if it is not a dining table most of the time . |
| 22 | Across the way in the main hall dominated by Renault and Peugeot/Citroen was Activa II , a big handsome XM coupe built just for show , but thought to be the type of car BMW should have built instead of the 850i . |
| 23 | You could n't walk into his dressing-room five minutes after the curtain came down for fear of what you might find him doing . |
| 24 | For low stringency PCR ( c to f ) the same reaction mix was used with the temperature profile detailed above for use with human DNA . |
| 25 | Among those whom the author singled out for praise were Edward III , who recalled his victory against the French at Sluys in June 1340 by introducing a fighting ship onto the noble of England , and Henry V , who built great ships and dealt firmly with those who were causing trouble to English shipping . |
| 26 | But these days , with space at a premium , a room kept solely for dining is rare ; the chances are that it has to double as a work room , say for hobbies like model making , or as a quiet place where the family can get on with homework , studying or other paperwork . |
| 27 | And now although her whole body cried out for fulfilment and she longed for Joss Barnet to complete what he had surely come to do , she knew that she must not let it happen . |
| 28 | The compost supplied especially for use in modules is best , as it can be compacted firmly ; this makes for blocks which remain in one piece when pressed out of their cells for transplanting . |
| 29 | Soon the hunters who travelled by rail hunted not for food or protection , but for trophies and sport . |
| 30 | A new branch of literature developed just for radio . |