Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv] for [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The main point is to raise money for Christian Aid , and although preparatory work goes on for many months , the 3 weeks during which the Church is used for sorting , and them selling , seem to bring out all the best feelings . |
| 2 | The list of things to be seen goes on for several pages , and most of them have three stars . |
| 3 | The process goes on for several days , a few polyps occasionally expanding briefly , until finally the coral returns to its former glory . |
| 4 | ‘ It was assigned to me by the press , a breed which in my experience cares little for such irrelevancies as accuracy . ’ |
| 5 | Hill ( 1963 ) showed that for equal phase rigidities , G , the following result holds exactly for any geometry whatever where are the Voigt and Reuss estimates found earlier . |
| 6 | I will be true despite thy scythe and thee ’ ) , in Sonnet 116 the Friend seems to have receded into the background while the poet stands up for all men ; Although the poet 's love is included in the affirmation , I would agree with Ingram and Redpath in seeing the poem rather as ‘ a meditative attempt to define perfect love ’ . |
| 7 | Less ambitiously , you might ask your employer to agree to repatriate you , together with your family and possessions , free of charge , if your job ends prematurely for any reason , except perhaps if you have been dismissed for misconduct . |
| 8 | The strength of the association between the mortality and morbidity was given by the slope of this line , indicating how much sickness goes up for each point increase in the death rate . |
| 9 | ‘ Jerry here will snore his afternoon beer-snore , so I am jus ’ gon na have to put a pillow over my head and pray to God the roof stays on for another winter . ’ |
| 10 | Phone suppliers Standard Forms on for more details . |
| 11 | A queue at the Mercedes-Benz double decker bus waits patiently for more freebies as the Trabants double park with immunity . |
| 12 | However , do avoid the use of slang or dialect expressions unless the context calls directly for such deviations from normal speech . |
| 13 | If the pilot light goes out for any reason , a heat-sensing thermocouple detects the fault and prevents the main gas supply from operating . |
| 14 | But what you 're doing here I think it is er , er an example of the partnership , a partnership that goes back for many years , certainly during World War Two and I think er it is still strong and er holds firm today the partnership between the United States and Great Britain . |
| 15 | When it has stopped coming , he drops the body and goes back for another lamb and another , creeping down the earthen steps with his blood-stained knife and his feet and ankles splashed with red . |
| 16 | This type of question goes back for several generations , and small children are able to answer freely without any effort or strain on their part . |
| 17 | ‘ As Mr. Pannick says , it cries out for some explanation from the board . |
| 18 | As a seller , it costs you £25 to cover lost legal fees of up to £300 if your buyer pulls out for any reason other than an adverse survey , a defect in title , or unreasonable delay on your part . |
| 19 | Sources in the US say Data General will this week take the wrapping off the eight-way AViiON multi-processors it has been dropping hints about for some time ( UX No 389 ) . |
| 20 | Astronomy satellites are launched only infrequently , and each satellite caters only for those astronomers in a particular area , for example , infrared astronomy . |
| 21 | He labours scornfully for this Simon Giles , faintly comforted by a corner in Classical studies which has been granted him for reasons to do with the firm 's image . |
| 22 | In the reign of Henry III they accounted for the agistment dues at the Exchequer , but made substantial payments into the Wardrobe from time to time , and paid out sums locally for such purposes as the maintenance of a neighbouring royal castle , building operations , the enclosure of a royal park , and the expenses incurred by the Forest officers in taking venison for the king . |
| 23 | So he steps on for another mouthful ; and this time does n't jump back . |
| 24 | At some point the object spreads sufficiently for this approximation to break down , and the collective bow shock dissolves into separate bow shocks as the fragments accelerate away from one another . |
| 25 | Told not to give Betty any sudden shocks , Frank sets off for another job interview , as an entertainer at a holiday camp . |
| 26 | And that sets out for each district in the County a few areas of different environmental constraints . |
| 27 | Further , confronted by the uncompromising Ben Hiant ( the Holy Mountain ) which , rising to 1729 feet , bars the way forward , the road turns inland for several miles into a bare moorland before the contours relent and permit a return to the coast . |
| 28 | The great metabolic activity of insects during flight is indicated by their greatly increased oxygen consumption under these conditions ( e.g. Davis and Fraenkel , 1940 ) and as flight continues uninterruptedly for many hours in some species , a reserve of oxidizable material is required ( Sacktor , 5970 ) . |
| 29 | If it does n't for any reason , you have to dub in new matching background sound . |
| 30 | If the right foot remains there for several bars , the arms will be held still , but as soon as the left moves in front the arms will change . |