Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] for a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The result is that pin 10 goes low for a fixed period determined by the values of C1 and R2 ; approximately 0.1 seconds with the values given . |
| 2 | Every production has its own approach , each trying to bring the mystery plays alive for a modern audience . |
| 3 | The Timer IC2 is connected as a monostable — that is , once triggered in this way the output , pin 3 , goes high for a certain time then reverts to low . |
| 4 | This wet chamber can be considered small for a submerged filter — but the manufacturer 's tests , I am informed , prove that the trickle filter is responsible for most of the filtration and a large submerged filter compartment is not necessary . |
| 5 | Rover , although in a far healthier financial state than before , was not considered suitable for a similar sale of shares to the public . |
| 6 | Two are military , two have grass strips suitable for a perfect approach and short field landing , and two are old military airfields , which , although the map shows gliding activity , will accept powered aircraft , though the runway surfaces require great caution . |
| 7 | Here , the aim of the therapeutic intervention is specified in terms of the verbal responses which are considered desirable for a particular child but are as yet not part of the child 's verbal repertoire . |
| 8 | It is only extinguished or " barred " because the claim it gives to land has been allowed to remain unpressed for a long time in face of a rival title … the effect of the Act is to eliminate . |
| 9 | The tabloid press will publish stories of dole scroungers laying in bed all day , living the life of Riley on the dole , blaming the unemployed and making them feel guilty for a desperate plight . |
| 10 | American tourists wanting to spend a night in a real English castle have helped make £750,000 expansion plans possible for a local hotelier . |
| 11 | But misses at times when they seemed set for a good end let the Stranraer team in . |
| 12 | From this perspective , the working class was seen as the object for colonization by its cultural superiors in order that " respectable " members of the class be separated from their " rough " residue , and the leaders of the class be made fit for a limited role in governing the nation . |
| 13 | Even the Tech , which has trumpeted the fact that it has pushed hard for a greater training element , has only been enabl able to include such elements as health and safety , job search , an enhancement of skills relevant to the job that is being done . |
| 14 | Each one may be made responsible for a specific task . |
| 15 | Crossing the road to Woolworths is very difficult for pedestrians , let alone for a disabled person . |
| 16 | PROPERTY to be made available for a would-be council tenant is expected to raise some interest and a few eyebrows . |
| 17 | But planning can be made rational for a particular class or for the ‘ power bloc ’ created to sustain monopoly capital 's predominance . |
| 18 | The way now seemed open for a new era of reform , with Roosevelt at the height of his political powers . |
| 19 | They may also furnish invaluable information on the target company through their analysts and can provide the manpower and support necessary for a contested takeover . |
| 20 | For indeed the demand and supply schedules do not in practice remain unchanged for a long time together , but are constantly being changed ; and every change in them alters the equilibrium amount and the equilibrium price , and thus gives new positions to the centres about which the amount and the price tend to oscillate . [ … ] |
| 21 | IF you are planning to take part in the sponsored step aerobics session for the day care centre sit tight for a few weeks . |
| 22 | The glaze will stay shiny for a few days but after a week will begin to lose its gloss , so do n't decorate the cake too early . |
| 23 | It was well worth paying extra for a front seat to hear how these wonderful sound textures connect and separate in this unique venue . |
| 24 | So that 's why their policies might seem a little bit wishy-washy in that how that if they were going straight for a rich peasant economy then perhaps you would have expected a more spectacular economic growth , but there was n't and perhaps this was because they did n't actually go positively just for a rich peasant economy , they were trying to achieve a greater degree of erm egalitarianism in the countryside at the same time . |
| 25 | With UK and continental centres coming on-stream all the time , the awards of Commercial Language Assistant Certificate , European Executive Assistant Certificate and the Diploma in European Business Administration seem set for a bright future . |
| 26 | After lying still for a few minutes , I threw back the duvet , got out of bed , walked to the door of the bedroom , opened the door , switched on the landing light , walked across the landing , opened the bathroom door , went into the bathroom , put the basin plug into the plughole , turned on the hot tap , ran some hot water into the wash basin , looked in the mirror … |
| 27 | There is a high mortality associated with old people who lie undetected for a long time , both related to the injury sustained and to complications ; such as hypothermia , dehydration , bronchopneumonia and breakdown of pressure areas ( Wild et al , 1981 ) . |
| 28 | There is evidence that , in living species too , ‘ fossil genes ’ occasionally come into their own again , and are re-used after lying dormant for a million years or so . |
| 29 | These are stars which flare up suddenly from near-invisibility to prominence , remaining bright for a few days , weeks or months before fading again . |
| 30 | Before making more coffee I stand silent for a full minute , to be sure there 's nothing out there I should have heard . |