Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] [vb base] [verb] for [art] " in BNC.

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1 Space , however , was limited and Malc and I and the kids had to share one bedroom and keep praying for a council house of our own .
2 ‘ After London , I 'll go to train for a while in Boulder in the United States and start preparing for the Olympics . ’
3 There are a number of reasons that help to account for the success of building societies in the retail savings market .
4 Among companies that have opted for a total or partial switch to diesel in recent months are Philips Electronics , Dunn & Bradstreet , the Milk Marketing Board , London Electricity Board and Alliance & Leicester Building Society .
5 She 'd sit in her dressing-gown by the window and try to listen for the electric trams on the distant street , anything to give some kind of shape or structure to her day , but the noise made even this impossible .
6 These costs are paid straight into the Legal Aid Fund and go to defray the actual costs of the action in the accounts rendered to the Fund by solicitors and counsel acting for the assisted party .
7 Democratic socialists have always rejected a narrow conception of freedom and have fought for the ‘ positive freedoms ’ of wide access to education , health care , housing and employment .
8 It is these properties that have accounted for the explosive growth of the material in the past few years — at about 15 per cent per year in Continental Western Europe , according to Phil Bruce , ‘ Melinar ’ commercial manager in C&P Ltd .
9 Gradually drizzle in the lemon juice and continue blending for a further 2min .
10 The deployment of other groups of staff should take account also of the needs of the service and aim to provide for an even distribution .
11 Nobody will come looking for you if you do n't get up in the morning or fail to appear for a 9 o'clock lecture .
12 They have learnt to organize , taken up arms and have fought for the right to be treated like human beings and that 's what we 're doing now .
13 to your Council did I knock on the door and say standing for the Liberal Democrats , they said well we 're not sure it 's the way we are going to vote for you , we may vote for somebody else .
14 The smell of lighting barbecues drifted in , and the buzz of gentle conversation as guests returned to their villas and apartments to put the children to bed and get changed for the evening .
15 Sprinkle the yeast over the water in a cup and leave to stand for a few minutes in a warm place before stirring to completely dissolve the yeast .
16 Yeah , but were you the sort of people that walk into hospitals and start praying for the sick to be healed .
17 Some commentators have ascribed the rise in the number of homeless mentally ill people to the run down of psychiatric hospitals and have called for a halt to the policy of closure .
18 The Branches have to depend upon the voluntary support of the membership to fulfil what many see as their prime role , and where once the polytechnics were able heavily to subsidise a service of CPD seminars or even help run an ‘ in-house ’ programme , they can no longer operate in this way and have to charge for the events on a full cost basis .
19 Perhaps she might stay in Southwark and agree to go for a walk , or at least sit and share a goblet of wine with him and gossip about the past .
20 Give yourself a treat and go shopping for a new body with the INDEPENDENT TROLLEY TRAINER !
21 Besiktas are coached by ex-Liverpool midfielder Gordon Milne and have qualified for the European Cup Winners ' Cup .
22 Turn off the heat and allow to set for a few minutes .
23 Add the meatballs to the pan and continue to simmer for a further 10 mins , or until they are cooked through .
24 Remove the meat from the pan and allow to stand for a few minutes before slicing .
25 BP and Shell account for a large slice of petroleum tax payments because they operate mature fields that have lost their tax shelter .
26 Yet that person with AD may be ‘ positioned ’ differently , both by themselves and others , if they avoid the games because they perceive them as a mindless waste of time and prefer to go for a walk instead .
27 Add the courgettes and continue to boil for a further 10 minutes .
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