Example sentences of "[verb] this [noun sg] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Indeed , I have found that students and businessmen who are using this technique for the first time tend to get confused between the two axes . |
| 2 | A sleeve as used for the Aramid lines , Spectra and Dyneema would help , but do n't think of using this material for the flying line ! |
| 3 | A board beside it bore a specification of the car and an outline of the services offered by Hazards Limited , who were sponsoring this prize for the first player to ace the hole . |
| 4 | My initial impression , on seeing this guitar for the first time , was that Rockwood have tried very hard to steer away from total Strat clone , whilst keeping all the essential ingredients pretty much to the fore . |
| 5 | In the 600cc class which should be the best of the day , Jim Moodie is fastest on 115.90 but if McCallen gets it together he can win this race for the third year in a row . |
| 6 | The now-famous Dustin Hoffman has this advice for a young actor : ‘ Do n't be afraid to be fired . |
| 7 | Furthermore , competition has reduced somewhat because a number of the smaller software houses have disappeared due to the recession ; and the group is recruiting again , after having frozen this activity for the past couple of years . |
| 8 | As buckles are amongst my favourite finds this was a good enough reason to choose this spot for a further search . |
| 9 | after fighting one another for months in the House of Commons , were ready to meet together under the roof of the Sovereign and sink their own differences for a common good and arrange as they had done this morning for a National Government to meet one of the gravest crises that the British Empire had yet been asked to face . |
| 10 | done this job for a long time wo n't you ? |
| 11 | Our next experiment tested directly whether C.C. 's visual system represents left-sided information at a preattentive stage of figure-ground segregation , but subsequently loses this information for the derived figures at an attentional stage . |
| 12 | that may be something you want to think about , can I also remind , particularly the District Councils , those who request this morning for a different version of the H B F commitments statement . |
| 13 | Hold this position for a few seconds then let your shoulders and head go back slowly to the floor . |
| 14 | Hold this position for a slow count of 4 and lower . |
| 15 | Lightly tense a given group of muscles ( as listed below ) and hold this tension for a slow count of five while holding your breath . |
| 16 | Marco van Basten , the European Footballer of the Year , gave European champions Milan a timely boost by returning to the squad for training this week for the first time since a cartilage operation on 1 September . |
| 17 | In fact they were clearly entranced by Hannah — which , it has to be said , is par for the course with everyone meeting this lady for the first time . |
| 18 | They 're quite expensive at the outset because what we 've got to do is pay the lecturers to put a lot of work in on those lectures — it 's not a simple thing writing this lecture for a thirteen year old and we also pay the school teachers for coming along and helping the lecturers . |
| 19 | David Tindle had recently returned from a visit to Paris where he had seen this painting for the first time . |
| 20 | Do n't zoom the lens in and out , either , but save this effect for the last shot in which you zoom out to a wide view of the garden again . |
| 21 | I 've had this shrub for a few years now but it has been a bit reluctant to bloom . |
| 22 | First , consider this design for a two-stage experiment with rats . |
| 23 | XYZ Foods are well-known for their pioneering work in the field of slimming foods and they have been researching this pack for the last year . |
| 24 | The victory maintained the monopoly of British and Irish-trained horses , who have now exported this prize for the last 11 years . |
| 25 | But it 's also useful for yourself , because you can forget a couple of steps , even though you 've built this spreadsheet , and er , when you update this spreadsheet for the following months , you know , occasionally you might forget a step . |
| 26 | It was announced yesterday that the Glasgow Cup tournament will be played this season for the first time on an all-weather pitch . |
| 27 | Table 8.2 reproduces this information for a selected number of tasks concerned with mobility , personal care and housecare activities . |
| 28 | I shall have to leave this house for the first time in many weeks . |
| 29 | Perhaps you have got to do this stuff for a whole lifetime to be any good at it . |
| 30 | ‘ That was something I missed terribly when I retired and doing this race for the first time is a way of replacing it . ’ |