Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [noun pl] and [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Okay so if you can learn to concentrate on looking for the patterns and looking for , Oh well what sort of word is this , is it going to end in a K end in c sound so it 'll be C K. |
| 2 | They provide stimulating surroundings for the underfives and support for their parents . |
| 3 | Advances are the major profit-earning asset for the banks and account for over 60 per cent of their sterling assets . |
| 4 | Why spend money on fertilizers and ant poisons and petrol for the mowers and whitewash for the tennis court — and incidentally any stray rocks that need it — and why build great steaming compost heaps of the by-products of the above ? |
| 5 | By following the ‘ golden rule ’ of black and white photography — to expose for the shadows and develop for the highlights — negative contrast can be lowered or raised according to the subject 's original tonal contrast . |
| 6 | They pushed their way through the hall and up a stone-flagged passageway , past grated windows where poor debtors shook their begging bowls through the bars and whined for alms . |
| 7 | They fed trout in the lake at Sandringham House , slid down the banisters , took Jill , their springer spaniel for long rambles , played hide and seek in the garden , listened to the wind whistling through the trees and hunted for pigeons ' eggs . |
| 8 | Additionally , there would be various piles of books taken off the shelves and marked for action of one kind or another . |
| 9 | In fact you sound as if you 've hardly a minute to yourself between looking after the grandchildren and caring for your husband . |
| 10 | When the work started the house was furious , she put every possible obstacle in the way of the builders and arranged for it to rain as soon as the slates come off . |
| 11 | One barman mistook Johnny for one of the regulars and apologised for standing on his foot . |
| 12 | He congratulated Ortega on his conduct of the elections and called for a ceasefire in the contra war , stating that " given the clear mandate for peace and democracy there is no reason for further military activity from any quarter " . |
| 13 | As with everything else , being aware of the possibilities and preparing for them are essential . |
| 14 | The road serves the village of Barashevo and sometimes the civilians have to stand behind the lines of the guards and wait for the columns of criminals to go by before they can proceed on their way . |
| 15 | Silent amid the crowd 's applause , they breathe deeply and steadily as they mount the bike , control the trembling of the hands and wait for the time-keeper 's ‘ Allez ! ’ |
| 16 | Half way up , Springsteen shot through his legs and passed me at about Mach 5 , doing a handbrake turn at the bottom of the stairs and heading for the back door . |
| 17 | This is particularly important given that the explanation of the data given in Chapter 4 in terms of attention focusing relied on assumptions about memory being enhanced for some aspects of the stimuli and impaired for other aspects . |
| 18 | Raise the elbows , head and shoulders towards the knees and hold for 5 counts . |
| 19 | he said no if you want one , I 'll get one and then he said Julie 's work with Obart , works with the computers and works for Obart , like all the machines or something , when he comes in I said have you bought my hoover ? |
| 20 | The peaty brown moor land rises up into the hills and makes for rough walking . |
| 21 | It was only after they had peered into and groped about in what they felt certain was the right cave but found nothing that they decided to withdraw into the trees and wait for the dawn . |
| 22 | Get into the trees and make for high ground . |
| 23 | Meanwhile , Noah Claypole , amazed by all that he had heard , crept up the steps and ran for Fagin 's house as fast as his legs could carry him . |
| 24 | ‘ He liberated us from the Turks and fought for our independence , ’ said a small boy who waited at the quayside amid a jostling crowd of former monarchs , visiting Serbian bishops and television crews . |
| 25 | In the thirteenth century the decoration of manuscripts was passing out of the hands of the religious houses to artists grouped together within the towns and working for patrons both lay and ecclesiastical . |
| 26 | 6 Stir in the sprouts and cook for 2 min . |
| 27 | Drop in the wontons and simmer for 4 minutes . |
| 28 | He remembered one time he 'd walked up here , in May , after she had started seeing him in the afternoons and going for long walks along the canal-side . |
| 29 | Add all other ingredients except the olives and cook for a further 5 minutes . |
| 30 | Routine Guthrie testing has been carried out for phenylketonuria since the mid-1970s and testing for hypothyroidism since the mid-'80s . |