Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] and [verb] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | You may be able to continue giving care and support to the abandoned partner but it is still necessary to accept both the loss and the change and to look for a positive way forward . |
| 2 | Perhaps general practitioners wishing to provide some diabetic care should have a period of training in the specialty and work for a period in a diabetic clinic to enhance their experience . |
| 3 | The Hindu rightwing Bharatiya Janata party yesterday condemned the massacre and called for a strike in Patiala today in protest against what a party spokesman in New Delhi described as ‘ criminal neglect by the administration to protect innocent people ’ . |
| 4 | The judge indicated that he believed that police of all ranks had been involved in a cover-up of the initial investigation of the massacre and called for a public inquiry . |
| 5 | He said : ‘ We are on the march and heading for a place in the German parliament . |
| 6 | She turned out the light and reaching for a pitchfork crept towards the tack room . |
| 7 | Hundreds of eyes stared fixedly as the laird stepped out onto the gravel and stood for a moment with his chin jutting and his mouth pulled down , like a general reviewing his troops . |
| 8 | I tottered across to a cottage on the edge of the loch and asked for a pot of tea and a bite to eat . |
| 9 | I stopped the car and thought for a bit . |
| 10 | And so Felix offered to take over the wheel and drive for a while . |
| 11 | JUNE 30 : At the EGM , the BRDC members vote down a resolution by directors to ratify the deal and vote for a special resolution to have it unwound . |
| 12 | We stopped the boat and drifted for a while , and the birds relaxed and moved back towards Bound Skerry the rock in a long line — which did the trick ! |
| 13 | When at last my number came , I presented myself at the window and asked for a ticket on the 10.05 to Stockholm the next morning . |
| 14 | She shut the window and stood for a moment , her hands still on the bottom bar of the sash , arrested by a sudden thought . |
| 15 | It bothered him to let her go like this , but she 'd insisted ; for a while he could n't see her at all , until she reached the skyline and stopped for a moment . |
| 16 | Then she opened the wardrobe and looked for a pair of high-heeled shoes . |
| 17 | She picked up the telephone and asked for a courier service . |
| 18 | Tomorrow she 'll be giving notice to the Council and arranging for a removal van . |
| 19 | She might have backed off , gone into the pub and telephoned for a cab to fetch her ; but Holly knew who she was supposed to be meeting and she would feel foolishly fainthearted next day if she had to confess to being too nervous to see the matter through . |
| 20 | But Laura herself quietly went in the next day , spent hours cleaning up the mess and advertised for a new manageress . |
| 21 | Then Bunny , battling his way against the flow of the children , appeared in the hall and halted for a moment , the belt of his mackintosh undone , looking up at the windows of the rehearsal room . |
| 22 | Now he plans to put nearly 10 years of dedicated training to the test and go for a medal in the forthcoming World Championships . |
| 23 | Overtaking needs a bit more planning , but for those who have long since given up the chase and opted for a more dignified life , this is a lot of car for the money plus a BMW badge to ride behind . |
| 24 | Heat the oil in a large frying pan , add the garlic and cook for a few seconds . |
| 25 | They left the fate and wondered for a moment about returning to Ring 's . |
| 26 | The local children used to play in the cutting and had for a long time fancied the hut as a den or HQ for their games , but the hut was always locked by a large padlock securing a hasp that was red with rust but still secured the door . |
| 27 | It links the three floors of the shop and makes for a glamorous , if vertiginous , catwalk . |
| 28 | He straightened up , came to the front of the shop and stood for a moment looking out impassively . |
| 29 | They stayed on the hill and talked for a long time . |
| 30 | If the kite turns either way left or right , then increase the pull on the opposite side , right for turning to the right and left for a left turn . |