Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [pron] [noun] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most people find it easy to drink large quantities of calorific drinks , sweet or alcoholic , without in any way lessening or delaying their appetite for the next meal — and these drinks , and sugar itself , are perhaps the ultimate example of fibre-free calories . |
| 2 | the company does not commence its business within a year from its incorporation or suspends its business for a whole year ; |
| 3 | Can you imitate an academic ? — like not washing or changing your shirt for the next few days … ? ’ |
| 4 | All you can really do is construct something that will divert it or block its way for a while ; persuade it to do something it does n't really want to do . |
| 5 | Was there a secret reason that made them hanker for a new life in a new world ? |
| 6 | If you prefer to select your own meals , rather than follow our suggestion for the day , you will find selections of breakfasts , salads and snacks to choose from , with precise calorie values for each , on pages 99–100 , and main meal recipes at the end of Stage I and each week of Stage II . |
| 7 | In the meditative life , we exchange the worldly things that give us delight for the full commitment of loving God above all . |
| 8 | We did not miss your father , ’ she said in a hard voice that betrayed her contempt for the man . |
| 9 | Betty and George found their support in the local day centre , Jill from a relative 's support group and Gladys through a care attendant scheme that relieved her responsibilities for a few hours each day . |
| 10 | But the serrated gratings must have sufficiently broken the crust of the brick-broken mutilated plastimetal that covers a great deal of the world that is an eyeball , and little light yellow-green stubs poked through , cos the Sun was still up there , way up there , even though someone had devised a new kind of force of matter transference and was attempting to move the Sun to his laboratory-country where it would be used to grow humlants — in which the old human brain was to be stretched in durable fibrosity and connected inextricably to root and flower , making rings of energy that took their partners for a whaltz or a flexitrot and multiplied their species by being fried on a plasetal plate whose temperature was so great that they never actually touched it but skimmed over , coming off the other side as a more-than-when-they-started . |
| 11 | The offer of £1 , from Gold Cup sponsors TNT for the first side to score goals in the competition must have been tempting to the Reds , who more than doubled their tally for the season to date on Friday . |
| 12 | Once Smith finally began to criticise union influence in the party and voiced his preference for an electoral college composed solely of MPs and individual members , Gould penned a letter to the Guardian promising to strengthen rather than loosen union links . |
| 13 | What remains For MacDonald and Wimpey , of course , is patenting their process and cloning their hybrid for the purpose of franchising . |
| 14 | THE SCOTTISH Milk Marketing Board has bowed to pressure and withdrawn its bid for the Co-op 's Scottish milk business . |
| 15 | Rich women with Chanel bags rested their weary shopping feet and met their friends for a drink . |
| 16 | Wexford closed the books and emptied his tankard for the third time . |
| 17 | On these walls were none of the usual posters bidding young mothers to drink milk in pregnancy and bring their toddlers for a twice-yearly check-up . |
| 18 | He stared at her , almost as if seeing his daughter for the very first time , his eyes boring into her , and she suffered his scrutiny as best she could . |
| 19 | He played for Surrey second XI at 20 and made his debut for the first XI in 1947 , when he played five matches . |
| 20 | When we arrived half an hour later , all the canoes were unloaded from the trailer and we were all kitted-out with a helmet and life-jacket and given our canoe for the day . |
| 21 | We had been a little apprehensive about our chosen date as the May Fair was in full swing in the streets of Leominster , but everyone managed to reach the right car park and transport their offerings for a bring and buy produce stall which raised over £30.00 for the College Appeal . |
| 22 | So get phoning and voice your vote for the Scouseology superstars . |
| 23 | I switch on the fire and warm my hands for a bit . |
| 24 | He was impressive in his Premier League debut against Nottingham Forest and retained his place for the 1–1 draw with Sheffield Wednesday . |
| 25 | Michael Dods replaced Appleson and retained his place for the plate match with New Zealand , for which , happily , there was some cloud cover from the blazing sun . |
| 26 | Would n't It be better , Nathaniel , to let us all relax and enjoy our expedition for a few weeks ? |
| 27 | Bob Hodson phones the Wilton sales office on a Thursday and places his order for the following week . |
| 28 | He looked up and stopped his hammering for a moment . |
| 29 | She saw her tutor 's enquiring look and dismissed her benefactor for the moment . |
| 30 | A program allows one to frequently modify the hypertext database and test its consequences for the linear form . |