Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [adj] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Larger animals which are not subject to the whims of wind and current may flash by or come closer for a brief look . |
2 | Lynda said that getting ready for the first visitors was proving quite a challenge . |
3 | So even if you are convinced that interest rates are going to drop further and remain low for the foreseeable future , you need to be alert to find a good bargain . |
4 | ( See Goodman and Redclift 1981 for a good discussion of this debate ) . |
5 | We got back to camp around 4pm unloaded the van , cleaned all our blackened pots , put away our food , unpacked our gear , had hot showers , washed our hair and got ready for a big lobster dinner with fresh corn and a huge green salad and gobs of ice cream or frozen yoghurt . |
6 | It may , in fact , be better to organise it for the day after you move , because being certain that everything will run according to plan on the day of the move is almost impossible , so it is better to do without your cooker overnight and schedule this for the next morning when you know you are definitely going to be there . |
7 | After Ken went , they drove off to Hornsey in the ambulance and stopped first for a Chinese meal — much against Lou 's wishes ; she does n't like Chinese — followed by a session at the pub . |
8 | They may also furnish invaluable information on the target company through their analysts and can provide the manpower and support necessary for a contested takeover . |
9 | The contrast with the renewed vigour and conservationist sense of Australasian railways in the same period is striking , and says much for the respective cultural health of the Dominions . |
10 | This represents a great achievement in the middle of a recession and says much for the hard work of everyone involved . |
11 | When the Ea transgene expression was normalised to Eb expression instead of to β-actin alone , the Ea transgene expression was again shown to be position-independent and copy number-dependent for the Long constructs ( final column in Table 1 , including Long 11 ) . |
12 | pol polish up on the mirrors and get ready for a mock test |
13 | The care pulls up at the studio and Kylie greets everyone with a breezy ‘ G'Day ’ and gets ready for the last few moments as Lola teenage runaway . |
14 | With a sweeping run down the outside , the Sadler 's Wells colt displayed impressive acceleration to lead inside the two-furlong marker and draw clear for a length-and-a-half victory over Dr Devious , from whom he was receiving 5lb . |
15 | You go to Peter and pay that for an ordinary |
16 | Natalie Merchant 's voice — so emotive it could make you like a song about King Of The Gits Jack Kerouac and feel sorry for the little bunny rabbits that we cruelly kill for a laugh — rose through songs which flew and were simultaneously ecstatic and melancholy . |
17 | ‘ I 've given them good service — 130 goals in 140-odd games — and feel good for a few more seasons . ’ |
18 | You will probably find that you perform very badly and feel dreadful for the first few minutes . |
19 | Aimed at helping the country 's construction industry to survive the recession and emerge ready for the competitive European future , the conference fielded a strong line-up of speakers . |
20 | There was Donald from the smithy , joking with young McLaggan from Grandtully and two of his own daughters — they had brought parcels of food and bottles of drink and looked ready for a good day 's outing . |
21 | Put in as many as the bottle will hold conveniently , and put it in a warm sunny place for 12 hours , and keep warm for the next 12 , then remove the spikes . |
22 | " It is a woman you will be then , Sara Hussey , " she whispered to herself , and lay awake for a long time after , watching a narrow strip of moonlight creep slowly across the wall . |
23 | True , Travis Hepwood , Rosemary 's secret boyfriend , would be with them too , but since Leith liked Travis very much , and felt sorry for the two of them , entertaining Travis as well was no problem . |
24 | But Neva the miller 's daughter had overheard this talk and felt sorry for the old woman who wanted to bake her yuletide cake . |
25 | The two sessions were a mixture of going through tapes and other materials , editing and adapting these for a thirty-minute radio programme , watching a documentary of a 1944 Lancaster raid on Germany and reflecting on the project as a whole . |
26 | Outside is a large garden and heated swimming pool with terrace , whilst there 's a further pool indoors along with a sauna , steam bath and fitness room ( Solarium and massage available for a small fee ) . |
27 | Sheep entries set a new record , and topped 500 for the first time . |
28 | She reached the edge and stood still for a long time , only her skirt fluttering , and the ends of her hair . |
29 | This special train headboard , made by Belshaw Replicas of Haslingdon and supplied free-of-charge for the Regional Railways North West Charity Special on July 20th was specially posed on the East Lancs Railways ‘ Odney Manor . ’ |
30 | This year he is revisiting those parts , and visiting some for the first time , for a series of regional bookselling reports for The Bookseller . |