Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [adj] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lynda said that getting ready for the first visitors was proving quite a challenge . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | pol polish up on the mirrors and get ready for a mock test |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | ‘ I 've given them good service — 130 goals in 140-odd games — and feel good for a few more seasons . ’ |
| 10 | You will probably find that you perform very badly and feel dreadful for the first few minutes . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | " 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | But Neva the miller 's daughter had overheard this talk and felt sorry for the old woman who wanted to bake her yuletide cake . |
| 17 | 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 ) . |
| 18 | She reached the edge and stood still for a long time , only her skirt fluttering , and the ends of her hair . |
| 19 | 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 . ’ |
| 20 | Eventually she stopped , and sat motionless for a long time , watching him go . |
| 21 | They are a little smaller , club-shaped and covered with a shiny brown fluid which neither hardens nor evaporates , but remains liquid for the three or four weeks it takes the eggs higher up the twig to hatch . |
| 22 | Grown in impoverished conditions , the plant becomes stunted but remains alive for a long time while many small shoots develop to give the appearance of an irregularly worn shaving-brush . |
| 23 | Thus , even if , as seems unlikely for a cold Moon , isostatic equilibrium was subsequently achieved there would still be a residual basin . |