Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] [to-vb] [adv] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Immigration and Customs people at Ramsgate had been instructed to watch out for the Renault 18 but to keep a low profile and let it through . |
| 2 | You 'll probably find when you register you 're invited to go along for a new patient medical anyway , and all sorts of things like that . |
| 3 | We decided to try to get to know one another better , seeing as we 're forced to work together for the next week or so . ’ |
| 4 | As alternatives to a dealer programme , a company may issue SCP direct to investors or through a tender panel of banks which are invited to bid competitively for the paper . |
| 5 | The car , a Sierra , had been stolen on Thursday night from nearby Bilsdale Close and neighbouring forces have been alerted to look out for a stolen blue Ford Orion , registration number H814 FYM , which may also have been used in connection with the incident . |
| 6 | Britain 's docks and airports have been alerted to look out for the suspects . |
| 7 | Britain 's docks and airports have been alerted to look out for the suspects . |
| 8 | For example , he stumbles into this howler on the question of social security as cash , rather than provision in kind : ‘ Social security benefits have been introduced to make up for the withdrawal of more general provision : examples in the UK are free prescriptions ( introduced because prescription charges were introduced ’ ( my italics ) . |
| 9 | Using a pre-set timer , the lights can be set to stay on for a period from 25 seconds to 12 minutes . |
| 10 | Although the military authorities soon vacated the school to move into Doncaster Racecourse across the road , the re-opening of the school had been delayed and the Christmas holidays had to be cut to make up for the loss of time . |
| 11 | From a balcony overlooking the embassy grounds , and to wild cheering from the thousands of would-be emigrants in the ‘ tent village ’ below , he announced all those staying in the embassy would be allowed to leave immediately for the West . |
| 12 | Last week , Jarman had n't quite decided whether they were to talk to the audience or simply sleep through the exhibition 's four-day run — ‘ although they 'll be allowed to get up for a pee and lunch , ’ he added generously . |
| 13 | Some estimates , however , suggest that vast areas would need to be planted to compensate adequately for the plant 's greenhouse gas emissions . |
| 14 | District health authorities will in future be asked to purchase this form of care , and social services will be required to pay directly for the advice they need . |
| 15 | From the ‘ savings , ’ as they are referred to , funds have been redeployed to make up for a decade in which growth of support for basic scientific research was , at best , sluggish . |
| 16 | Now , 18 days after the attacker was put behind bars , he 's been allowed to return home for a visit and he lives just a few doors away from the Strongs . |
| 17 | He had spent the morning painting picturesque views and quaint scenes for his master , and had been allowed to knock off for a smoke . |
| 18 | She thought it might be the one that was always being made to speak up for the others , but she could n't be sure ; it 's difficult to tell one beetle from another . |
| 19 | On arrival , conference participants were invited to sign up for a workshop of their choice . |
| 20 | BUDDING soccer stars are being invited to sign up for the Reebok Fives national tournament . |
| 21 | Naturally , losing an order is a serious matter , but with job production it normally means waiting a short period before being asked to quote again for a different job , whereas with flow production it might be two years before the model is changed and the opportunity is provided to quote again ( by which time the buyer might have forgotten the existence of the salesperson ! ) . |
| 22 | In one task — rhyme monitoring — subjects were asked to listen out for a word which rhymed with a cue word given in advance ( e.g. doubt ) . |
| 23 | In the other task — category monitoring — subjects were asked to listen out for a word belonging to a particular semantic category ( e.g. fish ) . |
| 24 | While in former years parents were encouraged to stay together for the sake of their children , more recently emphasis has been put on the damage done to children by parents who do stay married but are in constant conflict . |
| 25 | The defending champions Jim Pugh and Rick Leach also lost their second successive round-robin group encounter and were left to play off for the minor placings . |
| 26 | The defending champions Jim Pugh and Rick Leach also lost their second successive round-robin group encounter and were left to play off for the minor placings . |
| 27 | Unfortunately , if you got too close to him you were tempted to look around for the source of the odour — perhaps there was an overdressed salad in the vicinity ? |
| 28 | In East Africa , travellers were advised to watch out for the variety of indigenous ‘ types ’ to be seen at railway stations , from the Islamic , partly Arabized , Swahili of the coast , to the Kamba and Kikuyu of the interior , and then , a special treat , the magnificent Masai , bearing their shields and spears in a sadly peaceable demonstration of subjection , before reaching the Nilotic peoples of the shore of Lake Victoria . |
| 29 | The officers had been warned to look out for a red Ford Sierra car following the shooting , in the early hours , of Special Constable Goodman and PC Kelly during a routine vehicle check on the A64 Leeds-York Road . |
| 30 | She 's expected to stay there for a few more days , as a precautionary measure . |