Example sentences of "[noun sg] and [verb] [pers pn] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Neck and spoke they raced for mile after mile , the horse only drawing breath to ensure Ian was there to open the gates along the way , and to use Ian as a guide when Sally got lost in the maze of the Clubhouse car park ! |
| 2 | ‘ I 'll ring my lawyer and have you sued for libel . ’ |
| 3 | I sat with her , gave her my drink bottle , stuffed her with glucose and encouraged her to rest for a while . |
| 4 | Here , you scoundrel , take my lord 's horse and mind you care for him properly . ’ |
| 5 | The answer is that first and foremost your individual guide is there to help you achieve your dreams and to bring into your life the harmony , peace and love you crave for . |
| 6 | But you do not call an ecumenical Council and keep it going for four years at vast expense in order principally to repeat what is already well known to be the teaching of the Church . |
| 7 | The cold wind ruffles his hair and makes him flinch for a moment , but it is refreshing after the stale warmth of the house , and he takes a deep breath or two on his way to the garage . |
| 8 | It is not too difficult to imagine how this could slip quietly into polyandry : females could develop the habit of mating with a second male and letting him care for her second clutch . |
| 9 | That 's why the most valuable support you can give us is long-term support — the kind that increases our regular income and helps us plan for the future . |
| 10 | Secondly , the Director of Social Services has got the authority to waive any of these charges where it causes financial hardship and the whole mechanism has been put in place to inform people that this waiving waiver process is in place and to allow them to apply for waiving of those charges . |
| 11 | One theatre management which gave concessionary tickets , for instance , had never thought about the problems it caused its older customers by refusing advance booking and forcing them to queue for standby tickets . |
| 12 | By thus consenting they form one body politic and it is implied in the contract that the majority have the right to conclude for the rest and let me quote for when any number of men have by the consent of every individual made a community they have thereby made that community one body with a power to act as one body which is only by the will and determination of the majority it being necessary to that which is one body to move one way a single body ca n't move in two opposite directions simultaneously . |
| 13 | However , the simplest method to overcome this potential problem is to fill the pool once with clear water and allow it to stand for about a week . |
| 14 | Cooking procedures : most of the meals do not need cooking , just add hot water and leave them to stand for a few minutes . |
| 15 | ‘ All these changes have been made to elevate the level of service and support we provide for all out customers in the UK and Ireland , ’ said Group sales director Roger Little . |
| 16 | we 've got a busload here sir , they 'll probably turn up in a cab and ask you to pay for it |
| 17 | Their father , Oliver P. Bernard , the theatre designer who had worked at Covent Garden and the Boston Opera House and who had also designed Art Deco interiors for Lyons restaurants , had died insolvent , thereby terminating his sons ' education and obliging them to look for work . |
| 18 | Do n't let anxiety rule your life — at our special one-day workshop you 'll learn how to control stress and make it work for you |
| 19 | No sooner did he reach York than he resurrected the York Quarterly and kept it going for five years and nineteen numbers , with the arms of the see on the outer cover , and underneath , ‘ Editor : the Archbishop of York ’ . |
| 20 | You 'll have to stump up at least £2,500 for the bond and leave it invested for five years . |
| 21 | They both want to own their loved ones and have their complete faithfulness , but Gatsby wants to earn Daisy 's respect and wants her to choose for herself to belong to him only . |
| 22 | " Obedience was number one priority , " Joyce recollects , " and the respect and love we had for our parents and for one another forced us into a very successful household . " |
| 23 | For an ice cream cake , buy a large pack of vanilla flavour and let it warm for a little while until it can be moulded into a circle , and then refreeze it . |
| 24 | One reason for the interest in rates of home ownership among the older age groups is the potential of realizing the asset and using it to pay for care . |
| 25 | It is they , too , who lend him/her money for the journey and help him/her look for a job in the urban environment . |
| 26 | Mass screening is not feasible , but targeting groups at high risk and asking them to attend for screening is perfectly plausible . |
| 27 | Take the baskets that hold them out of the pool and allow them to drain for an hour . |
| 28 | Five months later I have at last gained my confidence on Southall ; most of it is the trust and respect we have for each other . |
| 29 | If , alongside this , boys are allowed to develop e.g. their caring faculties and to contemplate traditionally female careers such as nursing and social work , we might also see fewer boys taking A level mathematics and finding it unsatisfying for them , as Sheila Russell 's research ( 1983 ) indicated is all too frequently the case . |
| 30 | To the buttery juices in the pan add the brandy and let it sizzle for a few seconds . |