Example sentences of "[coord] [vb base] [pron] [adv] for [art] " in BNC.
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1 | One 's called the Austin Special , and it 's really cool-looking with three hotted-up Danelectro-style lipstick tube pickups that you can either run as single-coils for that crinkly kind of clarity , or put them together for a humbucking sound . |
2 | Fit your car with a catalytic converter , if possible , or trade it in for a new model — cars made after 1993 must have them . |
3 | Please send your CV , listing telephone number for contact , or call us now for an application form . |
4 | If I buy some carpets fitting or do I extra for the fitting ? |
5 | What you did was to save the lot up and cash it in for a big meal . |
6 | ‘ I always wanted to work with a squad of young players and bring them on for a few seasons . |
7 | His room overlooked our house , and he could watch the comings and goings — we were having some turf laid at the time in which he was taking a great interest — and I used to drive round there every evening at half past five and bring him home for a meal , after which we would chat or watch television . |
8 | Well , she her , her sleeping habits during the day change to afternoons , and , well today she 's been she had about two hours this afternoon , so if we did our normal and gave her tea at five o'clock , and send them up for a bath at half past six , there 's no way she 'd be asleep . |
9 | Of course , this may lead them to run onto the rotted wood , which will give way and let them in for a long fall … |
10 | I 've got a continuation shot , well what I shall do is just try and line them up for a rush down to , which is not bad . |
11 | Why did n't he take that with him and put it in for a minute , for god 's sake . |
12 | ‘ I hope they catch this cowardly thug and lock him up for a long time . ’ |
13 | I mean I get a few things in every week that , you know that you need , that you know er I go out on Monday and get everything else for the week like washing powder , and that sort of thing but u for food , I just get it every day . |
14 | Indeed , Mr Pocklington and his ilk would take small cannon onto a suitable lake and fire them off for the edification of the plumber partridges who came to nest in the district . |
15 | And if you do go back there , at least phone me occasionally and ask me over for a meal — I 'll bring a bottle of vino . |
16 | I do not know how I shall manage this winter and dread it not for the weather which is rarely fierce , but for the loneliness . |
17 | He had had to fight for everything he had done , fight the people who wanted to wrap him up safely and wheel him out for a bit of ribbon-cutting and ceremonial . |
18 | ‘ Then knock the lid down so that the rough edges are holding the lid in place , so to speak , and leave it again for a bit . |
19 | Perhaps he thought that if he made a success of the concert party , word would get around amongst show business that here was someone to keep an eye on , and his big chance might come ; that someone important in the music world might come up to him with a contract in his hand and sign him up for the next ten years as a successor to Sir Malcolm Sargeant . |
20 | Block discounting — a finance house may buy a ‘ block ’ of debtors from a company at a discount , and follow them up for the company . |
21 | She had braked the pram outside a newsagent and was just stooping to pick up Charlotte and take her inside for the chocolate , when she thought : I must n't . |
22 | But if you want your life story to grip them by the throat and take them along for a rattling good ride which will haunt them for years to come — forget it . |
23 | Two o'clock and I always used to leave work and take him out for an hour . |
24 | You will then be in a position to feed your dog , and take it out for a walk until it has relieved itself , bearing in mind that it must be prevented from taking strenuous exercise at this stage . |
25 | Your letters are very much appreciated , and thank you especially for the Photos , which are not bad at all , and which handed to me just before we left Sian . |
26 | This is what pisses me off so often you know , things like the halls of residence and stuff are there to help the students and they do n't , they just try and rip them off for every cent they can do it for . |
27 | This compromise incorporates two tiers of tariffs which are likely to reduce marginally the price of British bananas but push them up for the Germans . |
28 | Mr Sweet does not want to farm the site , but dig it up for the valuable peat underneath . |