Example sentences of "[coord] [vb base] [pron] [verb] for [art] " in BNC.
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1 | Did any News reader obtain one and would they sell me a copy or allow me to pay for a loan of a negative ? |
2 | When choosing say , a new fridge , do we worry about the power it uses compared with our existing model , or do we go for the one with the clever arrangement of shelves that gives plenty of room for the mineral water ? |
3 | Let us then turn to the ordinary dealings of modern life ; and take an illustration from a corn-market in a country town , and let us assume for the sake of simplicity that all the corn in the market is of the same quality . |
4 | To the buttery juices in the pan add the brandy and let it sizzle for a few seconds . |
5 | Remove the vanilla pod , skim the jam , and let it cool for a few minutes before turning it into small jars . |
6 | 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 . |
7 | Producing this amount of new growth also means adequate moisture below : when weather is dry , remember the thirsty ramblers ; lay the hose out and let it dribble for a few hours . |
8 | And Joe 's mum give me mostly pound coins and get it changed for a ten pound note . |
9 | Take the baskets that hold them out of the pool and allow them to drain for an hour . |
10 | And they 'll actually sit down and work that out for people and encourage them to go for a job and give them all the forms they need to claim Family Credit or whatever . |
11 | She 'll tell me , all right , and then we can go from there and decide what to do for the best . |
12 | I can only suggest , Bill , that you swaddle them both and keep them immobilised for a week . |
13 | I had one job to do first thing in the morning — to ring Sir Geoffrey Gillington and ask him to arrange for the manager of the Upper Thames Street branch of the bank to receive Miss Macdonald when she called , and to keep her letter for me . |
14 | ‘ And do you care for the times ? ’ said Willoughby to Edward . |
15 | Cooking procedures : most of the meals do not need cooking , just add hot water and leave them to stand for a few minutes . |
16 | If your mother dies and your father needs your help , you should see that he returns her pension book together with the free death certificate ( Form BD8 ) to the local Social Security Office and assist him to apply for the death grant . |
17 | It is they , too , who lend him/her money for the journey and help him/her look for a job in the urban environment . |
18 | This takes a great deal of time , as we then have to give the draft to them , and they type it out and have it duplicated for the classes . |
19 | I 'm aching to run , but make myself sit for a second while she watches me through the black circles . |
20 | There is more bad news to come , but let us pause for a moment to take heart . |
21 | Nothing ever works out as ideal , but let us assume for the sake of demonstration that you can deal with much of the course work during the day , so that your evenings are free for work on the lecture and seminar periods . |