Example sentences of "[coord] [vb base] [adv] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I would therefore display a becoming restiveness , or look round for the usual dispatch-case , so that when he started slowly rising to his feet , which he did as if by some inner mechanism , I could , like an adjoining lift , follow him slightly behindhand . |
| 2 | Women must either follow the male career route and spend little time with their children , or drop out for the vital middle years that filter out the top managers . |
| 3 | We carried a medical team with vehicles and back up for the medical team . |
| 4 | Musically — forget it , but the spot effects are great and make up for the poor acoustic tones . |
| 5 | Minutes later we are heading for a small island group north of Vengsøya , to round that and head on for the next . |
| 6 | As they finally leave the city and head out for the open road , Billy the Kid says , ‘ We made it , did n't we ? ’ |
| 7 | With higher power , you need more light , so bigger lenses — so try 8x30 , 8x40 , 10x40 or 10x50 at a good store , and shop around for the best price . |
| 8 | Mitchell is amongst those who argue against Firestone and hold out for the continuing relevance of Freud 's work . |
| 9 | Some universities now have deputy or pro vice chancellors , who chair major committees and stand in for the vice chancellor . |
| 10 | Make a note of these in your garden diary , and watch carefully for the first sign of bud swelling , for they will need pruning first . |
| 11 | Cut out and keep this voucher , together with vouchers 1 and 2 from our previous issues , and look out for the final one next month |
| 12 | And look out for the first Birthday File coming up soon ! |
| 13 | At Tesco you can buy 100% re-cycled paper products ( see the list on the back of the leaflet and look out for the special symbol on packs ) . |
| 14 | Ossie and Tito steal him back and set off for the wild reaches of western Ireland with Byrne , Kelly and their friend Kathleen ( Barkin ) in hot pursuit . |
| 15 | So bring your blankets , picnics and arrive early for the pre-show entertainment . |
| 16 | Gregor Townsend later managed to pass to the referee — clad in near identical colours to the Scots — for the Samoans to plunder ball and scuttle in for the first of their three tries , though it might have been more had we not seen defensive heroics typified by a timely tackle on Leilane Une by Derek Turnbull . |
| 17 | I collect snow and start off for the nearest dead tree with the big knife and an axe . |
| 18 | Once inside the shed , Amis entered the cage and cast around for the big wrench that he 'd taken to keeping in here . |
| 19 | And he sent them to Bethlehem and said , ‘ Go and search diligently for the young child ; and when ye have found him , bring me word again , that I may come and worship him also . ’ |
| 20 | They could expect to receive a given level of real resources and plan accordingly for the medium term . |
| 21 | The Ring of Eight was originally founded to dance at Christchurch Folk Festival but as well as dancing at festivals we also travel to craft fairs around the South of England and perform locally for the National Trust and other charities . |
| 22 | This is why noise groups invariably deal with subject matter that is anti-humanist — extremes of abjection , obsession , trauma , atrocity , possession — all of which undermine humanism 's confidence that through individual consciousness and will , we can become the subjects of our lives , and work together for the general progress of the commonwealth . |
| 23 | Hyenas , to take another example , hunt in groups for zebra , but hunt singly for the smaller Thomson 's gazelle . |
| 24 | NISSAN might not be the marque that springs to mind when it comes to performance hatchbacks , but look out for the nifty little Sunny SR . |
| 25 | But watch out for the one-handed play of the gifted Gabriel Minadeo and the goalkeeping feats of the high-kicking Emanuel Roggero . |
| 26 | First courses such as asparagus ( choose vinaigrette rather than butter , or better yet , fresh lemon to be squeezed over ) ; oysters ( almost no calories , but watch out for the buttered brown bread ! ) ; soused and smoked fish ( the soused fish — usually herring — is lower in calories than the smoked , but both are fairly light ) ; fish and vegetable terrines ( though usually made with cream , you get very little in a slice ) ; quails ' eggs ( without mayonnaise ) ; and stuffed or marinated vegetables . |
| 27 | I had no idea of doing anything else but study there for the first three years after school , for which my hardworking and frugal parents had saved enough money . |