Example sentences of "[vb pp] [conj] [vb pp] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , there are cases ( such as property specially built or adapted for a particular occupier ) where modifications are needed . |
| 2 | The temporary nature of her job , staying only a few weeks at any one place , meant she had met and worked for a wide variety of men . |
| 3 | He turned , their eyes met and held for a long , tense moment , then suddenly Penry flung away , so precipitate in his hurry to leave that he forgot to duck . |
| 4 | A spiral corkscrew perm that just has to be washed and left for a full-bodied look . |
| 5 | Some of these programs belong to the Shareware scheme which means that they can be used and evaluated for a few weeks , and you pay the registration fee only if you continue to use them . |
| 6 | The moving immediacy of the situation is diluted and exchanged for a homiletic tone . |
| 7 | ( i ) Of course , when A = Z and ρ is multiplication , the above merely repeats results we 've known and used for a long time . |
| 8 | Another exodus began at 6.30 a.m. on 1 September 1939 , when Glasgow children began assembling at 57 schools , 70,000 weans scrubbed and labelled for a bewildering adventure . |
| 9 | The party machines , however , are being oiled and watered for an early poll . |
| 10 | In later years the main object was to topple the bull from the town bridge whereupon it would be killed and roasted for a huge supper of ‘ bull-beef ’ . |
| 11 | The pilot scheme will involve shops in five selected villages for the first year , and if successful will be extended and developed for a further three years . |
| 12 | Two or more colours can be ordered if wanted for a specific scheme . |