Example sentences of "[vb base] [pers pn] [vb infin] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | More recently , industrial contaminants such as polychlorinated biphenyls ( PCBs ) have accumulated in the liver and kidneys of pilot whales in quantities which make them unfit for human consumption . |
| 2 | Well no when we started when the strike started in the mill , I told then , you know y I do n't know what you are going to do with us , I said , but the way you are carrying on now you are going to bring trouble into this quarry , cos these lads are n't going to give in to you at all that quick , what you 're trying to do , make them work for thirty pound a week less , so you better think it over now , I said , before it gets any worse . |
| 3 | Let them heat for five minutes . |
| 4 | Put in the monkfish slices and let them poach for 3–4 minutes , until cooked through . |
| 5 | If you have any recipes that work particularly well , please let me know for future editions of this book . |
| 6 | When I got home , I kept him in for a while , then , ashtray at the ready , let him loose for another try . |
| 7 | Bring it to the boil and let it simmer for 5 minutes . |
| 8 | I had a visitors ' visa , renewed annually but I simply forgot and let it go for two months . |
| 9 | Rub the fish on both sides with the salt and let it stand for 20 minutes . |
| 10 | ‘ Let us repair for some repast , ’ he chuckled as he held the door open for me . |
| 11 | Let us pray for each other . |
| 12 | So , let us pray for each other and for ourselves , that each of us may be able to say : |
| 13 | But if you hear him speak for five minutes you think no more of them . |
| 14 | WHERE DO I GO FOR FURTHER HELP OR ADVICE REGARDING THREADWORMS ? |
| 15 | What do you do for existing teachers ? |
| 16 | What more do you want for four quid ? |
| 17 | ‘ Well , ’ the foreman said , ‘ what do you expect for eighty bucks a week ? |
| 18 | The importer 's answer would undoubtedly be ‘ what do you expect for this kind of money ? ’ |
| 19 | And do you think for one minute they care a damn about you ? |
| 20 | Do you think for one minute that I want to live next door to a stinking curry eater or a mugging , drug-dealing , sweaty black rasta ? |
| 21 | ‘ If we 'd listened to them do you think for one minute we 'd have got this far by now ? ’ |
| 22 | What do you care for this society ? |
| 23 | ‘ What do you plan for this afternoon ? ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Do you work for International Models or another agency now ? ’ |
| 25 | I said what do you work for Fat Sam ? |
| 26 | ‘ Then how , ’ he demanded , ‘ do you account for this afternoon , in the woods ? |
| 27 | PAMELA : Mrs. Jewkes , why do you call for poor Nan ? |
| 28 | Why do you come for that alarm ? |
| 29 | How do we pay for clinical services which we are purchasing ? |
| 30 | How do we account for this obfuscation ? |