Example sentences of "[vb base] [to-vb] [prep] [art] [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Having become established , people tend to work within the tradition for reasons which are never properly articulated . |
| 2 | It 's significant that when I get home at night and want to listen to a record for pleasure I usually choose a disc made over 30 years ago — the message survives the medium to an astonishing extent in the best old records . |
| 3 | I shall plan out what I propose to do on the farm for the next three years , season by season , and we 'll look for a ploughman to help with your new venture . |
| 4 | ‘ We 've had two good wins away from home and now we want to put on a show for our fans . ’ |
| 5 | Relatives often want to separate from the person for the sake of their own sanity . |
| 6 | Firefighters expect to stay at the scene for at least the rest of the day — the strain of working amoung the debris under which two of their friends died shows only too clear to see . |
| 7 | Trade unionists , as we have seen , had little cause to look to the judiciary for the protection of their statutory rights . |
| 8 | Delegates did not , however , manage to agree on the proposal for a nationality law referendum put forward by former President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing of the liberal UDF . |
| 9 | Studies on sea urchin eggs seem to argue against a role for InsP 3 in fertilization . |
| 10 | But Version 2 of CICS/2 enables an OS/2 machine to act as the server for the first time — running fully-fledged CICS applications . |
| 11 | If the lessor 's title is already registered as absolute , this is a simple matter — but remember to have in the contract for sale or your requisitions on title , a special condition that before or immediately after completion the lessor will lodge or cause to be lodged in the Registry the land or charge certificate of his title , and will furnish the buyer with the deposit reference . |
| 12 | Some women who have always had a career only get to think about the need for closer relationships after that finishes . |
| 13 | Place in the cooled liquid and allow to stand in a refrigerator for at least 12 hours . |
| 14 | Continue to fry with the onion for a couple of minutes until it begins to absorb the oil . |
| 15 | But , while social programmes continue to pay for the largesse for defence , scientific research and development has been spared . |
| 16 | Allow to cool on the sheet for 5 minutes , then transfer to a wire rack and leave until they are completely cool . |
| 17 | After this is done , start to look through the pack for the chosen card . |
| 18 | Leave to chill in the fridge for about 10 minutes . |
| 19 | Leave to cool in the tin for 10–20 minutes and sprinkle with two-thirds of remaining bourbon . |
| 20 | Leave to cool in the tin for 10 mins . |
| 21 | Leave to cool in the tin for 15 minutes before turning out and transferring to a wire rack to cool completely . |
| 22 | If you wish to apply for a divorce for any other reason , you should consult a solicitor or ask advice from your nearest CAB . |
| 23 | I , too , wish to apologise to the House for not having been present at the start of this debate . |
| 24 | At the output-system level , we wish to distinguish between a system for producing spoken output and a system for producing printed output ( and also a system for producing drawn output , not relevant when what is to be produced is a word ) . |
| 25 | Guests tend to congregate in the lounge for a chat over a drink from the ‘ snug ’ bar , or to watch TV . |
| 26 | ‘ Now who says you have to go to the Continent for a superb meal ? ’ |
| 27 | Horses need to belong to a herd for many related but completely separate reasons . |
| 28 | And to be honest , for questions like this , I usually have to refer to a book for an answer ! |
| 29 | Toxocara eggs have to lie on the ground for two weeks before they are dangerous . |
| 30 | This is the context in which schools , and secondary schools in particular , have to respond to the demand for change . |