Example sentences of "and [verb] [to-vb] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These two alternatives can be investigated quite simply by setting the pull-out torque expression ( 5.14 ) to zero and attempting to solve for the angular frequency , W : and therefore : where H = R/V is a constant for the motor . |
| 2 | Here they also found the values of the market place , which stressed personal independence and self-gratification , and began to search for a sexual fulfilment which , Shorter . |
| 3 | But , in the summer of 1945 , he took a furnished room in Kensington and began to look for a suitable and convenient residence of his own . |
| 4 | Oag , formerly marketing director with a major computer industry concern in London , had grown tired of weekend commuting from Nairn , and began to look for a local company he could invest time and money in . |
| 5 | Both cold and hyaluronidase treatment can activate unfertilized eggs so eggs must be kept warm and exposed to hyaluronidase for the minimum length of time . |
| 6 | The whole thing was designed to smoke out double agents , to make sure you had n't gone over and started to work for the other side . |
| 7 | Financial software house Quality Software Products Holdings Plc has taken the plunge and decided to go for a full listing on the UK stock exchange ‘ to exploit the business opportunities ’ presented by its newly-launched Universal OLAS product ( CI No 2,116 ) . |
| 8 | She 'd sit in her dressing-gown by the window and try to listen for the electric trams on the distant street , anything to give some kind of shape or structure to her day , but the noise made even this impossible . |
| 9 | Sub-Prior Richard , a kindly soul even to those for whom he had no particular liking , grew anxious , and went to look for the stray , and found him on his bed in the dortoir , pallid and shivering , pleading sickness and looking pinched , grey and cold . |
| 10 | The close integration of Herbarium , Garden and Library is one of the great strengths of the Royal Botanic Garden and helps to account for the high quality of its scientific , educational , and horticultural activities . |
| 11 | The deployment of other groups of staff should take account also of the needs of the service and aim to provide for an even distribution . |
| 12 | ‘ I voted for Al Gore for Vice President and had to vote for the other fellow to get his ( Gore 's ) name , ’ Mr Clinton told a neighbour as reporters listened in . |
| 13 | The Emperor deplored the bellicosity of language and continued to work for a peaceful settlement , using the King of the Belgians as an intermediary , at the same time maintaining close contact with the Spanish Ambassador in Paris . |
| 14 | Lucas has steamed ahead with its investment programme and continues to prepare for a running start to recovery . |
| 15 | A large number of studies has looked at the geography of those spending patterns , and attempted to account for the spatial variation in how much is spent , where ( for example , Johnston , 1980 ; Archer , 1983 ) . |
| 16 | It was something very rarely seen in Britain , or in other democracies : an emergency government — or , in Hoare 's words , ‘ an emergency Committee of public Safety ’ , formed for a specific purpose , and intended to last for a specific period of time . |