Example sentences of "and [vb base] [verb] for [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The smell of lighting barbecues drifted in , and the buzz of gentle conversation as guests returned to their villas and apartments to put the children to bed and get changed for the evening . |
| 2 | Turn round day is a bit hectic for us , so we suggest you pack your bags in the morning , leave them in our safekeeping , and disappear to explore for the day ! |
| 3 | Space , however , was limited and Malc and I and the kids had to share one bedroom and keep praying for a council house of our own . |
| 4 | It 's not unusual for blood pressure to go up as a result of stress , so if you have a high reading at some point , your doctor or midwife might suggest you rest and try to relax for a while before they check it again . |
| 5 | ‘ Sit down and try to relax for a minute . ’ |
| 6 | It 's time to wrap up against the cold and go hunting for a convertible . |
| 7 | The Regional Council has not attempted to argue that increased levels of infill can and do compensate for a shortage in the HP4 supply . |
| 8 | ‘ After London , I 'll go to train for a while in Boulder in the United States and start preparing for the Olympics . ’ |
| 9 | Perhaps she might stay in Southwark and agree to go for a walk , or at least sit and share a goblet of wine with him and gossip about the past . |
| 10 | Yet that person with AD may be ‘ positioned ’ differently , both by themselves and others , if they avoid the games because they perceive them as a mindless waste of time and prefer to go for a walk instead . |
| 11 | If you qualify and wish to apply for a divorce : send for an application form using the tear-off part of this leaflet , but keep the remainder of the leaflet : it may be of help to you later |
| 12 | Some commentators have ascribed the rise in the number of homeless mentally ill people to the run down of psychiatric hospitals and have called for a halt to the policy of closure . |
| 13 | They are opposed to any implicit encouragement of companies who currently import non-sustainable supplies , and have called for a boycott of leading UK " D-I-Y " stores [ see ED 53/54 ] . |
| 14 | They also accuse the government of entering into a private deal with the US company , and have called for the project to be opened to tender by local and foreign companies , with guarantees of a minimum 51 per cent stake for Czechoslovak companies . |
| 15 | The Branches have to depend upon the voluntary support of the membership to fulfil what many see as their prime role , and where once the polytechnics were able heavily to subsidise a service of CPD seminars or even help run an ‘ in-house ’ programme , they can no longer operate in this way and have to charge for the events on a full cost basis . |
| 16 | They have learnt to organize , taken up arms and have fought for the right to be treated like human beings and that 's what we 're doing now . |