Example sentences of "and [vb base] [pron] [verb] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Let us then turn to the ordinary dealings of modern life ; and take an illustration from a corn-market in a country town , and let us assume for the sake of simplicity that all the corn in the market is of the same quality . |
| 2 | To the buttery juices in the pan add the brandy and let it sizzle for a few seconds . |
| 3 | Remove the vanilla pod , skim the jam , and let it cool for a few minutes before turning it into small jars . |
| 4 | For an ice cream cake , buy a large pack of vanilla flavour and let it warm for a little while until it can be moulded into a circle , and then refreeze it . |
| 5 | Producing this amount of new growth also means adequate moisture below : when weather is dry , remember the thirsty ramblers ; lay the hose out and let it dribble for a few hours . |
| 6 | And Joe 's mum give me mostly pound coins and get it changed for a ten pound note . |
| 7 | Take the baskets that hold them out of the pool and allow them to drain for an hour . |
| 8 | And they 'll actually sit down and work that out for people and encourage them to go for a job and give them all the forms they need to claim Family Credit or whatever . |
| 9 | She 'll tell me , all right , and then we can go from there and decide what to do for the best . |
| 10 | I can only suggest , Bill , that you swaddle them both and keep them immobilised for a week . |
| 11 | I had one job to do first thing in the morning — to ring Sir Geoffrey Gillington and ask him to arrange for the manager of the Upper Thames Street branch of the bank to receive Miss Macdonald when she called , and to keep her letter for me . |
| 12 | ‘ And do you care for the times ? ’ said Willoughby to Edward . |
| 13 | Cooking procedures : most of the meals do not need cooking , just add hot water and leave them to stand for a few minutes . |
| 14 | If your mother dies and your father needs your help , you should see that he returns her pension book together with the free death certificate ( Form BD8 ) to the local Social Security Office and assist him to apply for the death grant . |
| 15 | It is they , too , who lend him/her money for the journey and help him/her look for a job in the urban environment . |
| 16 | This takes a great deal of time , as we then have to give the draft to them , and they type it out and have it duplicated for the classes . |