Example sentences of "and [vb base] [adv] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Knit two rows and bind off for a round neck or cast off for a V-neck . |
| 2 | We carried a medical team with vehicles and back up for the medical team . |
| 3 | Musically — forget it , but the spot effects are great and make up for the poor acoustic tones . |
| 4 | A diver absorbing excessive nitrogen must ascend to a designated depth to reduce the pressure and remain there for a specified time for what is known as a ‘ decompression stop . ’ |
| 5 | There was no doubt at all that every Brownie there was determined to think hard and hunt hard for a new Pack Meeting place . |
| 6 | As they finally leave the city and head out for the open road , Billy the Kid says , ‘ We made it , did n't we ? ’ |
| 7 | Mitchell is amongst those who argue against Firestone and hold out for the continuing relevance of Freud 's work . |
| 8 | Some universities now have deputy or pro vice chancellors , who chair major committees and stand in for the vice chancellor . |
| 9 | An effective history teacher needs to be able to spot the potential of particular pieces of evidence and select carefully for a particular task . |
| 10 | And look out for a new Spanish star , Jésus Montoya , who showed so brilliantly in the Vuelta d'Espana in May . |
| 11 | Leave the summit walking south and look out for a shallow gully leading towards a steep grass slope beside a burn and on to Glenlicht House . |
| 12 | Cut out and keep this voucher , together with vouchers 1 and 2 from our previous issues , and look out for the final one next month |
| 13 | At Tesco you can buy 100% re-cycled paper products ( see the list on the back of the leaflet and look out for the special symbol on packs ) . |
| 14 | ( In the same way , most mathematicians reject the purely formalist , symbolic , view of mathematics and opt instead for a Platonic picture that ascribes an ‘ existence ’ to such abstract notions as integers , irrational numbers and groups . ) |
| 15 | Ossie and Tito steal him back and set off for the wild reaches of western Ireland with Byrne , Kelly and their friend Kathleen ( Barkin ) in hot pursuit . |
| 16 | There was no time to raise it and draw back for a stabbing blow . |
| 17 | So bring your blankets , picnics and arrive early for the pre-show entertainment . |
| 18 | And you 'd all got to get on , and stay on for a little while without touching the floor , then you could have another go . |
| 19 | I always hang up promptly and go out for a nice cup of coffee to cheer myself up . |
| 20 | All appointees have to provide a urine sample — even Pamela Harriman , the new ambassador to Paris , had to stand in line , clutching her paper cup — and turn up for a face-to-face interview , which usually lasts between one-and-a-half and two hours . |
| 21 | To do this they arranged a movable slit to open for a wide ΔΕ when the photodiode array is operating and close up for a narrow ΔΕ for the spectral detector . |
| 22 | Once inside the shed , Amis entered the cage and cast around for the big wrench that he 'd taken to keeping in here . |
| 23 | So far so good : then you select a soiled dish , collect some scraps from the garbage , and settle down for a short wait . |
| 24 | It 's a chance for them to forget the washing up and their household chores , put their feet up and settle down for a comfortable snooze in front of their favourite television programme ( which really does n't sound much different from normal , does it ? ) |
| 25 | ‘ Why do n't you just get out of this car and come inside for a long cool drink and a long cool swim and admit defeat ? ’ |
| 26 | And he sent them to Bethlehem and said , ‘ Go and search diligently for the young child ; and when ye have found him , bring me word again , that I may come and worship him also . ’ |
| 27 | They could expect to receive a given level of real resources and plan accordingly for the medium term . |
| 28 | The Ring of Eight was originally founded to dance at Christchurch Folk Festival but as well as dancing at festivals we also travel to craft fairs around the South of England and perform locally for the National Trust and other charities . |
| 29 | This is why noise groups invariably deal with subject matter that is anti-humanist — extremes of abjection , obsession , trauma , atrocity , possession — all of which undermine humanism 's confidence that through individual consciousness and will , we can become the subjects of our lives , and work together for the general progress of the commonwealth . |