Example sentences of "and [verb] for [art] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Turn the dough onto a floured surface and knead for a minute before adding the cooked onion , extra oil and chopped olives . |
| 2 | And if you found that you had entered the company of players , of actors , of those descended from strolling vagabonds and historically always noted and envied for the looseness of their morals , then all your Christmases came at once . |
| 3 | He did n't know the doctor and was very disorientated and frightened for the rest of that day and the next ; but on the following one it was as if it had never happened . |
| 4 | She said : ‘ God grant it ! ’ and clung for a moment to the great , warm , vital hand that could put heart into her even now . |
| 5 | 25–9–1897 The Session had under consideration the subject of having a half yearly Communion and arranged for a service on 7th November . |
| 6 | ACM Sir Denis Spotiswood supported this solution and arranged for a survey of R5868 to be carried-out to assess its general condition and the work that would be involved to bring it up to display condition . |
| 7 | Dr Manfred Thaller , President of the International Association for History and Computing backed the seminar and arranged for the publication of its proceedings . |
| 8 | Since any further delay would limit the use of this space for this season the chairman went ahead and arranged for the work to be carried out . |
| 9 | Since any further delay would limit the use of this space for this season the chairman went ahead and arranged for the work to be carried out . |
| 10 | He called the RAC once more and arranged for the car to be taken to the edge of Brighton . |
| 11 | Canon Wheeler allowed his eye to wander around the handsome room lit by the full , secure English sunlight and gazed for a moment through the window at the spire of Medewich 's beautiful Cathedral . |
| 12 | I urge the assembly to accept this amendment to depart from this statement , to commend to our churches the use of the apostle 's creed and to wait for a day of broad theological agreement which in the providence of God and by the work of the holy spirit will surely come and then agree upon a statement of faith which we shall all agree and be able to commend enthusiastically to the church but until then to depart from this one . |
| 13 | The pioneer of bee research Karl von Frisch recalls ( and we have observed ) instances in which the trained foragers began to anticipate subsequent moves and to wait for the feeder at the presumptive new location . |
| 14 | The partners have taken the pay cut until next March to see if interest rates fall and to wait for the launch of a new product . |
| 15 | Once it has chosen a mate , it will probably remain loyal to mate and to burrow for the rest of its life — and one ringed Manx shear water is known to have lived for at least twenty-nine years . |
| 16 | They reported that they knew of no matter involving her in any way and asked for a description of the white identification cards . |
| 17 | When at last my number came , I presented myself at the window and asked for a ticket on the 10.05 to Stockholm the next morning . |
| 18 | I went to window three and asked for a ticket to Stockholm the next morning . |
| 19 | He won second prize in the 1985 John Player Award , and his commission to paint the Prince of Wales came when Charles saw an exhibition of his work in Halifax last year and asked for a portrait for his private collection — a rare honour for any artist . |
| 20 | A traveller in Scotland went into a pub and asked for a pint of bitter . |
| 21 | Gabriel knocked at the second brother 's door and asked for a drink of milk . |
| 22 | Cheeky Paula produced a sprig of mistletoe and asked for a peck on Channel 4 's Big Breakfast Show . |
| 23 | Indenbaum remembered that he was gentle , with a beatific smile , and asked for a tune on the harmonium … |
| 24 | I tottered across to a cottage on the edge of the loch and asked for a pot of tea and a bite to eat . |
| 25 | Like the lady who came into the shop one day and asked for a bottle of ‘ blue ’ . |
| 26 | Lovernius was very pleased and asked for a bag of gold and threw it to the poet who ran beside his chariot . |
| 27 | They entered and asked for a room for the night and a meal of cold meat and beer , which they ate in the bar . |
| 28 | So Gabriel knocked at the door of his fine large house and asked for a cup of wine . |
| 29 | She was always there , and she would tell , as she had told so often before , the remarkable story of her Jimmy , who 'd been posted as dead last December and who , six months later , had simply walked into the house , bold as you please , and asked for a cup of tea . |
| 30 | Then he came back and asked for a cup of tea . |