Example sentences of "and [verb] [adv] for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many of us have tried to lose weight and failed miserably for one reason or another . |
| 2 | We , all of us had er a bed-sitting room of our own which we kept on between cases cos we had to have somewhere to live and erm and then of course we , we 'd come back there and make up for lost time really . |
| 3 | When it has stopped coming , he drops the body and goes back for another lamb and another , creeping down the earthen steps with his blood-stained knife and his feet and ankles splashed with red . |
| 4 | Sathasivam Krishna Kumar ( " Kittu " ) , 31 , regarded as the LTTE number two and a member of its central committee , who had first arrived in the United Kingdom in October 1989 and applied unsuccessfully for political asylum there in August 1990 after the breakdown of peace talks with the Sri Lankan government , was told in early August 1991 that he had to leave the UK by Aug. 7 or face deportation , for having abused his refugee status by collecting funds and trying to procure arms . |
| 5 | Commodities which travelled in the opposite direction were salt , which came by sea from Cyprus , the Greek islands and Albania , and which was distributed by means of pack animals to Bosnia and Serbia ; and cereals brought in from the Aegean , Cyprus , Asia Minor and Sicily , and used mainly for local consumption . |
| 6 | Order large Perrier and hiccup mournfully for half hour while fat bald man laments Nigel Lawson . |
| 7 | Kaysen has pointed out that : ‘ [ d ] ecisions as to the technical areas which will be systematically explored by research and development divisions and decisions as to what scientific and technical novelties will be translated into new products and processes and tried out for economic viability have very deep effects . |
| 8 | Robert was a replacement in the Currie Cup final and came on for young Johan Roux in the second half . |
| 9 | If the returns fell it increased labour output ; if they rose it felt no need to do so and opted instead for increased leisure . |
| 10 | Then in that well-known Jewish intonation , with the words rising and lowering , and drawn out for full emphasis , he continued : ‘ If I vas a younger man I vould trow my visky at you , b-u-t dat vould be a vaste of good visky . |
| 11 | The government ended up both being unpopular and paying more for local government . |
| 12 | These dive and swim underwater for planktonic food , the partly-folded wings acting as hydroplanes that help the shearwaters to hunt below the level of superficial feeders . |
| 13 | And look out for more news concerning the dedicated vintage section of the show , which promises to showcase a multitude of lustworthy collectables for the delectation of the curious and the cognoscenti . |
| 14 | If you have a moisture meter , test the corners and centre of each wall just above the skirting board ; otherwise tap the plaster , feel with a dry hand for damp and coldness , and look out for loose wallpaper or flaking emulsion paint . |
| 15 | Instructors and senior pilots have a big responsibility to pass on their experience and knowledge and to look out for poor airmanship and flying techniques in others which could lead to mishaps in the future . |
| 16 | But he 's okay now and revving up for next week 's World Cup group three game against Latvia at Windsor Park . |
| 17 | All the magic had died from it , and it was but a husk of itself ; for all my art , it could tell me only one thing — that no one could restore it to its place except a child not yet born , and born only for that task . |
| 18 | 4 Open the parcel at one end , pour the juices into a bowl and set aside for Red pepper sauce ( see facing page ) . |
| 19 | In the fourth chronicle , out this month , The Tale Of The Body Thief ( Chatto & Windus £14.99 ) , our old fanged-friend , Lestat , has given up his previous rock star persona and yearns again for human life . |
| 20 | THE Government yesterday brushed aside growing pressure from business and higher education for radical reform of Alevels and called instead for greater use of contrasting A and ASlevels to provide breadth in sixth-form studies . |
| 21 | ‘ One paper , by Paige ( 1967 ) , for example , quotes Lenin 's ‘ who does what to whom ’ , and Mao 's ‘ war without bloodshed ’ , reminds us of the more familiar formulations of Lasswell ( 1936 ) — ‘ who gets what , when , how ’ — , Easton ( 1953 ) — ‘ the authoritative allocation of values ’ — , Levy ( 1952 ) — ‘ the allocation of power and responsibility ’ , and Snyder ( 1958 ) — ‘ the making of authoritative social decisions ’ , and throws in for good measure a definition by a Japanese political scientist , Masao Maruyama — ‘ the organization of control by man over man ’ . |
| 22 | So , being a nosey bugger , which I am , I went into David 's room and looked around for some evidence of what actually might have happened that weekend because I was completely stunned . |
| 23 | He sucked in lungfuls of the cool fresh air and looked around for human habitation . |
| 24 | Whether hand-written or e-mail typed , these records are informal , frequently out of context or mixed in with other subjects and meant purely for internal consumption . |
| 25 | Similarly , extensive pastures can be at some distance , since animals can be walked there and kept there for some time by herdsmen . |
| 26 | Frequently we stopped , turned and went back for another try to the left or right Our order did not change , with Odd-Knut out in front , then Tony and Nathan , and me bringing the line to an end . |
| 27 | It was also important for the party faithful , the little people who stuff envelopes and turn out for pointless committee meetings in drafty rooms above pubs . |
| 28 | It would , of course , be rather unnatural if weaknesses within the school were n't quietly noted and stored away for future reference . |
| 29 | I spread them in benediction , and reached up for some air . |
| 30 | Some people claim otherwise and argue vociferously for complete scepticism . |