Example sentences of "and [adv] [vb base] for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A biochemist colleague has kindly provided me with a bottle of hydrogen peroxide , and enough hydroquinone for 50 bombardier beetles . |
| 2 | ‘ Then I have to stay here in hospital and just wait for this toxaemia thing to develop ? ’ asked Faye anxiously . |
| 3 | The calculated value agrees with the observed flattening to within observational uncertainties , indicating that Jupiter is in hydrostatic equilibrium , and further support for this conclusion comes from smaller-scale details of the Jovian gravity field . |
| 4 | It is time , as skipper Curtis admits , to adjust the balance of the side and probably look for another bowler . |
| 5 | We went to the races and watched Nolan ride Fiona 's horse Groundsel and get beaten by a length into second place , and we watched Sam ride two of Tremayne 's runners unprofitably and then win for another trainer . |
| 6 | I do n't think that management committee will meet , divide the money in two and then race off and never meet for another year . |
| 7 | Do n't just look for a job in jobcentres ’ — after all , the Government have closed down most of them — ’ but get out and actively look for temporary work elsewhere . ’ |