Example sentences of "[adj] [coord] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | flowering tops fresh or dried for colds , catarrh , bronchitis ; as a soothing drink for sleeplessness , stress and irritability |
| 2 | Some of their unwitting victims have been left paralysed or disfigured for life and yet this barbaric practice is acceptable within the law . |
| 3 | I 'm sure once people realise what smashing dogs they are , lots more Greyhounds would be assured a happy retirement — instead of being abandoned , exported or used for experimentation . |
| 4 | Wool-sucking seems to be most common among young cats that have been orphaned or have for some other reason been deprived of the maternal nipple too soon . |
| 5 | This applies particularly to stones designed for young people but because they are still growing and changing themselves , the moral and psychological lessons must not be rigid or overstrained for these young readers . |
| 6 | These objectives have to be worked for ; success is neither universal nor taken for granted . |
| 7 | It was not intended to give this impression , and we take this opportunity to make that clear and to apologize for any embarrassment caused . |
| 8 | Deep acting medicines ( Lycopodium , Calc Carb etc. ) can be used several times daily and repeated for months at a time if necessary . |
| 9 | Each one is a potential hypnotic and competes for the attention . |
| 10 | When she arrived in Paris in May 1914 , she was in a dangerous frame of mind , footloose , resentful and spoiling for adventure . |
| 11 | ‘ The speed with which some of the incidents flared up suggests , in fact , that the kids were not sitting indoors , but that they were already out there on the streets — often bored , resentful and waiting for trouble ’ ( ibid.:46 ) . |
| 12 | From Table 4.1 it can be seen that almost one-third of IT postgraduates would be unemployed and looking for work at the end of their course . |
| 13 | The trouble was that they voted against the large numbers of unemployed and voted for Fascist and Nazi Governments . |
| 14 | All the fittings must be waterproof and made for outdoors , and the supply should be connected by a qualified electrician . |
| 15 | He prepared the altar for Mass , opened the-door and waited for the small trickle of his congregation to enter . |
| 16 | It is usually sliced , fried and eaten for breakfast . |
| 17 | I would have got the answer wrong and plumped for the gin riots . |
| 18 | Position the track at least 220 cm high and allow for it to be slightly wider than the headboard . |
| 19 | Raise heat to very high and cook for 3–4 minutes , shaking pan . |
| 20 | We 've had four three-legged dogs over the years : Bless-her , who was born with a hind leg missing ; Belle whose front leg was amputated at seven weeks because of a ligament problem ; Tulley , a road accident victim who came to us at nine months old and fought for 18 months to keep his damaged front leg . |
| 21 | I would say that if you 're sixty years old and looking for meaning in life you should not be listening to this kind of music . |
| 22 | Children employed by such as William Douglas at his cotton mill in Salford were often taken from the workhouse at six or seven years old and worked for long hours , and were sometimes so ill-treated that they committed suicide . |
| 23 | Membership is automatic if you are at least 16 years old and work for 30 hours or more per week . |
| 24 | You are eligible to join providing you are at least 16 years old and work for 15 hours or more per week . |
| 25 | Not that these two , makers of last year 's spunky , delirious , wankable ‘ Love And Life ’ album , are likely to get one , this being too bass-heavy and reggaeish for the world of Our Tune . |
| 26 | However , Gunda struggled free and ran for her life ; but the giant set Wolfhead on her and the dog pulled her down and began mauling her . |
| 27 | Under 12 stay free and pay for meals as taken . |
| 28 | Determined , eager , brave and lusting for the real thing , |
| 29 | Mrs McNee said she had watched her children become disillusioned and despondent and feared for the long-term effects on their emotional as well as physical health . |
| 30 | Draft a letter to my council , Nicholas , notifying them that I have already had the news of the action at Pilleth , and asking them to send out orders for the knights and squires of all the midland counties to meet me at Lichfield , fully prepared , mounted and arrayed for war , by the seventh day of July . |