Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] [noun] for " in BNC.
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1 | You ca n't , you could n't say right we 'll do a function for hundred and fifty and two hundred , and really to do , you 've got to be looking to do a , a sit down function for two hundred |
2 | Now come on sit down Dawn for Christ sake . |
3 | I , I 've yet , I 've got a , a major job on my hands to reeducate people and bring in systems for much more accurate measurement of our work . |
4 | Turning now very briefly to the H One D the Greater York issue , clearly the comments I 've made about the calculations for York have a knock on effect for our position on Greater York , the Greater York figures as I understand it from the County Council are based on a one hundred percent migration assumption , if the technical difference between us er we are right then we believe clearly the Greater York figure should be increased by an appropriate amount , and the we 've suggested the increased cut should be seven hundred er relating to the city itself I ca n't calculate with any great accuracy what the figure for the surrounding parts of Greater York might be , but it would be we suspect only another one to two hundred more on top of that , therefore that underst explains the reason why the City Council suggests that the Greater York should be increased to the ten four figure from the nine seven . |
5 | If you remain silent the nightmare will continue for Edward and Joan McDermott who want only justice for an innocent little boy whose young life was snuffed out in a moment of senseless savagery . |
6 | ‘ With your permission , I 'd like to use your warehouse as a staging area and base of operations , while we secure the area and send in protection for other American interests in the city . ’ |
7 | Please send in copy for the summer issue of FYT News as soon as possible . |
8 | ‘ I 'll have a bath and then nip over home for my dancing shirt , ’ said Otley , looking at me . |
9 | Feta cheese has a storage life of two months ; crumble over salads for an instant Mediterranean flavour . |
10 | CONCERNS GROW OVER PROSPECTS FOR PEACE DIVIDEND VICTIM BOLT BERANEK & NEWMAN |
11 | Its small size may also have hurt it it does n't have a lot of ‘ wall-power ’ , and maybe people want more Rembrandt for their money ’ . |
12 | Crosby has been given permission to speak to the player by his French club Metz , who want about £175,000 for the unsettled Serb . |
13 | It is very difficult to understand how the Bank can say this on the one hand and on the other hand , send out advertisements for positions such as Outlet Manager , [ Whatever that is ! ] , with a remuneration package that is to be negotiated with the Bank . |
14 | What this means to you or me is that if we happen to fancy a cup of the most expensive tea in the world , we would have to hurry off to Knightsbridge this month and shell out £35 for a quarter of a pound of Indian brew named Castleton . |
15 | There were political motives : some wished ( like Pope Urban ) to save the Eastern Empire ; others wished to disembody the Eastern Empire and carve out principalities for themselves — contradictory motives , perhaps , but both leading to similar activity . |
16 | So expect around £6000 for the most basic 1-litre car rising to around £9000 for a GT model . |
17 | Assuming that the ultimate disclosure is made at the same time under either rule , they receive only $50 for their share without insider trading . |
18 | Woolwich Tabernacle , erected between 1895 and 1896 , sat 1,690 but cost only £13,936 for both the land and the building . |
19 | As the advert said , ‘ The average price of a tab of Ecstasy is £15 — yet Love Hearts cost only £4.95 for a packet of three — just one tenth of the designer drug equivalent . ’ |
20 | The slim week Cut down food for one week then return to the basic plan . |
21 | Actuaries often break down populations for analysis by sex so it is only fair to apply the same process to ourselves . |
22 | Taxi rides are cheapest in Portugal , where the cabbies charge only 18p for a one-mile city trip . |
23 | Cut off values for acid clearance times of 290 seconds and for the percentage of time at pH<4 of 11.5% discriminated in all but one patient between groups I and II . |
24 | For around £20 each we enjoyed the simple pleasures of being able to dance the Gay Gordons round a bonfire at midnight , vomit into a loch instead of on to a pavement , and stumble up hills for the remainder of the week walking off hangovers . |
25 | As they are used single-handed , they make it easier to dead-head flowers , prune shrubs , cut up chicken for the barbecue , and shape materials like leather , canvas , etc , for craftwork . |
26 | Even if the adventurers do n't pick up on this clue and seek out Drachenfels for themselves , they will find that , little by little , their steps are being directed northwards , out of the Vaults and into the Grey Mountains — towards Castle Drachenfels . |
27 | I produced a full size drawing on cartridge graph paper and cut out templates for both inner and outer surfaces . |
28 | Shop around brokers for a wider choice . |
29 | Both the Water-Based Woodworm Killer and Water-Based Wood Preserver ( for the treatment and prevention of both insect and fungal attack in timber ) cost around £22 for a 5 litre pack , which includes a free brush for use with the products . , , . |
30 | They cost around £21.99 for the plug and £17.99 for the adaptor . |