Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well to tell you the truth , I went to own school , when it was er winter , when it comes the winter , they bate somewhere for the winter , do you see ? |
| 2 | Many people will not realise that there is a property element built in and that they qualify only for the 25 per cent . |
| 3 | Colleagues are impressed ( and sometimes alarmed ) by her willingness to link large philosophical issues with day to day matters ; for example , high state expenditure and taxation mean less for the ordinary citizens to spend as they choose . |
| 4 | Take 1 hour to bring the solution slowly to simmering point , simmer gently for a further hour . |
| 5 | Turn into a lightly floured board and knead gently for a few minutes . |
| 6 | Indeed , after our second stop in Bombay a few passengers gratefully chose the option of being one-armed , one-legged , one-eyed , two-headed beggars rather than having to return to their seatettes and fly somewhere for a few months with their hands on their heads . |
| 7 | Westwood offers an account of how the structures of gender , ethnicity and class fit together for a specific group of women workers . |
| 8 | Only a short while later these were accused ( by Schiller amongst others ) of being not worthy of him - ‘ Fit only for the nursery , to use in connection with Noah 's Ark ’ — but the truth is they are irresistible . |
| 9 | The village was too peopled by women , fit only for the baking of cakes and arranging tombola stalls . |
| 10 | There have been frequent demands for a single system and investigations of its possibility ; for after the introduction and spread of comprehensive schools it was clearly both inconvenient and divisive that pupils within the same school should be classified either as fit to take the GCE or fit only for the CSE . |
| 11 | See how , sometimes , the largest fish will hover at the tail-end of the shoal , while his tasters — or so it seems — accept almost every likely-looking morsel , only to leave some morsels alone as though there was something special about them , and fit only for the King . |
| 12 | The whole place looks dead and deserted , a ruin fit only for the dead and carrion birds … |
| 13 | ‘ Without a trade , without a craft , without any values — scrap iron that does not count , rubbish fit only for the waste heap ’ is how Canon Henry Scott Holland summed up the problem : ‘ We the public have used him up : he is no more to us now than a squeezed orange . ’ |
| 14 | Tossed between them like a broken toy fit only for the dustbin . |
| 15 | That two dozen of these interiors are in buildings statutorily ‘ listed ’ for their special architectural or historic interest say much for the low regard paid to pubs in the exercise of listed building control and indeed for the listing process itself . |
| 16 | It does not , however , say much for the Worcestershire industries that , apart from salt , cloth making was the only one noticed by Leland , although it was unimportant except in Worcester and towns like Kidderminster , where there were swarms of poor artificers , and Bromsgrove . |
| 17 | Newcomers concentrate on the winemaking and the flower arrangements , while locals head single-mindedly for the beer tent and the equally serious business of the vegetable show , a forum in which husbandry skill is still subject to public competition . |
| 18 | pose endlessly for a photograph — |
| 19 | It 's light , comfortable , and worn over a T-shirt , or even next to the skin , warm enough for the Scottish summer without making you sweat to death . |
| 20 | Cook gently for a further 10 minutes then break the fish into bite-size pieces . |
| 21 | 2 Add the garlic , tomatoes , thyme and green beans and cook gently for a further 5–7 minutes . |
| 22 | 5 Return the turkey or chicken pieces to the pan and cook gently for a few minutes . |
| 23 | Cook gently for a further 10 minutes , turning the carrots all the time . |
| 24 | Melt half the butter in a saucepan , add the beans and cook gently for a couple of minutes , stirring , then add the savory and just enough boiling water to cover the beans . |
| 25 | For more recipe ideas send away for a free booklet to ‘ Salads through the seasons ’ |
| 26 | It is here that the rich and super-rich moor their magnificent multi-million pound floating palaces and slip ashore for a glass of bubbly or two . |
| 27 | → Of course we apologise unreservedly for the error contained in Tony Iommi 's interview . |
| 28 | We apologise unreservedly for the offence caused by the reported remarks and give every assurance that we will continue to work positively with the community . ’ |
| 29 | Add the bacon and venison and cook quickly for a few minutes , stirring frequently , to seal the meat . |
| 30 | They apologise both for the sory and distress caused . |