Example sentences of "[vb base] [to-vb] for a " in BNC.
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| 31 | When they decide to go for a swim there 's a real rigmarole because of the presence of the English girl . |
| 32 | If you decide to go for a low-voltage set-up , work out how many lights you need and where they will be sited , so you can buy enough cable to connect them all up . |
| 33 | It 's a lazy Saturday and I decide to go for a walk in Cwm Idwal . |
| 34 | If you decide to go for a full conversion , it could cost about £8,000 to £10,000 of which 50 to 75 per cent could be added to the value of the house . |
| 35 | If you decide to go for a ScreenShow then HGW offers a limited range of transition effects which you apply on a slide by slide basis . |
| 36 | Remove the meat from the pan and allow to stand for a few minutes before slicing . |
| 37 | Turn off the heat and allow to set for a few minutes . |
| 38 | Add the meatballs to the pan and continue to simmer for a further 10 mins , or until they are cooked through . |
| 39 | We decide to look for a connection between types of advert and types of metaphor . |
| 40 | Allow to rest for a few minutes then roll , on a lightly floured board , into rounds 5–6ins/12–15cm in diameter . |
| 41 | Allow to dry for a few hours before painting with gold food colouring . |
| 42 | Add the courgettes and continue to boil for a further 10 minutes . |
| 43 | Wasps , defending the only unblemished record in Division One , lacked their usual buzz , but had former England international Huw Davies 's try to thank for a 10–6 win over spirited London Scottish . |
| 44 | Try to arrange for a written record of what has been agreed for the next meeting , so that you can work to an explicit plan . |
| 45 | How many people try to compensate for a sense of inadequacy or restore their personal confidence by going and buying themselves something whenever they feel miserable ? |
| 46 | Permit me to take up our plight — try to imagine for a moment the straight and level run in to the target , " bombs gone " followed by the desperate seconds ( best described by one of my Canadian pilots as " when I bite buttons off my parachute cushion " ) before the automatic photoflash and the aiming point picture taken by the night camera . |
| 47 | ‘ When you get back to bed try to sleep for a bit . |
| 48 | ‘ Sit down and try to relax for a minute . ’ |
| 49 | It 's not unusual for blood pressure to go up as a result of stress , so if you have a high reading at some point , your doctor or midwife might suggest you rest and try to relax for a while before they check it again . |
| 50 | But some examinees fail to search for a connection between the book-work question and the rider , thus missing the point intended by the examiner , while other examinees , finding no connection between the two ( in fact there being none ) , avoid the question altogether . |
| 51 | Perhaps she might stay in Southwark and agree to go for a walk , or at least sit and share a goblet of wine with him and gossip about the past . |
| 52 | Sprinkle the yeast over the water in a cup and leave to stand for a few minutes in a warm place before stirring to completely dissolve the yeast . |
| 53 | Nobody will come looking for you if you do n't get up in the morning or fail to appear for a 9 o'clock lecture . |
| 54 | This appeal is by the local authority , with the leave of the judge , from an order made by Sir Gervase Sheldon , sitting as an additional judge of the High Court , on 20 December 1991 , whereby he granted to the foster mother , who had been the foster mother of four children in the care of the local authority , leave to apply for a residence order in respect of those children . |
| 55 | Since a residence order was in substance what the foster mother sought , it was agreed between counsel for her and the local authority : ( a ) that the local authority would not object to the foster mother 's application for a residence order being made before the expiry of the six months period ; ( b ) that the hearing before the judge should be treated as the hearing of that application ; ( c ) that if , in the event , the foster mother were to be given leave to apply for a residence order she would agree to the formal dismissal of her application for judicial review without any penalty as to costs ; but ( d ) that , if leave under the Act were to be refused , it would be open to the foster mother to continue the judical review proceedings . |
| 56 | Flora has been granted leave to apply for a contact order . |
| 57 | Leave to dry for a few hours . |
| 58 | Leave to dry for a few hours or overnight . |
| 59 | Leave to cool for a few minutes , and then add to the processed salmon . |
| 60 | Leave to cool for a few minutes , then turn out onto a wire rack to cool . |