Example sentences of "[vb base] for [art] [adv] " in BNC.

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31 When the whirring reaches peak pitch you flick the switch down to engage , listen for a quickly descending groan , count two blades , switch on the mags and hit the booster coil before the flywheel loses all its impetus .
32 Shirley Hughes 's The Big Alfie Out of Doors Storybook ( TS403 — one cassette ; 33 minutes ) read by Thora Hird is a lovely listen for the very young and more than tolerable for their elders .
33 Bobby Robson was there to assess World Cup candidates , but nothing positive emerged from 90 minutes of scuffling that made one almost yearn for the more measured boredom of Rangers ' European Cup exit in Munich three days earlier .
34 WHEN JUGGLING YOUR FINANCES AT HOME AND WORK , WHY TOSS A COIN AND HOPE FOR THE BEST ?
35 Safety watchdogs hope for an even greater improvement this week .
36 Also available but not illustrated : BOOTS HEAD SUPPORT CUSHION Provides comfort and support for a very young baby .
37 But wait for a little , I say .
38 Wait for a fully developed seedbox before cutting hellebore flowers .
39 He agreed that they could disembark at Peterborough and wait for the 2.30pm train .
40 Look for a low slung stove with a wide base to give extra stability in windy conditions and on rough ground .
41 When you begin classifying , look for the most obvious groups first .
42 I suggest that we proceed along those lines and look for the most economic way to alleviate my constituents ' problems while not doing too much damage to my hon. Friend 's constituents .
43 Look for the more creative solution — the tried and true do n't always bring the best results .
44 It is widely available as Tumbleweed and Greenscape but if you have a large area to treat ( say 500m2 ) , look for the more economical Roundup GC .
45 The only thing that could warp the way that the band goes is the media , because they lie for the most part ; they come up with their own reasons and their own interpretations and people just believe what they read . ’
46 Why I asked your husband if we could all three meet for a little when I got you home . ’
47 My view of the exhibition and these complementary texts is that they seem for the most part to lack the critical motivation and the dialectical irony of the Situationists .
48 Very broadly residential homes cater for the physically frail whereas nursing homes/long-stay hospital care is more likely to cater for the mentally frail .
49 There is therefore plenty of breathing space for the teacher who wishes to use Streamline for a more personal approach .
50 As I seem to remember telling you yesterday , I design for a totally different market from G.W. Fashions . ’
51 If you are n't then take your eyes off the Beast and opt for a more appropriate shoe .
52 We thus eschew the word " rule " and opt for a more precise definition of the function concept .
53 We therefore recommend that soap and water lovers opt for a less drying cleansing bar or facial wash instead , such as Vichy Aqua Tendre Transparent Cleansing Bar ( £4.80 ) , Clarins Gentle Foaming Cleanser ( £10.25 ) and Neutrogena Facial Cleansing Bars ( £1.89 )
54 If you are planning to cope with very large lawns , or use the trimmer for keeping an orchard under control , opt for the more durable petrol-engined version .
55 Most opt for the more mundane pursuits as their peers abandon their grand schemes and resign themselves to working in an office , a factory , a building site , or taking a cushioning three years in tertiary education .
56 He said consumers would handle various conventional materials such as cotton , and Tencel garments , and then opt for the more expensive Tencel version .
57 If you opt for the once a week regime , apply the oils three times a day if possible , otherwise once a day is enough .
58 The theories considered so far deal for the most part with major changes in the form of society , but it is evident that there are more continuous , relatively small-scale changes which affect political life .
59 Climbing sports originate for the most part from bush types ‘ sporting ’ extra long canes which still bear the same flowers as the parent .
60 Editorial standards in the media operate for the most part well inside those limits , with the criminal law invoked chiefly against publications which have as their primary function the exploitation of those limits through material traded as ‘ forbidden fruit ’ .
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