Example sentences of "[verb] [coord] [verb] [adv prt] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | A paint-effect wall makes a beautiful backdrop , whether you try your hand at sponging or go in for a more adventurous colour-wash finish . |
| 2 | On occasion there were more serious charges where preliminary hearings were held and the case either dismissed or passed on for trial at a higher court . |
| 3 | Other remedies will be needed if Aconite does not suffice and the condition lingers or continues on for more than a day or so . |
| 4 | And now , I I almost felt empty when she died , and I did n't have anybody to care for that really needed me all the time so I I , wanted to help out at a local dementia centre to try and make up for it and to pass on |
| 5 | ‘ I tried so hard , you see , to give him extra attention — extra love — to try and make up for the loss of Maman . |
| 6 | got to try and save up for them |
| 7 | ‘ Right you great wammock , ’ he shouted and looked round for something to pelt . |
| 8 | And I 've already fixed up a local lass to come and clean up for you every day . ’ |
| 9 | Michael Winner , on whose original story Likely Lads TV writers Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais based their script , had discovered , while studying at Cambridge University , a legal loophole that meant that ‘ borrowing ’ bicycles from his college to get to the office of the student newspaper Varsity , which he edited , did not constitute theft , although he was gated and sent down for two weeks . |
| 10 | They 're allowed to do what they want and find out for themselves . |
| 11 | Your chances of getting what you want out of life improve greatly when you let others know what you want and stand up for your own rights and needs . |
| 12 | When he reached the guardroom he stopped and turned round for one last look at the parade ground . |
| 13 | His wet , cold body was aching and calling out for a hot meal and warm bed . |
| 14 | Well I think General Pershing will win but watch out for Our Margaret , twenty five to one . |
| 15 | In theory , this gives students more freedom to explore and find out for themselves ; indeed , the final years worked on individual experimental projects . |
| 16 | Upset by what he had seen and casting around for someone to blame , he translated his guilt into aggression and resurrected the threat of marriage to Sien as a supposed solution . |
| 17 | It requires an adult to participate and stay up for the night . |
| 18 | We rose at five , ate and set off for Alpamayo Chico which , though relatively low at 5.330m , was reached by a simple but striking route up its north ridge . |
| 19 | To do this they arranged a movable slit to open for a wide ΔΕ when the photodiode array is operating and close up for a narrow ΔΕ for the spectral detector . |
| 20 | But no , she let him tell her what to do — him that was the cause of it all — and what does he do but fix up for her to go and see this Dr Graham ? |
| 21 | We pay for people to go and live in for ever . |
| 22 | ‘ An alternative theory is that the killer knocked him out first , then went into the washroom to strip and came back for the final throat-cutting before Berowne had a chance to come round . |
| 23 | That 's his job , sits and works out for a living . |
| 24 | The first trick is to get left of the chockstone and stop in the Jacuzzi Pool , next , to pivot and line up for the exit slot which is only 2½ ft–3ft wide in a foaming pool whose diameter is only 18 ins more than a boat 's length . |
| 25 | You will need about a teaspoonful of yogurt which you then apply to face and neck and leave on for ten to fifteen minutes . |
| 26 | She instructed Lucien to be careful with his leg , and to exercise the rest of his body only while lying or sitting down for a while . |
| 27 | Frequently we stopped , turned and went back for another try to the left or right Our order did not change , with Odd-Knut out in front , then Tony and Nathan , and me bringing the line to an end . |
| 28 | Then we saw that Boniface of Eastbourne had already headed for home , so we turned and started back for our good harbour . |
| 29 | The sources from which the children could find information enabling them to make fullest use of the church study were not confined to what they saw in the booklet nor what they could see and think out for themselves ; a number of people , both inside and outside the school , were enthusiastic and available for consultation . |
| 30 | When the attack ceased they managed to cannibalize parts to get one truck going and set off for the rendezvous with Fraser , only to find nobody there . |