Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [pers pn] [vb -s] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | But within this context , Wilkins ' elegant stuccoed facades will be retained , and an important landmark has been saved and will look far more handsome and dignified than it has for many years . |
| 2 | The occasional sly lift is one thing but I suspect Irish referee Stephen Hilditch will become suspicious when he sees Adolf Malan waving at him from upon high while he waits for the throw . |
| 3 | In practice it is unrealistic as it calls for at least two freshly laundered or new cloths , a paper towel and three water changes . |
| 4 | Without the villus a visitor would see very little in Wilpattu , though occasionally a day-hunting leopard will step out on the road , or a sloth bear stand 6 ft ( 1.8 m ) high as it reaches for the fruit , honey or tree termites on which these fierce-looking predators feed . |
| 5 | He does not observe or understand them as lessons in natural history , but knows their names and as much about their habits and life-history as he needs for his purpose . |
| 6 | A girl who has been shy or awkward can become quite self-possessed as she cares for her new baby . |
| 7 | Bored as he waits for the liquid to boil , eyed admiringly by his pint-sized partner , he plays with wooden spills , dipping them into the solution and passing them through the flame beneath . |
| 8 | Incredible though it seems for such an intelligent man , Carter 's principal error at the beginning was to assume that once the underlying rationale of his energy programme had been explained to , and absorbed by the public , opposition would melt away . |
| 9 | BRITISH featherweight champion Sean Murphy is out to make it third time lucky when he challenges for the WBO world title next month . |
| 10 | Second , how can we be sure that it provides for an accurate and reliable estimate of that population ? |
| 11 | yeah it 's good if he caddies for me cos if he 's playing by shot he goes , ee crap , bastard , so I think fuck you and er stiff my necks on to it |
| 12 | Chatam had not been seen in public since finishing fourth to Sibton Abbey in the Hennessy at Newbury in November , and Pipe said yesterday : ‘ It was a fine run considering he had been off the course for so long and he goes for the Gold Cup with every chance . |
| 13 | As long as it takes for us to tire of each other , I suppose . |
| 14 | as long as it works for you |
| 15 | He finds Miriam appealing and she holds for him the added attraction of being married and committed herself . |
| 16 | I want to say in conclusion that it has as many consequences for the devout Evangelical as it does for the hardened Catholic . |
| 17 | ‘ He 's neutral when he works for me . ’ |
| 18 | The original meaning of the word ‘ merry ’ is fitting and appropriate — for example a judge might well have proclaimed : ‘ T is merry that he hangs for murder . ’ |
| 19 | Crawford notes that while the architecture is useful to represent the business strategy , and while the associated products are necessary building blocks , the model is useless unless it allows for services to put the various pieces of the puzzle together . |
| 20 | Wilkinson will now try to qualify for the British Open as he aims for a European tour card later in the year . |
| 21 | This series of squares is disquieting as it heads for the horizon unless it allows for the curvature of the Earth . |
| 22 | This is not so hypocritical as it sounds for Godwin hated violence and war . |
| 23 | The grass is either permanent or it remains for several years as a long ley . |