Example sentences of "[adj] and [adj] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I felt very much the wallflower as I crept out of the room without speaking to anyone , my books held tightly against my chest in a way which , I was to learn , was feminine and wrong for a man . |
| 2 | Some of the locks were ready long before the canal which serves them , and were literally high and dry for a time . |
| 3 | Cambridge were left high and dry for a time this afternoon as Oxford followed in the footsteps of many a champion boxer and left the opposition waiting at the official weigh-in . |
| 4 | After that I searched high and low for a new teacher , and when I found one I had to start from scratch . |
| 5 | You do n't want a firm whose work of good , but who may leave you high and not-so-dry for a few weeks . |
| 6 | Is there any hope that the Veterans News could do a feature on the old and new for a future issue of the Veterans News and wangle an invite for several of the veterans to the opening of the new branch at Lyons farm , perhaps on the day the dignitaries attend . |
| 7 | The Council will collect refuse from your side way , or from your ‘ back door ’ ( if that 's at ground level ) but the distance must be no more than 25 paces from the kerb and access must be adequate and safe for a refuse collector carrying a bin or sack . |
| 8 | I 've been feeling headachy and dizzy for a few days now . ’ |
| 9 | But she was too warm and lazy for a proper argument . |
| 10 | Water the plant well and keep warm and shaded for a day or two while it settles down . |
| 11 | There are numerous walks on the ancient Malvern Hills ( the oldest rock in england ) , and many are fairly easy and suitable for a family outing , yet yield superb panoramic views . |
| 12 | At once he would sense my withdrawal , and was sad and silent for a while . |
| 13 | He had taken far more interest in their efforts than his father had thought was right and proper for a boy and when Leonie , his eldest sister , had been apprenticed to a dressmaker his fascination had grown . |
| 14 | The flavour should be almost viscous for a white wine , rich and succulent for a supposedly dry wine . |
| 15 | She shivered , suddenly feeling ridiculously shy and uncertain for a moment as he swiftly unknotted his tie and quickly removed his shirt with tense movements . |
| 16 | This would be a useful feature if it were not for the fact that a certain amount of vaginal discharge is perfectly normal and natural for a woman in her reproductive years ; and what is more , this natural discharge is subject to a fair amount of variation depending on the stage of the menstrual cycle . |
| 17 | An argument over the restaurant bill or at the cinema box office is humiliating and undignified for a man , and her good manners must save him from being put in such a situation . |
| 18 | Above Lechlade , nearer Inglesham , the River Thames becomes too narrow and shallow for a rowing boat to navigate . |
| 19 | In The Old Curiosity Shop it is high summer , and Dickens himself does not mention a fire , but it is featured by one of his illustrators , within a chimneypiece much too solid and grand for a labourer 's ‘ hut ’ ( Fig. 39 ) . |
| 20 | This is the best bit of all it 's dry and warm for a start . |
| 21 | ‘ Apart from that , all you need is to be passed fit and healthy for a doctor 's examination . ’ |
| 22 | It 's very hard and painful for a kid to face that . |
| 23 | Although he was working on some big accounts — British Gas , Bankers Trust , Harris Queensway and Beecham — he was ambitious and keen for a little more action . |
| 24 | He knew that by-and-by , when they were ripe , they would drop down into the ground ; there they would keep soft and warm for a while , then they would grow into more plants , with seeds , so there would always be plants on the earth … |
| 25 | In many respects a superb centre , even if it was poorly served by public transport and lacked the atmosphere of the Casa de Campo , the new complex would have been too large and expensive for a leaner fair with a thinner list of participating galleries . |
| 26 | At the death , Mike Procter , the South African coach , stood ashen-faced and speechless for a full 10 minutes on the pavilion steps , unable to take in what had just transpired . |
| 27 | Her stare was cold and unreadable for a moment before she broke into a smile . |
| 28 | When Beth finished reading , she sat still and silent for a moment , her heart aching , and her mind alive with memories of her old friend . |
| 29 | Revamped and ready for a ram raid . |
| 30 | Both Hayman 's suggestions were too loose and half-baked for a man of his devious cunning to consider seriously for a moment . |