Example sentences of "[vb base] [adj] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We want some for a little jacket mum |
| 2 | The relative permeability may turn out to be a tensor ; it may take on very high values , say 106 or more , or it may have a value very close to unity , say 1.00002 for a wide range of temperatures , and then on cooling the material another few millidegrees unc may drop to zero . |
| 3 | Crossing the road to Woolworths is very difficult for pedestrians , let alone for a disabled person . |
| 4 | They may also furnish invaluable information on the target company through their analysts and can provide the manpower and support necessary for a contested takeover . |
| 5 | For indeed the demand and supply schedules do not in practice remain unchanged for a long time together , but are constantly being changed ; and every change in them alters the equilibrium amount and the equilibrium price , and thus gives new positions to the centres about which the amount and the price tend to oscillate . [ … ] |
| 6 | A week after the had asking for more , Oliver remained greater prisoner in the darken solitary room which he had been consigned by the wisdom and mercy of the board , but it appears that at first sight not unreasonable disclose that for a particular gentleman of white waistcoat . |
| 7 | With UK and continental centres coming on-stream all the time , the awards of Commercial Language Assistant Certificate , European Executive Assistant Certificate and the Diploma in European Business Administration seem set for a bright future . |
| 8 | There is a high mortality associated with old people who lie undetected for a long time , both related to the injury sustained and to complications ; such as hypothermia , dehydration , bronchopneumonia and breakdown of pressure areas ( Wild et al , 1981 ) . |
| 9 | Before making more coffee I stand silent for a full minute , to be sure there 's nothing out there I should have heard . |
| 10 | Do you know I lay awake for a little while last night and came to the conclusion that I had no grounds for thinking him old or frumpy ? |
| 11 | But pheromones only remain effective for a short period . |
| 12 | ( See Goodman and Redclift 1981 for a good discussion of this debate ) . |
| 13 | Er there 's a sense also in which memories may not be an individual phenomenon but may be a collective phenomena and if you listen to families reminiscing about things or people who 've know each-other for a long time reminiscing about things , different people supply different details , they contradict one-another , they erm fill things in , they say no it ca n't have been then because um because that was the Christmas when Uncle Sydney had his kidney stones and um y'know stuff like that . |
| 14 | pol polish up on the mirrors and get ready for a mock test |
| 15 | In general the obsidian forms only on the outer skin of the lava , which is rapidly chilled , while the central parts of the flow , which remain hot for a long while , consist of rhyolite . |
| 16 | Cessation of growth is most likely to result from starvation , which may arise because : the whelks eat out their food supply , or the supply fails for some other reason ( perhaps as a result of pollution Bryan ( 1969 ) ; wave action dislodges the whelks and transports them away from their food supply , or prevents them from feeding in some other way ( Cowell and Crothers , 1970 ) ; the temperature drops so low that the whelks become inactive for a long period ( Feare , 1970a ) . |
| 17 | People become homeless for a wide range of reasons , and sadly homelessness is on the increase , particularly among younger people ’ . |
| 18 | I do this for a long time . |
| 19 | 4 Think pink for a powerful lip colour that is easier to wear and less likely to run than dark colours . |
| 20 | As Mittwoch ( 1990 : 125 ) points out , however , the fact that historically make vacillated for a long time between to and zero ( cf. the biblical He maketh me to lie down in green pastures ) calls for a deeper explanation of why the bare infinitive won out . |
| 21 | Please come prepared for a Short Wait |
| 22 | Outside is a large garden and heated swimming pool with terrace , whilst there 's a further pool indoors along with a sauna , steam bath and fitness room ( Solarium and massage available for a small fee ) . |