Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv prt] [pos pn] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I will have to be patient and then build up my knee for next season . |
| 2 | Our idea was to arrive on a Friday night , eat far too much at one of the local pubs , and build up our strength for a full day 's riding on Saturday . |
| 3 | Between now and the early spring he will continue to consult people and build up his plans for the crucial meeting with ministers . |
| 4 | The SSA would not normally condone betting , but for a good cause head office staff are positively encouraged to have a flutter by SSA chairman On February 5 around 8O people put down their stakes for four horse and four videoed greyhound races . |
| 5 | There appears no civilised pale where they can remove their armour and let down their guard for any length of time . |
| 6 | She would shut him up , trample him down , stop up his mouth for ever with hot red mud . |
| 7 | so we started to look for something and I wanted a bungalow , I did n't want to house again , just the two bedrooms I thought would be nice , so what we did we found this bu er this bungalow in er out of Crewe in Haslington and er we put up our house for sale , it cost seventeen thousand , five hundred and this bungalow we bought seventeen thousand , six hundred and fifty , so all I had to add was one hundred and sixty pounds , to sell the house , but the house needed change all the windows to put all the windows and the doors because they were all rotting in , you know , because the houses built er before the second world war and er what we did we put up the and in three months ' time , it in three months ' time my house went and we were moved , in September we started to sell , in January we 'd been living in the , in the new bungalow and then about three years later they built a row of bungalows on the other side where there should , should of been , they kept the land , it should of been shops , but then they changed their minds , they did , they did n't build the shops , but they built all these bungalows again on the other side , you 've been to my home , yeah , so the road that , over the road these bungalows were about three years later than ours and they were going down for thirty two thousand pound , and I bought mine for seventeen thousand seven sixty at six fifty , yeah |
| 8 | I hold out my hand for the hat and he gives it to me . |
| 9 | Either to close the new business altogether and run off its assets for the benefit of existing policyholders , or to seek new capital in a deal with another company . |
| 10 | " Ah , dear fellow , " she said to Andrew , " pick up my feathers for me would you — I think the room 's getting a bit chilly . |
| 11 | ‘ Well , when I pick up my money for the job , they did n't seem too happy . |
| 12 | They asked their countrymen to inform the authorities of their arrival and pass on their request for asylum , the report added . |
| 13 | FILL IN OUR QUESTIONNAIRE FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN A PRACTICAL , HARDWORKING GOBLIN STEAMATIC CLEANER |
| 14 | FILL IN OUR QUESTIONNAIRE FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN THIS FABULOUS VI-SPRING BED |
| 15 | MANY jobs and services in local government are under threat as councils draw up their budgets for the coming year , it was claimed yesterday . |
| 16 | BUSINESS leaders set out their priorities for John Major yesterday , with lower interest rates at the top . |
| 17 | I listened carefully to my hon. Friends , and especially my hon. Friend the Member for Sherwood ( Mr. Stewart ) , when they set out their ideas for extending and expanding the work that I have described in the affected areas . |
| 18 | Dig out your binoculars for lowland walks which can turn out to be wildlife treats because at this time of year the estuaries and low-lying areas around our coast are teeming with birdlife . |
| 19 | If possible , visit her last employer and find out her reason for leaving . |
| 20 | Generally we meet in Forum , stand outside and sort out our plan for the evening , and then stroll down the street to cactus , the old western style bar , Doors or Hamam 's , to name but a few . |
| 21 | Early in 1987 , a memo was circulated to all Harvard staff assuring them that Harvard would still be in business that time the following year and that appeal options would be taken up , should the Stock Exchange turn down their application for membership . |
| 22 | It 's an annual ritual for the National Trust , as they close down their properties for the winter break . |
| 23 | Observations of predatory fish attacking spiny prey reveal that after one experience of even a non-poisonous species the predators are so shocked by the pain inside their mouths that they go off their food for days . |
| 24 | But do n't expend too much energy on the ‘ sights ’ during the day — keep up your strength for Berlin 's legendary nightlife . |
| 25 | As far as I could gather from the producer , my job would be to record this deterioration and then , without sounding too pious or moralistic , point out its implications for people who drink at work or when they 're driving . |
| 26 | Go on up , do , and play off your airs for her benefit . |
| 27 | The employer could even suspend production and live off his wealth for some considerable time . |
| 28 | At the same time each evening , some house plants , such as mimosa and the prayer plant , fold up their leaves for the night . |
| 29 | But I do intend to do it , and if it comes off I suppose I should put my money where my mouth is and offer up my effort for your appraisal . |
| 30 | The groups play out their scene for themselves in small groups , but only for a couple of minutes . |