Example sentences of "[vb base] your [noun sg] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Count your pulse for 6 seconds and multiply the answer by 10 to get the rate per minute . |
| 2 | For instance , flying visually at the normal cruite ; you set cruise power , hold your attitude for level flight and the aircraft will fly at the normal cruise . |
| 3 | Yeah , or hold your breath for fifteen to thirty minutes ! |
| 4 | Hold your breath for ten seconds while you have a good stretch . |
| 5 | Would patients who recover from their ailments while waiting to be seen by the doctor please vacate your seat for those less fortunate — there are still plenty of us left . |
| 6 | Cd you confirm your diary for next week with me some time ? |
| 7 | ‘ How are you , sir ? ’ they say as they compress your hand for good measure . |
| 8 | As one of the bright-eyed and Washington-bound young lawyers from Columbia referred to in your leader ( ‘ America 's timid trustbusters ’ , April 27th ) , I question your nostalgia for American antitrust enforcement in the 1960s . |
| 9 | ‘ This was the last race of the season , so all you had to do was wait one short day , bide your time for twenty-four hours , and the kid would have been home and dry . ’ |
| 10 | In Wales the scheme is different so contact your council for further information . |
| 11 | Contact your dealer for more information . |
| 12 | If you are already working as a nurse tutor at a college , please approach your principal for further details on how to apply . |
| 13 | Feel your desire for this Dream intensely , in every atom of your body — stopping just short of desperation . |
| 14 | Ask your branch for further details . |
| 15 | Widen your stance for greater stability , and move the ball position central to the feet ( photo left ) . |
| 16 | Before you leave your desk for any length of time you load Back Soon which gives you a choice of messages to display . |
| 17 | Mark your calendar for these dates ! … |
| 18 | If you want the same philosophy , stay in Britain and do your shopping for both cars in the same place , in Blackpool . |
| 19 | Also praise your child for acceptable behaviour and record this in the book on a separate page ( such as ‘ helped carry shopping ’ ) . |
| 20 | Write your diary for that day . |
| 21 | Prepare your child for each visit by explaining how you want her to behave . |
| 22 | Write off for fruit catalogues from the specialist nurseries , and prepare your order for new fruit trees and bushes . |
| 23 | If you change your mind for any reason , please telephone back to say so . |
| 24 | ‘ I see you still have your penchant for gaseous drinks , ’ I remark . |
| 25 | Plan your expenditure for each stage . |
| 26 | Check your work for boring adjectives . |
| 27 | — check your machine for any controls that have more than one setting ( e.g. the TV set may have a control for selecting TV or video , the switch on U-matic players selects audio channels 1,2 or mix ) ; |
| 28 | You go and enter your horse for that race , lad , and I 'll be there to cheer you on when you 're first past the winning-post . ’ |
| 29 | Delete these and enter your measurement for forty stitches , in this example 120 . |