Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] [pron] [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | You are to search out the traitor Raphael and , when you find him , kill him or bring him back for me . ’ |
| 2 | I 'll be happy to give you her address , or send it on for you . |
| 3 | In the late seventies some people in the mainstream of literary study were inclined to believe , or halfbelieve , these ideas , or to try them on for size . |
| 4 | One 's called the Austin Special , and it 's really cool-looking with three hotted-up Danelectro-style lipstick tube pickups that you can either run as single-coils for that crinkly kind of clarity , or put them together for a humbucking sound . |
| 5 | A spokesperson will then either transition the module into a conceptually approved state or hold it back for further work before approval . |
| 6 | They read somewhat strangely , as if I had imagined the whole thing , or cooked it up for an April Fool joke . |
| 7 | After the first turn it 's down to luck , the Fanatic could go anywhere , but the chances are you 'll either block the enemy or hit him hard for at least one more turn . |
| 8 | It is also at least arguable that these sections of the UCTA prevent the seller from imposing an obligation on the buyer to permit the seller to exercise the options of alteration of the goods or taking them back for a refund , because such actions by the seller would be in breach of his warranty of quiet possession . |
| 9 | Fit your car with a catalytic converter , if possible , or trade it in for a new model — cars made after 1993 must have them . |
| 10 | ‘ We may produce guidance to local authorities or call them in for private chats ’ . |
| 11 | Please send your CV , listing telephone number for contact , or call us now for an application form . |
| 12 | Similarly you could try shortening the meeting , holding it on a different day or suspending it altogether for a few weeks . |
| 13 | If I buy some carpets fitting or do I extra for the fitting ? |
| 14 | He said : ‘ If a player flicks up the ball and tries to head it to his goalkeeper , or flicks it up for someone else to knock back , he 'll be booked for ungentlemanly conduct . ’ |
| 15 | The aim of coping responses in event-producing situations ( arrow d , Figure 7.1 ) must be either to reduce the likelihood that a severe event will occur ( perhaps by seeking marriage guidance counselling to help resolve marital difficulties ) , or to prepare oneself emotionally for the distressing event which is likely or certain to occur ( compulsory redundancy , say ) . |
| 16 | If we refuse to recognise it , while maintaining an obsession with constitutional policies , they will continue to set their own agenda — and judge us harshly for refusing to respect it . |
| 17 | Nigel rallied round and asked her out for a drink . |
| 18 | And she was all right because when I got back here , she drove up and asked me over for coffee . |
| 19 | ‘ He rang me up that same evening and asked me out for a drink . ’ |
| 20 | CGT only applies to the actual profit you make , so if you buy shares to the value of £25,000 and sell them later for £35,000 the taxman will only be interested in the £1 0,000 profit you have gained . |
| 21 | ‘ It goes against all common sense to take the most fundamental element of ecosystem , with the land and habitats it supports , and sell it off for profit , as the Tories are trying to do , ’ he said . |
| 22 | ‘ But I decided to take my chance when it came and make it hard for Paul to get back . ’ |
| 23 | Like the diligent ‘ style ’ journalist he is , Cohn notes them all down and offers them up for our delight . |
| 24 | And if it was just exhausted , it was simply a question of postponing his own ploughing and resting it up for a day or two until it had regained its appetite and its strength . |
| 25 | What you did was to save the lot up and cash it in for a big meal . |
| 26 | This was n't just about poison pen letters , and bringing her here for her own safety . |
| 27 | Lennox also hit back at critics , who claim he should have avoided the dangerous Ruddock and hidden himself away for a world title shot , snapping : ‘ I know the British fight fans will respect me for going in against the best instead of facing an easy touch . |
| 28 | ‘ I always wanted to work with a squad of young players and bring them on for a few seasons . |
| 29 | His room overlooked our house , and he could watch the comings and goings — we were having some turf laid at the time in which he was taking a great interest — and I used to drive round there every evening at half past five and bring him home for a meal , after which we would chat or watch television . |
| 30 | He blew a lot of his money on gambling , even slot machines , and buying cars before he got bored with them and sold them off for a fraction of the price he paid for them . ’ |