Example sentences of "and [verb] [adj] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The police had warrants to look for evidence of unlawful drinking and to search five houses for petrol bombs , although no evidence of either was found . |
| 2 | They will also maintain and build on the PathWorks program and develop new services for Mac clients . |
| 3 | Apple Computer Inc yesterday took the new PowerCD CD-ROM product , announced at Hannover last week , to the US market , saying that it expects to sell 1.5m of the things by the end of this year ; it also said it has shipped more than 1m copies of its QuickTime multimedia software since its launch in January 1992 , and has formed a new unit , New Media to increase market access to multimedia technologies , expand multimedia content and develop new markets for Mac technology ; the PowerCD comes with AppleDesign Powered Speakers claimed to deliver high-quality sound at half the price of similar stereo speakers . |
| 4 | During our Centenary year the local groups planned the most ambitious programme of events ever , aiming to raise many thousands of pounds and recruit new members for the RSPB . |
| 5 | The Delft Cycle Plan of 1979 recognised the deteriorating conditions for many cycle trips within the city and designated four criteria for plan development : quality of facilities , quantity of provision , continuity of the network and comfort in its use . |
| 6 | We saw it as a tremendous opportunity to secure the future of our Elderslie factory by introducing more volume and generating more profit for our group — particularly at a time when I know everyone is aware that business is very tight in all our trading divisions . |
| 7 | Well , unlike many of the promises that are made over the clinking of glasses and in the glow of a few drinks , and despite the fact that Pam and Tony lived near Thurso in the north of Scotland , Wendy was working in Bristol and I lived in Shetland , we got in touch later and laid firm plans for a trip to Lapland . |
| 8 | Pliny himself advised amulets of amber against delirium and recommended powdered amber for the stomach . |
| 9 | Further , women felt a responsibility to remain locked into that system of kin support in a way not replicated for men , who were more at liberty to ‘ get better jobs , migrate , emigrate and abrogate all responsibility for parents and siblings ’ ( ibid . |
| 10 | Baker expressed grave concern at the Bootle killing and attacked various institutions for the fact that society has become more violent and selfish . |
| 11 | Universal , who had advanced him the $850,000 were even prepared for the fact that it challenged the American Dream and attacked American society for ‘ destroying itself ’ , told through its hero — played by Dennis — who is a Hollywood stunt man devoured by his quest for big cars , swimming pools and gorgeous girls . |
| 12 | When I arrived and asked many people for advice , I was directed to the theatre district , Piccadilly Circus , all the obvious places , as well as some less obvious , whose names I do not know . |
| 13 | When I arrived and asked many people for advice , I was directed to the theatre district , Piccadilly Circus , all the obvious places , as well as some less obvious , whose names I do not know . |
| 14 | Iraqi convoys using secondary roads and pontoon bridges created serious congestion and became simple targets for air attack . |
| 15 | The picnics were originally for the printers " and their families " , but once large numbers of young women were employed , they seem to have taken on a more youthful atmosphere , and became good opportunities for courtship . |
| 16 | In 1912 he published an impressively researched study of Morocco in Diplomacy and became Liberal candidate for Birkenhead . |
| 17 | The link between German agreement to EMU and their demands on political union was made explicit , and became another condition for their agreement . |
| 18 | He took silk in 1936 , and became Conservative MP for North Edinburgh ( 1950–4 ) . |
| 19 | Choose one or two basic colours for major items and introduce other shades for smaller items , such as knitwear and accessories . |
| 20 | The learner may view the problem from a new angle and introduce fresh ideas for consideration . |
| 21 | For example , the Home Office monitors violent crime by looking at numbers and trends in patterns over time and produces annual figures for offences and convictions , but in so doing avoids the problems of definition that bedevil the researcher . |
| 22 | Each spring is about the size of a swimming pool and produces enough helium for use , after liquefaction , at the Cyclotron ( small nuclear accelerator ) in Calcutta . |
| 23 | Part of the fun for them came from commenting on the other dancers and inventing private nicknames for them , such as Big Feet , Sir Galahad , Merrylegs , Dreamboat , and many others . |
| 24 | Still unconvinced , he considered ringing the bell and inventing some pretext for coming to see Connon if Mary Connon answered the door . |
| 25 | The first is to design and construct local services for the majority of mentally disordered people who live in their own homes and who may use mental health services for only a few weeks every few years . |
| 26 | The term ‘ money market ’ refers to the process whereby financial institutions come together to borrow and lend wholesale funds for periods varying from one day to one year . |
| 27 | President Jaime Paz Zamora was reported on the same day to have requested that the Congress authorize the presence of US troops in the eastern Beni region , and sought congressional approval for a law to support the presence of foreign troops in the future . |
| 28 | However they will understand the difficulties of using such an unpredictable material as wood , and make due allowance for minor defects . |
| 29 | In the later Republic and early Empire Greek artists were brought to Rome to design buildings appropriate for the display of booty , to repair old sculptures and make new ones for these and other structures , and to restore decaying old temples , once venerated for their wooden and terracotta statues , but now seen to be in need of renovation . |
| 30 | The report will discuss this aspect and make specific proposals for further investigation . |