Example sentences of "and [vb -s] for [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This characteristic is quite general and holds for geodesics in spaces that are less symmetric than that of a sphere , and in spaces of hi–her dimension . |
| 2 | Ipswich man of the match Bryn Kerr is tackled and looks for support from flanker James Bisdee . |
| 3 | More recently , social policy in this country has been informed by political economy — that tradition , primarily but not exclusively derived from Marxism , which identifies the ideological character of disciplinary boundaries and looks for explanations of the nature of social structure and social process in terms of the character of the dominant mode of production ( see Gough , 1979 ) . |
| 4 | The University also awards a Diploma of Higher Education ( DipHE ) , which is a worthwhile qualification in itself and allows for progression to further studies . |
| 5 | As a result of the restatement of the Pru 's business under the accruals method , pre-tax profit from long-term business increased as shown ( long-term business within the group is split into three areas : Prudential Assurance , which operates mainly in the UK , Australia and Canada and accounts for 58% of the total ; Jackson National , the US subsidiary ; and Mercantile and General , the reinsurance business ) . |
| 6 | Sociobiology 's central idea is that an organism such as an animal or human being acts and competes for resources in such a way as to maximise its reproductive success . |
| 7 | She chooses two local places and asks for directions between them . |
| 8 | They sign an act whose manager is inexperienced and asks for advice on choosing an agent . |
| 9 | The Legion sends thanks for your past support and asks for helpers with this year 's Poppy Appeal . |
| 10 | Often flies by night , and hovers for insects in dusk . |
| 11 | As Kahl has said , education ‘ reinforces the existing status system and provides for movement within it ’ ( Kahl 1970 : 137 ) , but this suggests that it does not change the system . |
| 12 | Chronology is broached also by Peter le Huray , who examines Morley 's prescriptions for good composition ( published in 1597 ) , considers the undoubtedly early ‘ Libera me , domine , published in 1575 , and argues for recognition of mature procedures and thus a relatively late dating for the monorhythmic cantus firmus piece ‘ Christus resurgens a mortuis ’ . |