Example sentences of "and [verb] [pers pn] [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | ‘ But I decided to take my chance when it came and make it hard for Paul to get back . ’ |
| 4 | This was n't just about poison pen letters , and bringing her here for her own safety . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | But now I really can not justify repacking them and squirrelling them away for another 40 years . |
| 7 | He designed and built it specially for his wife because she 'd always wanted to live by the river , but she only had time to enjoy it for a few months before she died . |
| 8 | He has several times got himself into a position of strength in his battle with parliament , and bartered it away for short-term gains . |
| 9 | One tom was seen to carry his own food to the entrance of the den in which his female had given birth and place it there for her . |
| 10 | Before you actually cut the cloth , test it for strength , washing ( should you consider this a possibility ) and test it also for pressing . |
| 11 | His father 's favouring of Chuck had forced him to turn to her increasingly for solace , and that some unimaginable selfishness should have driven her to commit her dreadful act of desertion baffled and disturbed him deeply for reasons he did n't begin to understand . |
| 12 | The scriptures are the comprehensive equipment of the man of God , and fit him fully for all branches of his work . " |
| 13 | In Pearce [ 1973 ] Crim LR 321 ( CA ) , the accused was guilty when he put a boat onto a trailer and drove it away for later use . |
| 14 | When you replace the receiver after calling them , you get caught up at once by all the other pressing demands on your time , while they , in some cases , may be left sitting in a silent room , turning over everything you have said , and sifting it eagerly for confirmation of your real affection and concern for them . |
| 15 | In 1978 the act was amended to make the earliest mandatory retirement age 70 and to eliminate it entirely for federal employees . |
| 16 | However , if staff led by a head and one or two senior colleagues worked their way through these tasks ( and it might be more likely that senior staff themselves would have drafted the audit and put it forward for discussion , alteration and approval by others ) , they would be familiar with most of the important issues concerning the national curriculum . |
| 17 | For the next hour , Matilda kept practising , and in the end she had managed , by the sheer power of her eyes , to lift the whole cigar clear off the table about six inches into the air and hold it there for about a minute . |
| 18 | Stand on one leg and bring your other knee up to your chest and hold it there for ten seconds . |
| 19 | He 'd have to pull it very tight and hold it there for about three minutes to make sure . |
| 20 | The voter is required to state his preferences , and to state them once for all , before any votes are counted . |
| 21 | But he was either moody and difficult , or else in tearing spirits , playing with the children and upsetting them so that their mother would come and whip them afterwards for the noise they made . |
| 22 | For him it would simply have been a matter of bringing the girl along , telling my mother she was coming with them and paying her handsomely for the hardship occasioned . ’ |
| 23 | Students have to show that they understand what has been learned so deeply that they are able to look down on it and assess it critically for themselves . |
| 24 | In the early days , the salesman behind the counter had served to promote the merits of different products , and to wrap them carefully for the customer 's homeward journey . |
| 25 | The BMC praised Land 's End reasonable attitude and thanked it again for allowing us all to use the car park . |
| 26 | That led , therefore , to Princess Elizabeth being received as Queen , and like her father , she had a scholarly mind ; also she had some exceptional advisers , including William Cecil , Lord Burghley , who became her Secretary of State and served her loyally for over forty years . |
| 27 | Our fleet now consisted of three " V " vessels , Venturous , Vigilant and Valiant , all well equipped , modern , purpose-built patrol boats which were worked hard and served us well for the next ten years . |
| 28 | ‘ But I wanted to come and thank you properly for all that you have done . ’ |
| 29 | Well I 'm delighted to see so many of you have taken the trouble to come and join us today for yet another annual public meeting and in welcoming you can I give a particular welcome to our new chairman Mike Betts , thank him very much indeed for joining us . |
| 30 | A variety of techniques are also available to produce curves that " fit " data and extrapolate it forwards for forecasting purposes . |