Example sentences of "and [verb] [adj] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Material presented to people during sleep is not remembered unless they are woken up by it , and remain awake for some time . |
| 2 | ‘ It need hardly be stressed how undesirable a situation is , whereby a prisoner can hang himself and remain suspended for several hours within a cell , unbeknown to either his cellmate or the supervising authority , ’ said the sheriff . |
| 3 | A moment later the frenzied cadet pitched forward and skidded prostrate for many metres , his strengthened fingernails scratching sparks from the plates of the deck before he came to rest . |
| 4 | Thirdly , as the Government are turning a blind eye to many of the disregards being allowed for people on income support and in residential and nursing care , could that be codified and made safe for all forms of disregard ? |
| 5 | Enjoy this last day and get ready for that celebration tomorrow . |
| 6 | These negative forces are all around us , presently very tangible and running rampant for all the world to see as our planet appears to enter its grand finale . |
| 7 | But everyone is advised to remain on their guard and keep vigilant for any suspicious activity . |
| 8 | His letter contained an account of all the birds he had seen : a common goatsucker that flew gracefully round and round the ship for an hour , although it had ‘ in all probability passed the night on the wing ’ ; a female yellow wagtail that alighted only for a moment ; numerous petrels , five of which he killed for himself , and one for use in Mr Yarrell 's work ( a History of British Birds ) ; a flight of swallows , and several small turtle doves , which ‘ visited the ship [ and ] went off again immediately ’ ; a kestrel which was killed ‘ from off the Rigging ’ ; a short-eared owl which flew on board during the night , was caught and kept alive for several days ; and hundreds of shearwaters , which surrounded the ship off Madeira and the Salvage Rocks . |
| 9 | However , a state with k unoccupied rows has 8k children , so the branching ratio starts at 64 and remains high for most of the search . |
| 10 | ‘ Wait , ’ the Counsellor said , and stood silent for half a minute . |
| 11 | If you 're in London for Valentine 's and you want to make sure your hair is looking good and feeling fab for that hot date then go along to the Schumi salon in Belgravia . |
| 12 | Suzanne , 16 , was stripped naked and set alight after allegedly being kidnapped and held captive for more than a week in a house in Moston , Manchester . |