Example sentences of "and [adv] [verb] for [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fortunately it was possible to contain the flames so that only the Redoutensaale , relatively uninteresting eighteenth-century reception rooms remodelled in the nineteenth century and latterly used for conferences , were destroyed . |
| 2 | The river was carrying nearly three foot of extra water and most struggled for bites . |
| 3 | He stayed in his room and only emerged for meals . |
| 4 | Whatever the reason , male marmosets have developed a rearing strategy whereby they greatly assist the mother by carrying , holding , and generally caring for infants while she is away eating elsewhere . |
| 5 | That takes time , but also requires scale : so long as the car makers ' output — and thus demand for parts — is small , it is hard to force suppliers to change their ways . |
| 6 | Geneva , Switzerland : Courtaulds Fibres Cellulosics is planning its biggest and best stand for years at the Index exhibition from April 20–23 , showing both viscose and Tencel . |
| 7 | The rush comes on in five minutes , lasts for an hour , and you 're buzzin' and still going for hours . ’ |
| 8 | At this time Henry contributed a poem to the fund-raising campaign for the construction of Salisbury Cathedral , and also wrote for patrons in Cologne . |
| 9 | If a subject has more than one name , a library catalogue or index must bring all material on that subject together ( within the limitations of the scope of the collection or index ) under one of those names , and also cater for users who use different names . |
| 10 | They should be checked regularly to endure that all nuts and bolts are secure , and also inspected for cracks and flaws which can develop at places which are subject to a lot of stress , such as the bottom of attachment posts , the hinge area and where the metal is thinner round nut holes . |
| 11 | Some of these are still in existence , and have resulted in flats being built for the elderly of the parish , and also housing for widows and daughters of clergymen . |
| 12 | It is a heavy one , and traditionally left for women . |
| 13 | A pair of tusks is valued at up to $2,000 and often exchanged for drugs . |
| 14 | A predominance of occupational unions leads to highly fragmented unionism and ideological and religious divisions also make for duplication of union organisation , thereby weakening bargaining potential and often making for difficulties in promoting effective representation of workers in individual establishments . |
| 15 | She was a well-known author in her day , writing fiction , biographies , translations , and even plays for children . |
| 16 | The conditions were deliberately vague and even asked for suggestions regarding the siting of Westminster Bridge , although some work had already been carried out towards rebuilding the bridge on its existing site . |
| 17 | They sketched their ideas and then looked for clothes to match . |
| 18 | Their approach is to go back to first principles , looking at the constraints that link objects and events in the real world to what happens in the retinal image and then looking for rules that can be used unambiguously to recode retinal events in terms of the outside world ( Poggio , Torre , and Koch 1985 ; Ullman 1986 ) . |
| 19 | She placed them in a casserole dish and then shouted for Piers to come inside and eat . |
| 20 | If B is threatened with a breach of contract he may be able to treat the contract as repudiated and sue for anticipatory breach or , of course , he may await the breach and then sue for damages . |
| 21 | Erm and they have problems with er the quality of water and the sa standards not re reaching the sort of specifications er the pu public not trusting the er product and and consequently looking for alternatives . |
| 22 | Young members can only be attracted to a team that realistically and consistently challenges for honours , not because the team is composed entirely of Yorkshiremen . |
| 23 | The Supreme Council , returning from its Easter recess on April 17 , passed on April 18 a resolution reaffirming the March 11 independence declaration and again calling for negotiations , but offering to refrain from passing any new laws until after May 1 to allow for preliminary consultations . |
| 24 | He could treat the loser and afterwards pay for drinks all round . |