Example sentences of "and [vb base] [vb pp] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The theatre has still to fill the post of artistic director — indeed interviews have not yet begun — and Mr McKeown suggested the position might this time be taken by more than one person , and remain filled for some four or five years . |
| 2 | Who else but Daly could be humble enough to offer to withdraw from the 1993 US Ryder Cup team if his team-mates do n't want him , and get fined for fast play , officials deciding he was in contempt by completing the second round of the TPD Championship in just over two hours . |
| 3 | ‘ That way , we would save the contractor 's connection charges of over £40,000 — and get paid for each load . ’ |
| 4 | It is difficult to point to any experiments in egalitarian social life which have abolished stratification , and have survived for any length of time . |
| 5 | Recently ethnolinguists , deriving their inspiration in England from the work of J. R. Firth and his disciples at SOAS ( The School of Oriental and African Studies ) , have also challenged ‘ universalism ’ and have argued for more attention to ‘ language-specific ’ descriptions before more general claims about language can be made , Fought , for instance , writing of attempts to analyse traditional Mexican languages , argues : |
| 6 | The software houses have realised that the skills are not present , nor are they likely to be , and have compensated for this by providing either sample templates with the programs or even cut-down versions that only allow text to be entered into a pre-defined design . |
| 7 | Yes my children do go to school now and have done for some months now . |
| 8 | Yes my children do go to school and have done for some months now . |
| 9 | We have told them that the suppression of opposing views is not the way forward , and have called for further progress towards democracy and greater public accountability . |
| 10 | Q I 'm 34 and have suffered for several years from intermittent burning pains in my knees , which often keep me awake . |
| 11 | Schools which have opted out since the reform was introduced in 1989 have had full control of their budgets , and have applied for major grants direct from Whitehall . |
| 12 | They support the FDR-FMLN on a negotiated solution , condemn the role of the United States and have opted for electoral abstention on the grounds that their children have been denied the vote and that therefore the conditions ( or free elections do not exist . |
| 13 | I only mention it because he had the decency to say that Leeds currently have the best midfield in the country , and have had for 4–5 years . |