Example sentences of "and [vb base] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In December 1979 I became one of two lesbians and sixty-five gay men providing a twenty-four-hours-a-day information service and helpline for the gay community . |
| 2 | But which of us , locked behind a desk or in a queue at the supermarket check-out , has not had an overwhelming desire to drop everything , run into the street , hail a passing cab and make for the nearest airport to catch a plane to anywhere ? |
| 3 | Wimbledon manager Joe Kinnear knows his club must keep producing youngsters like two-goal Neill Ardley to enable him to sell big name men and compensate for the low income produced by attendances like the pathetic 3,386 for this game . |
| 4 | These are known as ‘ transferred cases ’ and account for the vast majority of appeals . |
| 5 | These changes , which were just beginning to develop at the end of Marx 's life have thrown into question much of this original Marxist theory and account for the modern debate about whether or not the capitalist state is always ( or ever ) an instrument which defends the interests of the ruling class in a repressive way . |
| 6 | We believe that methodological limitations of the lactulose hydrogen breath test may explain the present results and account for the reported controversies . |
| 7 | One notable attempt to differentiate between political institutions within a post-colonial state , and account for the relative power of the bureaucracy by reference to the class structure of the colonial legacy , is Meillasoux 's ( 1970 ) study of Mali . |
| 8 | Sweden , who beat England last month , need only avoid a heavy defeat in Poland a fortnight today to head the group and qualify for the final stages . |
| 9 | In 1965 Lyndon Johnson told Congress that ‘ If we stand passively by while the centre of each city becomes a hive of deprivation , crime and hopelessness … if we become two people , the suburban affluent and the urban poor , each filled with mistrust and fear for the other … then we shall effectively cripple each generation to come . ’ |
| 10 | So why not make things hard for yourself and send for the full Just Desks catalogue or call in at our showrooms and see everything else we can offer you . |
| 11 | Recipes in magazines and books ( and cooking times on many pre-packed foods ) are generally based on 600 to 700 W. If you buy a more powerful oven , you 'll need to reduce the cooking time by about 25 per cent , or lower the power level to the equivalent of 600 to 700 W and cook for the normal time . |
| 12 | If the creditors decide to rescind their agreement and sue for the full amount of their debts , can the creditor rely on the agreement as a defence , whether or not he was a party to it ? |
| 13 | ALWAYS known by his initials , J.P.M.Millar for more than 40 years ran the National Council of Labour Colleges ; an organisation which through classes , lectures , weekend and summer schools , and the massive number of correspondent courses organised by his wife Christine , provided shots and shell for the emerging Labour movement . |
| 14 | ALWAYS known by his initials , JPM Millar ran the National Council of Labour Colleges for over 40 years ; an organisation which through classes , lectures , weekend and summer schools , and the massive number of correspondent courses organised by his wife Christine , provided shots and shell for the emerging Labour Movement . |
| 15 | Still stroking my son 's forehead with my left hand , I reach out into the darkness with my right and fumble for the little clock on his bedside table . |
| 16 | Bearing in mind the millions of pounds that the Government raised from privatisations — the selling of the family silver — and all the money that has been raked into the Treasury , should not the Economic Secretary stand at the Dispatch Box and apologise for the economic mess in which the Government have landed this country ? |
| 17 | For final output the system must be able to calculate the number of lines and pages that a section of text will make , generate running heads and feet , and provide for the complete hyphenation , justification , and page make-up of the text . |
| 18 | At this point we might begin to talk about ‘ the state ’ as something which extends beyond government ( and especially beyond the Government of the day ) and the part which it plays in ordering our lives through its claims to guarantee , represent and provide for the common interests of its citizens . |
| 19 | ‘ They find accommodation where they set up a nursery , then sit back and wait for the right opportunity to arise . |
| 20 | They could either follow their husbands into battle , taking their children with them , or they could stay at home , unprotected and unsupported and wait for the pillaging Parliamentarians or the papist Royalists to capture them and confiscate their property . |
| 21 | The wise veterans nod their heads and wait for the first whistle . |
| 22 | The creatures of the open sea , then , live either in the plankton ; or live in the waters beneath and browse upon the plankton — or live upon the browsers ; or they live on the bottom , and wait for the planktonic manna to rain upon them from above ; or they feed on the creatures that feed upon the bottom . |
| 23 | Well first thing we do is we 'll if I 've got two two sergeants at the flats , I tell the occupant to go back to the flat , and wait for the two s two sergeants turning up . |
| 24 | There were no books in the room so all I could do was look out of the window and wait for the quarterly chimes from the Cathedral Clock . |
| 25 | Enjoy the ride down , let the wind fly through your hair , go with the flow , and wait for the big crash . |
| 26 | In fact , you can argue and remonstrate until you are blue in the face but certain plans or arrangements can not be progressed just yet and you must simply sit tight and wait for the Full Moon in Aries on the 14th before making any drastic changes or decisions . |
| 27 | Or chortle and wait for the next T-shirt ? |
| 28 | Instead of waiting a matter of seconds for the lights to change , the hapless riders either remain in the saddle , take a chance when they see a gap in the traffic , or get off and wait for the green man . |
| 29 | They are doubly attracted when it is clear to them that any movement will be all one way , and where all they have to do is to bide their time and wait for the inevitable profits . |
| 30 | Label and freeze for the recommended period , bearing in mind that the lower your freezer temperature , the longer food can be frozen . |