Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] and [adj] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Seeking high and low for new rewards and new ways forward . |
| 2 | If flowers are preferred , it is a case of what to leave out , rather than hunting far and wide for attractive herb species . |
| 3 | Yet at the same time thinking can become obsessional and repetitive for some people . |
| 4 | ‘ I find it impossible to make my hair look neat and stylish for any length of time because it is so difficult to manage . |
| 5 | Vacuum ( strictly , low pressure : 10–15 mm Hg ) impregnation has been found consistent and satisfactory for most sediment types . |
| 6 | But as important as our joint interests are our shared values and I think a very good example of this is our common approach , er er , to the question of the Social Chapter for which the Labour opposition led , I may say , by two leading G M B spokesmen Jack and George the Labour opposition has fought long and hard for this in parliament , indeed , we have secured a vote on the question er , after the Queen 's ascent , and last month , I myself , as a guest of the Danish social democrats , took the argument to the continent in the Danish referendum , in the second Danish ref referendum , which I 'm very glad to say was won ! |
| 7 | When unoccupied parents were combined with classes IV and V and compared with classes I and II , however , inequalities seemed to be pervasive throughout childhood ; the relative risks were 2.21 for those aged 1–4 and 1.98 for those aged 10–15 . |
| 8 | Mellanby located the causes in environmental and even cultural factors — the greater intermingling of city children , overcrowded dwellings or — in girls the fashion for ‘ permanent waves ’ , in which hair would be set and then left uncombed and unwashed for long periods . |
| 9 | Some other cellular event was involved , but its nature remained obscure and unexplained for another 30 years . |
| 10 | He put his cigarette to his lips , drew in smoke , sat silent and impassive for some moments , then blew the smoke out of his nose in two impassive grey plumes . |