Example sentences of "[noun] and [verb] for [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You told her you had n't been able to get her out of your mind and begged for another chance . |
| 2 | While living together , cats may help each other in terms of mutual defence against intruders and caring for each other 's offspring . |
| 3 | Raising the trapdoor a little more so he could see out , he cautiously pushed out the barrel of the shotgun and checked for any sign of enemy personnel , as best as he could in his limited field of vision . |
| 4 | He moved along the hedge , feeling the breeze from the south and looking for some spot where he could sit and scent it without too much risk . |
| 5 | This junction was constructed as part of the Burdiehouse Bypass but two slip-roads have been added to the Gilmerton Bypass which will complete this two-level interchange and cater for all traffic movements . |
| 6 | First , that we have no intention of abandoning public ownership and accepting for all time the present frontier of the public sector . |
| 7 | So I had to go to Moscow and look for some plywood . |
| 8 | His feet began to tap more and more loudly beneath the desk and his jaw quivered more and more violently as Blanche put her side of the story and pleaded for more time to finish the investigation . |
| 9 | However , it is impossible to attend to approaches to teaching and learning for this stage without attending to how students are learning prior to this " ( Versey 1989:23 ) . |
| 10 | A compromise was eventually negotiated in which the space to the west of the building , originally planned as a garden , was devoted instead to a car park and to compensate for this loss of amenity , the Historic Buildings Council then agreed to pay for the provision of the jetty and roof garden . |
| 11 | He asked about proceedings at Central Strike Headquarters and lingered for some time on the subject although he received no information . |
| 12 | Read their notes and check for any change in their condition . |
| 13 | Gradually , however , if all goes well , the bond should loosen and each become aware of their different needs and strive for some degree of independence . |
| 14 | Although they may explain homosexuality in terms of learning , they assume a common biological basis and process for this learning , and see the condition itself as homogeneous . |
| 15 | The salvation and solace for this state of mind is art , which converts thoughts of loathing into ideas it is possible to live with : horror is tamed and made sublime , while what had been disgusting absurdity becomes comic . |
| 16 | The Institution regrets any misunderstanding which may have arisen from the article and apologises for any offence or inconvenience caused to G.L. Watson and Company and Mr J Allen McLachlan . |
| 17 | The competition between LIFFE and SOFFEX for this business is not yet resolved . |
| 18 | Its principal strengths lie in the ability to ( a ) make selective use of available visual cues ( for fluent readers much of the visual stimulus remains unattended [ Just & Carpenter , 1987 ] ) and ( b ) utilise an understanding of the text that can guide the reading process and compensate for any degradation or ambiguity within the visual stimulus . |
| 19 | Instead , control your impatience and wait for another week or so before testing the material again . |
| 20 | ‘ He sat down and we wanted to get on with the game and try for another goal , so I wanted him off . |
| 21 | ‘ They might be favourites but if we stick to our passing game and play for each other we can shock them . ’ |
| 22 | But , but we are adjusting our rates and going for more work on the basis of a group , |
| 23 | We wandered over Clare Bridge , which always looks as if it is about to collapse , and then up to St John 's , where we stood on the old Wren bridge and talked for some time , gazing at the so-called Bridge of Sighs which connects the old and new parts of St John 's . |
| 24 | She did n't want to hear , but she held her breath and listened for any sound . |
| 25 | First appearing as tiny black spots on the upper surfaces of leaves , this is the outward sign that the fungus has already been inside the tissue and working for some time . |
| 26 | Maureen Timmins plans to sell some of Hamilton 's paintings to raise money for his retrial and to pay for another trip to America . |
| 27 | Even these more sophisticated attempts to elaborate where power lies and to allow for some freedom of manoeuvre for the state in capitalism can between , however . |
| 28 | ‘ A lot of guys out there now do n't know that you got ta have the timing and planning for this stuff , and they just go and do it on the spur of the moment and get caught . ’ |
| 29 | Hence there is a regulated market system organized by the Grid interposed between the two , determining prices and supply for each half-hour period . |
| 30 | When one hellraiser comes face to face with another , everyone battens down the hatches and prepares for all hell to break loose . |