Example sentences of "[noun pl] and [adv] [verb] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The independent sector provides some models and much experience for any new initiatives at grassroots level . |
| 2 | This implies a maximum depth of about 30 feet and probably accounts for much of the discrepancy between the original estimate of building costs of £12,000 and the £25,000 actually spent . |
| 3 | Now in recent years , what has happened is that because of the recession , mineral operators instead of looking for enormous new areas to work have been seeking to erm improve er through their own review processes , the working within their existing sites and perhaps to go for some modest increases , so the number of applications has kept up , the amount of work that we are engaged in has er been at least as much as in the past and in some cases because of enforcement matters has been greater , but the fee income has been slipping . |
| 4 | This view is held by Mr Leahy ; it is expressed most forcibly by Jeffrey Sachs , a Harvard economist who has advised the Russians and long argued for more aid . |
| 5 | But er they would maybe lay it by for two or three weeks and then forget for two or three weeks , and then when it came to the end of the quarter they were a whole lot of weeks behind , you know , they could n't pay it then . |
| 6 | We serve delicious free-range , organic English breakfasts and happily cater for special diets . |
| 7 | The TSB 's new Family Bonus plan allows up to eight in a family to pool their nest eggs and so qualify for higher rates of interest . |
| 8 | It is a process that forces line management to consider their operational priorities and also allows for decentralized decision-making . |
| 9 | One hesitates over publicising these things for fear of sparking imitations , but you 're going to read about it somewhere so it might as well be here — over the past few weeks it has become clear that setting up telescopes to watch people tapping their numbers into automatic teller machines and then scavenging for discarded receipts bearing the account number is a really outdated way of defrauding banks and their customers — these days , you set up a bogus teller machine of your own and record the card details as the customer keys in the number : in the latest instance , a gang in Manchester , Connecticut set up a mobile teller machine in the Buckland Hills Mall Associated Press reports , sabotaged the other machines in the shopping mall to encourage people to use it , and later wheeled the machine away and debriefed it on all its card secrets , using the data to make up counterfeit cards which were subsequently used to withdraw cash from the accounts in the New York area ; moral — stick to machines you know . |
| 10 | For the tongue-tied it 's worth preparing some stock comments and even preparing for social chit-chat by noting interesting stories in the media . |
| 11 | Usually ground into a powder before use Pepper Sauces p101/ Hot condiments made from a variety of chilli peppers and often matured for several years . |
| 12 | In 1785 nine ports exceeded 10,000 tons and now accounted for 86.5 per cent . |
| 13 | ‘ They should select a side for the Tests and then pick for one-day games , ’ Doshi said . |
| 14 | The British Triathlon Sprint Championship at Aylesbury was won by Steve Burton … his time to swim 750 metres … cycle 20 kilometres and then run for five kilometres was just 58 minutes and 26 seconds … |
| 15 | There was a rustle of excitement as the listeners exchanged expectant looks and then shifted for more comfort on the hard wooden seats . |