Example sentences of "[det] [verb] [verb] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Neither has spoken for some time . |
| 2 | Each has argued for higher education to preserve the cultural fabric of society . |
| 3 | That has lasted for five centuries , which is long enough ; especially oil painting which certainly does n't last forever , and may possibly disappear completely . |
| 4 | But of course all that has changed for three reasons . |
| 5 | This has remained for five generations in the same family , and roughly speaking with headquarters on the same site , whereas Smith 's ownership has passed through several families and occupied many addresses before settling in 1921 on 57–61 St Vincent Street . |
| 6 | Some participants on EA have requested that they carry on after their 12 months course finishes , only to be told they ca n't as that might be using this to avoid looking for full time employment . |
| 7 | Some had called for public acceptance that homosexuals and drug users were the only people facing a real risk of getting AIDS . |
| 8 | Some have opted for firm sale agreements to cut out the costly returns process , most notably with the Waterstones group and Reed with Dillons . |
| 9 | In Amazonian Annonaceae and Nymphaeaceae , beetle pollination tends to be fortuitous by contrast , e.g. scarabs on Nymphaea spp. in lakes , though in Victoria amazonica , there are four species of dynastid beetle attracted by scent and temperature ( 11° above ambient ) : these become trapped for 24 hours and feed on starchy carpellary appendages before leaving with pollen . |
| 10 | Two of these planned to travel for some months before commencing job search : the rest planned to continue writing up their theses . |
| 11 | These have to operate for prolonged periods and are robust and solid pieces of equipment , for space and weight are not serious constraints . |
| 12 | ‘ Meanwhile , ’ murmurs Miriam Bernstein , ‘ here we all sit waiting for second helpings . ’ |
| 13 | It is important we know how many want to come for each event , so PLEASE CONTACT Val Hawkins ( 453-3366 ) or David Cameron ( 445 1154 ) or sign the list to be circulated , as soon as possible . |
| 14 | If he goes on trial we may as well all start looking for other jobs . |
| 15 | These are aids of a social character , those given to relieve the effects of natural disasters and those designed to compensate for economic disadvantages caused by the division of Germany after the Second World War . |
| 16 | The team that was made up of the remnants from Roxburgh 's original squad — and three of those conscripted to compensate for nine weekend call-offs — distinguished themselves at Ibrox and none more so than Duncan Ferguson , of Dundee United . |
| 17 | At the operational level planning tasks will be simpler and there is less need to look for complex procedures as it would be like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut . |
| 18 | We were perhaps closest in the two winters immediately after the first rebel tour to South Africa in 1982 , when we both signed to play for Western Province while serving our Test bans . |
| 19 | Most choose to come for two-week periods , with time to practise at home in between . |