Example sentences of "[vb base] [verb] for [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The corollary is that if they eventually return to the UK , their foreign domicile will be retained until it can be ascertained that they intend to remain for an indefinite period . |
| 2 | ‘ Not sure , really , though the little ones tend to go for the easy stuff . |
| 3 | I want to arrange for a commemorative postage stamp to be printed with my portrait on it . |
| 4 | BP and Shell account for a large slice of petroleum tax payments because they operate mature fields that have lost their tax shelter . |
| 5 | But if you want to play for a good cause and strap on your box in the company of famous faces , challenge The Lord 's Taverners to a match . |
| 6 | Hawkwind opt for the lone nutter theory … |
| 7 | If the members of a section want to vote for a full-time branch secretary , there was a member of that section , who 's been a full time branch secretary for longer than eighteen months , what right has anyone got to say they ca n't ? |
| 8 | I do n't want a complacent little doll that I can manipulate , ’ he said strangely , ‘ I want to fight for every damned caress — and I think I 'm going insane . |
| 9 | In this sense the privileges and goods that pupils can ‘ purchase ’ with the points they earn provide for an effective degree of control . |
| 10 | We understand that the two councils hope to apply for the necessary Order on the 28th of May . |
| 11 | For example , it may instruct its members to go-slow or work-to-rule or it may call for selective strikes ( in which certain groups of workers stop working for a specified time period ) ; or all the union members may be called out on a one-day strike . |
| 12 | The same applies in the labour market where workers made unemployed do not immediately reduce their asking wage and take up a new job — instead , they spend some ( possibly quite considerable ) time searching for a new job at the old wage . |
| 13 | You sound poised for a pleasant Christmas , which is nice . |
| 14 | When adult , this type may be prone to violent rages and self-righteous anger , which seem to erupt for no apparent reason , but which stem from a desperate need for self-assertion . |
| 15 | Brylcreem cater for the complexion-conscious male with Sensus , five new skincare products — skin-sensitive Shaving Foam and Gel , soothing After Shave Gel and Mousse , plus a Moisturiser . |
| 16 | Facing the loathsome rat-men I tend to opt for a defensive strategy and try and inflict as many casualties as possible at long range . |
| 17 | You have now set sail for a new destination and it 's too late to turn back . |
| 18 | Courtship is not all smooth going for the young male . |
| 19 | Leeds 0 Ipswich 0 ; Ipswich get praised for a resolute defence . |
| 20 | Submersible pumps should always be completely submerged ( remember to allow for the inevitable drop of water level through evaporation in warm weather ) . |
| 21 | ‘ I remember thinking for a long time afterwards that it must have been Uncle Titch 's , ’ said William , and Preston stared at him in astonishment , shocked not so much by the thought of Uncle Titch and Mary Moxton in carnal embrace as by this sudden insight into William 's dark imaginings . |
| 22 | If you decide to go for a low-voltage set-up , work out how many lights you need and where they will be sited , so you can buy enough cable to connect them all up . |
| 23 | If you decide to go for a full conversion , it could cost about £8,000 to £10,000 of which 50 to 75 per cent could be added to the value of the house . |
| 24 | These costs are paid straight into the Legal Aid Fund and go to defray the actual costs of the action in the accounts rendered to the Fund by solicitors and counsel acting for the assisted party . |
| 25 | Will Her Majesty 's Government continue to press for an orderly transfer to open elections on a free and fair basis ? |
| 26 | The final selection of which approach to take for the practical application of apply linguistic information is dependent on a number of factors . |
| 27 | Now that we are ready to move to Sao Paulo please continue to pray for the Taquaral church and for the new church Jardim Miriam which we were privileged to see the starting and the continued growth of . |
| 28 | In 1989 outline planning for a similar development there by Bellway was refused by Middlesbrough Council 's economic development and planning committee . |
| 29 | Try to arrange for a written record of what has been agreed for the next meeting , so that you can work to an explicit plan . |
| 30 | Try looking for the old Cinque Port of Rye along the coast and you 'll be disappointed . |