Example sentences of "[verb] and [adj] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | As she covered me from toe to head in the brown muck I thought of Julien Sorel in The Red and the Black , dissimulating and silent for the sake of ambition , his pride often shattered , but beneath it all solid in his superiority . |
| 2 | ‘ Amazingly refreshed and ready for absolutely anything . |
| 3 | Alan Watkins of the Observer had spent August and September as a guest in Great Houses ; Michael Jones of The Sunday Times had spent six weeks in Tuscany avoiding , whenever he could , the Gilmours , Jenkinses and Mortimers ; Peter Riddell of The Times , Hugo Young , Julia Langdon , Simon Heffer , Sir Robin Day-they were all in Brighton on expenses , refreshed and ready for the fray . |
| 4 | This produces a machine which is easy to repair and ideal for the beginner . |
| 5 | Many of these are challenging and difficult for the counsellee to accept . |
| 6 | the rate of interest is often subsidized and fixed for the life of the loan |
| 7 | The first definition , as in the studies described by Brehmer ( 1987 ) , is simply the total number of accidents recorded at a particular junction , the advantage of this measure is that it is a relatively easy number to obtain and easy for subjects to understand . |
| 8 | Nurses were more highly educated and accountable for their actions as professionals than they used to be . |
| 9 | He had three previous convictions for drink driving and three for careless driving . |
| 10 | ‘ It is my wish that my Clerk Mr. Prince who is well acquainted with my business and affairs and in whom I place great confidence should continue in the management and conduct of the same … to sell and dispose or exchange all or any of my works on Ornithology and specimens of Natural History in the manner I have been accustom to do … to continue or complete as far as practicable the publication of any work or works of mine on Ornithology and to do all other [ illegible ] by issuing a Prospectus advertising the same … to purchase all necessary materials articles and things fit and proper for the carrying on of my business … to borrow for a temporary period any money from my Bankers , Messrs Drummond and Company … and if there by any surplus available for the purpose to invest the same in purchase of Stock … to pay the rent and taxes … make up , adjust and settle all and every or any Accounts … [ and generally ] to do perform and execute all and every or any other acts deeds matters and things whatsoever are necessary to be done in all other my concerns engagements affairs and business whatsoever during my absence from England as fully and effectually to all intents and purposes as I myself might or could do if I were personally present and did the same . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Adapted ’ means fit and apt for the purpose . |
| 12 | They did this by emphasising the development of measurement scales by which data could be systematically organised and available for various forms of mathematical manipulation . |
| 13 | Privately owned and convenient for Birmingham International Airport , the NEC , motorways and six golf courses within a 15- minute drive . |
| 14 | It was to break through this impression that Agency lecturers began to address large meetings and out of a groundswell of popular conviction produce affiliated societies of which George Stephen claimed ‘ all were well disciplined and eager for work ’ . |
| 15 | She had allowed him to entice her into what was , to him , nothing more than a seduction scene , where she had been primed and ripe for the taking . |
| 16 | The United States cut back on government spending and on financial support to its former allies , despite the fact that the allies were economically devastated and desperate for dollars both because of fiscal conservatism and the leftist nature of the new European governments . |
| 17 | In the later stages of an attack , strands called rhizomorphs develop from the mycelium to convey moisture from the decomposing wood to sound timber many feet away , weeping ‘ tears ’ on to it until it , too , is subjugated and ripe for attack . |
| 18 | The distinction between policy making and implementation seems to need to rest upon the identification of decision points at which a policy is deemed to be made and ready for implementations like a commodity that is manufactured and ready for selling . |
| 19 | And with his body gutted and ready for … |
| 20 | Mr Boocock hopes the 10am service will be thought provoking and enjoyable for the congregation . |
| 21 | Mini Cooper cars taxed and ready for the road ( insurance not included ) |
| 22 | As an alternative to absolute methanol , biopsy samples were subdivided and fixed for 18–24 hours in 10% buffered formalin , 70% ethanol , 70% methanol , and a commercially available alcoholic fixative called ‘ Primafix ’ . |
| 23 | Rubber boots or wellingtons need to be fully waterproofed and unlined for ease of cleaning . |
| 24 | It was to be built and ready for traffic by 0030 hours the following morning . |
| 25 | ‘ Halziel and Lingary , ’ he says , staring at me , and he looks really concerned , worried and harried and tired for the first time ; yes , it 's all change here in Paddington Green . |
| 26 | In other words , the beef will be well hung and ready for the Savoy table . |
| 27 | Does not he recognise that it is a broadly based representative body in which it was open to the Conservative party to participate and that for him to call now for a debate , once its work is completed , is extraordinary ? |
| 28 | She said moving the pupils back and forward was bound to be unsettling and confusing for them . |
| 29 | Ian Humphreys and Duncan Mitchell were making space down the right wing for Milton as the visitors started to click into gear , searching and probing for a way past the Fairmile defence . |
| 30 | The distinction between policy making and implementation seems to need to rest upon the identification of decision points at which a policy is deemed to be made and ready for implementations like a commodity that is manufactured and ready for selling . |