Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] [adj] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Design a promotion leaflet or handbill suitable for giving to shoppers in a busy shopping area . |
| 2 | Unfortunately , although the law may be the final arbiter and may rule on what is or may be obscene and indecent , in general terms it does not judge on every item published or made available for sale , since there is normally no censorship of obscene or indecent matter prior to publication in the UK . |
| 3 | However , from the preceding sections it should be clear that habitats that are rapidly diminishing or becoming unsuitable for birds are particularly those associated with wetland , heathland , and on coastal and downland sites . |
| 4 | ‘ The reorganisation of ecological balances which will eliminate subsidies to any goods or process bad for the earth and the environment . ’ |
| 5 | Four wheel drive pick ups , crudely converted to gunships with heavy machine guns welded on , were everywhere , guarding the warlords or parked ready for hire . |
| 6 | subordinates ask for delegated powers or demonstrate potential for acquiring more responsibility |
| 7 | They may be hand held , for which they are the most effective tool for cleaning glass windows and large mirrors , or stail fixed for clearing water from floors . |
| 8 | You either sit down for a meal or get ready for bed and the phone goes . ’ |
| 9 | We do n't need whining leftie bands like The Farm droning on about justice and equality now that Britain is such a wonderful place , where nobody sleeps in a cardboard box or goes hungry or gets busted for the colour of their skin or dies of hypothermia , where pigs fly and the sun always shines and where kids from council estates have just as much chance of becoming millionaires as — say — kids who inherit a million pounds from mummy and daddy . |
| 10 | And for as long as the public continue to be wary of , or feel sorry for Down 's children , there will be a considerable social stigma to contend with . |
| 11 | Owners naturally forget or feel sorry for the underdog , but experience has shown that dog/owner relations are all important if treatment is to be successful . |
| 12 | If the genes affecting survival and fertility are to some extent age-specific in their effects , then those that influence later life will be subject to weaker selection because , by the time they take effect , more of the original carriers will already have died or become infertile for other reasons . |
| 13 | Even so , important posts in Dutch diplomacy had sometimes to be filled by second-rate men or go unfilled for long periods . |
| 14 | You do not want to be anthropomorphic about animals when people are dying needlessly around you , but there was a sad aimlessness about this beast , limping around the tarmac on three legs , moving hesitantly towards people , then thinking better of it , or standing motionless for minutes on end , staring into the bushes on the perimeter . |
| 15 | I suggest that you have some brine shrimp nauplii or microworm ready for the time when they become free-swimming . |
| 16 | There is often no provision made , or considered adequate for elderly relatives without causing gross inconvenience to all parties . |
| 17 | Two subgroups were involved in the present study : i ) 40 patients carrying 54 chromosomes with unidentified mutations , ii ) 57 patients who were either homozygous for the F508 and W1282X mutations or compound heterozygous for both of them . |
| 18 | Without digressing into the subject of word processing in itself , which would probably require a paper all of its own , suffice it to say that word processing programs on computer enable letters and any other documents to be created , corrected if necessary , then stored on disk or tape ready for printing or alteration at a later data In this example a general letter inviting a candidate to interview could be drawn up and then only the details specific to each candidate need be added before printing the letter . |
| 19 | Some of us are puzzled by this phenomenon , because it seems incompatible with another idea we cherish , which is that people must not be blamed for acts over which they had no control , nor held responsible for unfair gains when they have gained nothing themselves . |
| 20 | So even if you are convinced that interest rates are going to drop further and remain low for the foreseeable future , you need to be alert to find a good bargain . |
| 21 | Just sit down and and sit still for a minute because you 'll be standing for a long time playing the recorder as well , if you want if you want to go to the toilet just take yourself all right . |
| 22 | For Mr Desai , and many thousands of Indian yogis who rise at 4am and sit cross-legged for two hours , meditating on profound spiritual questions , a glass of melatonin-rich urine does seem to be the ideal thirst-quencher . |
| 23 | Put in £5,000 , and sit tight for eight to ten weeks . " |
| 24 | Amalgamemnon suggests that this split between fact and fiction corresponds to spheres of action and influence appropriate for men and for women . |
| 25 | Carne was formerly married to Burt Reynolds and became famous for her part in the American Laugh-In T-V series of the sixties . |
| 26 | Bethnal Green fell under Merceron 's domination and became notorious for corruption . |
| 27 | Sometimes landing on strips made of sand , transporting troops and supplies ready for the liberation of Kuwait . |
| 28 | The stated aims of the restructuring were partly to reduce the recent increased level of borrowing , but also to make individuals more accountable and profit conscious for the areas of operation under their control . |
| 29 | The mind — if unable to express creativity or creative impulses — exhibits frustration and evokes self-disdain for negative self-images and loss of self-worth ; the emotions — if subject to suppression or repression of essential human responses relating to love , understanding and compassion — are suffocated ; the harbouring and nurturing of accumulated aggressions , rejections or guilts , destroys the human ability to be receptive to positive influences , and depression , grief , hopelessness and helplessness all evoke a desire for self-annihilation if sustained ; the spirit — if unable to establish any connection between its personal nature and those higher elements which nourish it — eventually starves . |
| 30 | ‘ Run ahead and make ready for her . ’ |