Example sentences of "[conj] [vb base] [pron] [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | One 's called the Austin Special , and it 's really cool-looking with three hotted-up Danelectro-style lipstick tube pickups that you can either run as single-coils for that crinkly kind of clarity , or put them together for a humbucking sound . |
| 2 | Please send your CV , listing telephone number for contact , or call us now for an application form . |
| 3 | If I buy some carpets fitting or do I extra for the fitting ? |
| 4 | This is because you will have developed , without necessarily ever having thought about it , some learning style preferences that equip you better for certain stages in the cycle than for others . |
| 5 | If we refuse to recognise it , while maintaining an obsession with constitutional policies , they will continue to set their own agenda — and judge us harshly for refusing to respect it . |
| 6 | CGT only applies to the actual profit you make , so if you buy shares to the value of £25,000 and sell them later for £35,000 the taxman will only be interested in the £1 0,000 profit you have gained . |
| 7 | ‘ But I decided to take my chance when it came and make it hard for Paul to get back . ’ |
| 8 | His room overlooked our house , and he could watch the comings and goings — we were having some turf laid at the time in which he was taking a great interest — and I used to drive round there every evening at half past five and bring him home for a meal , after which we would chat or watch television . |
| 9 | One tom was seen to carry his own food to the entrance of the den in which his female had given birth and place it there for her . |
| 10 | Before you actually cut the cloth , test it for strength , washing ( should you consider this a possibility ) and test it also for pressing . |
| 11 | The scriptures are the comprehensive equipment of the man of God , and fit him fully for all branches of his work . " |
| 12 | However , if staff led by a head and one or two senior colleagues worked their way through these tasks ( and it might be more likely that senior staff themselves would have drafted the audit and put it forward for discussion , alteration and approval by others ) , they would be familiar with most of the important issues concerning the national curriculum . |
| 13 | For the next hour , Matilda kept practising , and in the end she had managed , by the sheer power of her eyes , to lift the whole cigar clear off the table about six inches into the air and hold it there for about a minute . |
| 14 | Stand on one leg and bring your other knee up to your chest and hold it there for ten seconds . |
| 15 | He 'd have to pull it very tight and hold it there for about three minutes to make sure . |
| 16 | Students have to show that they understand what has been learned so deeply that they are able to look down on it and assess it critically for themselves . |
| 17 | I mean I get a few things in every week that , you know that you need , that you know er I go out on Monday and get everything else for the week like washing powder , and that sort of thing but u for food , I just get it every day . |
| 18 | A variety of techniques are also available to produce curves that " fit " data and extrapolate it forwards for forecasting purposes . |
| 19 | Samsung will resell the workstations under its own and Hewlett-Packard 's logo in Korea , and use them internally for software development and in computer-aided design and engineering applications . |
| 20 | For example , a contravention of this principle would occur if an organisation were to register the holding of personal data for purposes of personnel management , and use it additionally for marketing purposes . |
| 21 | However , I have resurrected my garter bar and use it constantly for various little tricks that are quicker and easier with this gadget than any other . |
| 22 | Edinburgh University , they 'll take copies of them and keep them there for ever as a sort of reference museum . |
| 23 | It 's generally accepted that the ideal fitness programme is one that will push your pulse to between 70 and 80 per cent of your maximum heart rate and keep it there for at least 20 minutes , at least three times a week . |
| 24 | Normally , to become a permanent resident in the Bahamas under category I , an individual needs to invest a minimum of $500,000 and keep it there for 10 years ; this compares with the five years for an investor in Sandyport Marina . |
| 25 | What we have to do is start looking at all the things that make that possible and try and do something else for all the things that do n't help you fill it . |
| 26 | Do this for each hour of the day and do it separately for activity , lighting , meals , and drinks . |
| 27 | To force cyclists to lock and unlock their bikes , detach and reattach shopping bags , lift off children and carry them perhaps for some distance , are all seen as ways of penalising cyclists and by implication encouraging the convenience of car use . |
| 28 | If an insect blunders into it the owner will rush out , deliver a swift poisoned bite to her victim and then wrap it in bonds of yet a different silk and carry it away for consumption at leisure . |
| 29 | ‘ Then knock the lid down so that the rough edges are holding the lid in place , so to speak , and leave it again for a bit . |
| 30 | Shut the dog in another room , and leave it there for 10 minutes or so , as soon as it starts to be a problem . |