Example sentences of "[noun sg] and [verb] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And so Felix offered to take over the wheel and drive for a while . |
| 2 | By the time he took to do his business , the bank 's video cameras must have had me down as a fairly suspicious character and I was happy to stop fidgeting when he finally turned away from the cashier and headed for the door . |
| 3 | JUNE 30 : At the EGM , the BRDC members vote down a resolution by directors to ratify the deal and vote for a special resolution to have it unwound . |
| 4 | This was the key for Statoil 's joining the partnership and sanction for the project . |
| 5 | Only a week later I was noticed by a scout and engaged for a pantomime in Manchester , to play the Princess in Jack and the Beanstalk . |
| 6 | ‘ We realized that decorators were buying our fabric and wallpaper in bulk and asking for a discount , as was available to them with any other brand . ’ |
| 7 | Judges initially were not amenable and denied sellers certain rights both to repossession and to sue for the deficiency . |
| 8 | Some journals give clear feedback and ask for a list of changes if the paper is resubmitted , but this is not true of all . |
| 9 | One man , told by his doctor that he had cancer , retreated to his bedroom and wept for a week , refusing to eat and waiting to die . |
| 10 | ‘ All I want to do now is concentrate on football and work for the success of a great little club . ’ |
| 11 | We drew up by the main entrance and Tony and I went through the swing doors at speed and headed for the secretary 's office . |
| 12 | Er the industry is responsible for half our fixed investment and accounts for a third of our manufacturing base . |
| 13 | The extension provided Rabbani with more time to form a consultative assembly , the Council of Resolution and Settlement ( Hal wa Aqd Shura ) , which would elect a permanent president and prepare for a general election . |
| 14 | The opening of the session , called for under the terms of the April 1992 Peshawar Accords in order to elect a permanent President and prepare for a general election , had been repeatedly postponed . |
| 15 | Coun Wood said he was very upset by the theft and appealed for the return of the chains . |
| 16 | In Paris ! ) , then took a growler and made for the first address I had . |
| 17 | He was also a member of the XL Club and played for the local Lloyds Bank XI . |
| 18 | But right now we have to complete our plans for the club and plan for the future . ’ |
| 19 | Anyone who thinks owning a diesel spells the end of driving fun , should park their backside in the AX 's comfortable , supportive driver 's seat and go for a quick ride . |
| 20 | ‘ At the NEC , we received lots of trade interest in the new branding and positioning for the range and also widespread international approval for the new merchandising , including commitment from Au Printemps , one of the leading French retailers , ’ he added . |
| 21 | On March 20 the opposition National Convention for the Restoration of Democracy [ see p. 37922 ] criticized the government for failing to uphold the pledges of its own programme and called for the formation of a government enjoying the nation 's confidence , which would institute real political change . |
| 22 | One path of enquiry leads Gallop to repudiate this ‘ homosexual economy ’ and speculate thus : ‘ I wish to speak of radical heterosexuality , a true openness and love for the heteros , the other , an intercourse between two modalities … . |
| 23 | Robyn clutched the cast-iron railing and wondered for the first time why her legs felt so shaky and weird , why her stomach was churning so violently . |
| 24 | One such company took a finance director of a subsidiary out of the business for a whole year , sent him to Harvard for an abbreviated MBA and to work for a merchant bank in the City . |
| 25 | Of that I have no doubt , but I am equally certain that it was his own hands which fastened his belt around his neck and fumbled for the window bar . |
| 26 | She pulled on a plain black swimsuit and headed for the sea . |
| 27 | But before that she would make a cup of tea and read for a bit . |
| 28 | I went to Argentina and sat in a cell and waited for the torturers to come in . |
| 29 | And , as he finished pouring their brandies , she walked ahead of him through the open doorway and stood for a moment before the huge window , listening to the music , gazing out to sea , aware of a sense of peace and deep contentment . |
| 30 | As well as supporting the Group 's production units in optimising and controlling process activities , research teams also undertake investigations into the qualities and properties of raw materials , plant design , suitability of packaging materials , environmental issues and the development of new products , and research and planning for the operating units . |