Example sentences of "and [noun pl] and [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were promoted by local landowners and farmers or industrial and commercial interests and even by the clergy , and their active promoters in groups of around a dozen ran their affairs at monthly meetings , employed the paid surveyors and labourers and contracted for repairs . |
| 2 | Reduce the heat , add the pepperoni and raisins and cook for 1 minute . |
| 3 | Heat the oil in a large saucepan and fry the onions until they brown ; add the spices , raisins and almonds and fry for a further minute . |
| 4 | Taking the figures for smokers and non-smokers and allowing for all competing causes of death , the conclusion is that around one in 20 of the lung cancers in the UK may be due to radon exposure at home . |
| 5 | In the ‘ post-feminist era ’ , equal opportunities are available to those women who ‘ get off their hands and knees and work for them ’ . |
| 6 | Add orange zest and chestnuts and saute for a couple of minutes . |
| 7 | As this whole approach is to do with openness , its third part is to do with giving people information they need , with expressing your own thoughts and feelings and asking for help and advice when you need it . |
| 8 | We will urge our EC partners to bring animal welfare standards up to UK levels , for example by banning veal crates and stalls and tethers for pigs . |
| 9 | Add the vinegar and capers and cook for a further 2–3min . |
| 10 | Identify the purchaser 's difficulties and constraints and look for methods of overcoming these . |
| 11 | Add peppers and tomatoes and cook for a few minutes , then add the remainder of the vegetables , the marjoram and wine and simmer gently for 30 minutes . |
| 12 | Melt the butter in a saucepan or a microwave dish , add the garlic and mushrooms and cook for 2–3min , until just soft . |
| 13 | Finally stir in the chicken pieces and mushrooms and cook for another 4 minutes , until everything is hot but still crisp . |
| 14 | It reveals a systematic tendency for able black students to be allocated to sets and streams and entered for examinations below their capacities , and exposes the significance of racist discourses in legitimating these practices ( see also Wright , 1987 ) . |
| 15 | Employees also received a grant towards incidental expenses like buying carpets and curtains and paying for telephone installation . |
| 16 | Stir in the shallots and cook for about 2 minutes , then add the carrots and beans and cook for a further 2 minutes . |
| 17 | These can include advisory services for businesses — support for local enterprise centres , such as the support given to Work West for its business information service based at the workshop on the Glen Road — enterprise awareness training and exhibitions and support for courses , such as the Women and Enterprise programme run by Work West . |
| 18 | Heat the oil in a frying pan and add the cardamom pods and cloves and fry for about 20 seconds . |
| 19 | West decided to abandon wings and winglets and opted for a lead torpedo bulb suspended on a conventionally shaped fin keel attached to an oak spacer between the top of the keel and the hull itself . |
| 20 | Add the cauliflower and courgettes and cook for a further 5 minutes . |
| 21 | I discarded my unfamiliar new slinky satin pyjamas for my familiar old sweater and jeans and headed for the nearest shops . |