Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] [verb] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | More recently , industrial contaminants such as polychlorinated biphenyls ( PCBs ) have accumulated in the liver and kidneys of pilot whales in quantities which make them unfit for human consumption . |
| 2 | Well no when we started when the strike started in the mill , I told then , you know y I do n't know what you are going to do with us , I said , but the way you are carrying on now you are going to bring trouble into this quarry , cos these lads are n't going to give in to you at all that quick , what you 're trying to do , make them work for thirty pound a week less , so you better think it over now , I said , before it gets any worse . |
| 3 | ‘ You want me to pay for this information ? ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I suppose you expect me to pay for that drink , do you ? ’ |
| 5 | So you got two choices : either you send someone to look for these clowns , or you say , ‘ Oh well , I do n't know , something must have happened , and I 'll forget all about it . |
| 6 | Well as I say I went for this interview and she phoned me last Sunday did n't she ? |
| 7 | And when I say I asked for more polenta , you will know that we were dealing with an intake situation of Road to Damascus proportions . |
| 8 | Moses and Monarchism is not one of those books of Freud as I expect you to read for this course , I mean I expect you to read things like Civilization 's Discontents and so on because they 're , they 're kind of central and they 're not very large books , they 're clearly er focused on our subject but erm it would be I think a little bit unreasonable for me to expect you to read this one , although , er I 'd quite like you to I mean some ways erm it 's a fascinating book , erm my guess is if it , if you do n't hate it , you 'd probably quite like it . |
| 9 | An auto-minute button is handy — just press it to cook for one minute on high ( 100 per cent ) . |
| 10 | And he said well just get yourself home and tell your father that I want it paid for this time because I only replaced that glass last week , which he had |
| 11 | Let them heat for five minutes . |
| 12 | Put in the monkfish slices and let them poach for 3–4 minutes , until cooked through . |
| 13 | If you have any recipes that work particularly well , please let me know for future editions of this book . |
| 14 | One good idea is to analyse a few stories by your favourite authors before you begin , not to begin , not to copy their style , but to find out how much plot you need for 5000 words or less . |
| 15 | When I got home , I kept him in for a while , then , ashtray at the ready , let him loose for another try . |
| 16 | Bring it to the boil and let it simmer for 5 minutes . |
| 17 | I had a visitors ' visa , renewed annually but I simply forgot and let it go for two months . |
| 18 | Rub the fish on both sides with the salt and let it stand for 20 minutes . |
| 19 | ‘ Let us repair for some repast , ’ he chuckled as he held the door open for me . |
| 20 | Let us pray for each other . |
| 21 | So , let us pray for each other and for ourselves , that each of us may be able to say : |
| 22 | I think in the current atmosphere of local government reform , I mean maybe there is an answer there , I mean you work for local councils but much of your role is concerned with statutory instruments if you like , statutory issues , issues which have got absolutely nothing to do with the people who are supposedly making the decisions which you 're supposed to implement , they 're made nationally , and you have to implement them . |
| 23 | Oh it 's give you breakfast for fourteen days . |
| 24 | All the major firms in the industry are members of the SWA , who consider they account for some 98% of the industry 's employment . |
| 25 | Because the difference between us and the Tories is when we mean we support for Eastern Europe , we do n't just talk about it glibly , we go there and we do it because we see the future of Europe being the future of our own people here in . |
| 26 | you know you stop for twenty minutes , put twenty minutes , and you , you just press return and it throws a map up , a map of part of England |
| 27 | But if you hear him speak for five minutes you think no more of them . |
| 28 | Suppose we went for this drink and the Hobbs greeted us ? |
| 29 | The University 's overhauled financial systems allow it to plan for another year in which income and expenditure will at least balance and may perhaps allow some restoration of the reserves it needs to cope with unexpected problems . |
| 30 | And when it 's pressed out of the grapes , the juice comes out , they allow it to stand for five days and then they put it into bottles . |