Example sentences of "and [noun] [verb] for [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The din and chaos continued for some time after help arrived from the êchelon of spectators , Charles and Peregrine among them . |
| 2 | The scare that cellular phones might cause brain tumours has died away — everywhere except in Germany : according to Reuter , German cellular phone firms and experts called for more research to soothe public fears of possible dangers from electromagnetic radiation from portable telephones — despite the fact that most experts , including the head of the government telecommunications agency , told a hearing in parliament that research suggests no health danger from phones . |
| 3 | The judge will go over the dog using his hands and eyes to look for any faults in conformation , but most of all to ascertain the virtues of the animal . |
| 4 | The most important development in sprint and marathon racing for some time was the introducing of starting gates at the World Sprint Championships in Paris . |
| 5 | Debate as to the relative merits of foot and horse continued for many centuries , and still exists in an attenuated form in the modern technological army . |
| 6 | The trade unions fear that wage demands may have to be lowered because of the refugees ' greater flexibility and readiness to work for less money . |
| 7 | I just come back er ladies and gentlemen to apologize for this morning 's cock up , I mean it was totally inexcusable of me . |
| 8 | He was going to return in three days ' time , and had invited a large number of ladies and gentlemen to stay for several days . |
| 9 | And Glotz has for many years now supervised all my recordings . |
| 10 | We agree that the fact that a completely new organisation , with a unique combination of responsibilities , inherited statutory powers and duties designed for another era and a different institutional framework , does not make it easy for the Council achieve its aspirations . |
| 11 | Professional help is on hand to anyone taking part and certificates awarded for each activity undertaken . |
| 12 | The drumming and dancing continue for another hour , reaching no climax and no greater or lesser degree of intensity . |
| 13 | It was on the basis of that syllogism that the connection between schools and parents developed for another decade or more . |
| 14 | He was successful , and collections continued for many years . |
| 15 | As always , the prima facie method of assessment may be displaced and damages awarded for any loss which falls within the rules in Hadley v. Baxendale , Victoria Laundry v. Newman Industries ( above ) is an example of this . |
| 16 | The look and feel of the Mac are preserved , though , with both mouse and keyboard commands for most functions . |
| 17 | Long hair has been spiral permed and diffuser dried for this look |
| 18 | The door closed behind her and Lindsey sat for several minutes , trying to bring her feelings and emotions firmly back under control , finally having to hurry to carry out her ward round . |
| 19 | i guess that frank want to leave : not getting any first team play will not give him a world cup spot — and i guess for most players the dream is to — play — in the world cup finals — not sitting on the bench/playing for the reserves for Leeds — even if you are a Leeds fan … |
| 20 | The administrative arrangement and supervision required for such teamwork was exactly the sort of skill in which Lewis excelled , and the hours passed quickly with the progressive gleaning of intelligence , the gradual build up of hard fact to bolster tentative theory — and always that almost insolent gratification that shone in Morse 's eyes , for the latter appeared to have known ( or so it seemed to Lewis ) most of the details before the calls and corroboration had been made . |
| 21 | THE US , Soviet Union , Britain , France and China have for many years had huge arsenals of strategic nuclear weapons in the form of ballistic missiles and manned bombers . |
| 22 | Two weeks later comes the West End début of an actress who has been brightening the fringe and television sets for several years now : 26-year old Serena Gordon . |
| 23 | The relationship between husband and wife is seen as the closest one can get to God ; the love that a man and woman feel for each other is the highest form of spirituality . |
| 24 | Edward , using the code and method agreed for that date — Monday , May 19 — asked his questions . |
| 25 | careful preparation and engineering needed for some ground conditions |
| 26 | Here , tone and volume controls for each pickup are augmented by a three-way toggle selector . |
| 27 | The paper was ‘ embellished with drafts of the building and kilns erected for that purpose ’ , and these were reproduced in the Dictionary . |
| 28 | Roll , Krotkov , and Dicke searched for any sign of a 24 h oscillation of the torsion balance which such a time-varying torque would stimulate , but with a null result . |
| 29 | The blitz caused rush-hour chaos as police and firefighters searched for more bombs . |
| 30 | The new parent is often unprepared and may need to turn to books for help wit the words and games needed for those periods of child bouncing , rocking , and cuddling . |