Example sentences of "cook for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I derive my enjoyment of food from its colour , texture and the combination on the plate when I eat ; so these are the things that I concentrate on when cooking for customers , ’ she explains . |
| 2 | Within a year , he was cooking for the Royal Box and state galas . |
| 3 | First seen alongside Neneh Cherry , singing and standing on her head with the early-Eighties cult dance band Rip Rig And Panic , Andrea Oliver has since sung with a variety of outfits and , in between organising and cooking for a weekly night at West London 's Globe club , has recently joined forces with Malcolm Joseph ( previously with soul band Seventh Heaven ) to form new band , Her . |
| 4 | Dear Boy , It must be very difficult for you sometimes I expect not having anyone and having to do all the shopping and cooking for yourself I know that when I was working I certainly could not have managed on my own , coming home tired and then making dinner your own dinner and then going upstairs to do some more work , what sort of life is that , though I know all about that because of course I did do that for three years almost , and I know how much happier I was when I knew there was someone waiting for me and having the dinner ready and keeping the house clean and all those things , or perhaps you people do n't think those things are important . |
| 5 | The store coach consisted of an office for the officer in charge , linen store , two store rooms for provisions , sleeping accommodation for chief steward and cook , and a large kitchen fitted with all accessories for cooking for 140 patients . |
| 6 | This kind of eating is easy , whether cooking for a family , for two or for one . |
| 7 | Some menus are expensive or not realistic for those also cooking for a hungry family , so it is a matter of choosing a programme that suits your lifestyle and purse . |
| 8 | And she makes it very plain that she does n't see the fun of cooking for me ! |
| 9 | Cooking for charity |
| 10 | Cooking for one can sometimes be a dreary business , and many elderly people on their own do not eat the right types of food to maintain health . |
| 11 | Delay-start/Pre-set/Auto-start delays cooking for several hours , perhaps while you are out . |
| 12 | She 's had a hectic Christmas — one long round of shopping , cleaning and cooking for the entire family , including Malc 's brother and his wife and his mother , who has become confused and forgetful since Dad 's death and Lynda has taken care of her with selfless dedication . |
| 13 | ‘ I 'm on my feet a lot of the day — washing and cooking for a man keeps me busy ’ |
| 14 | ( If you 're in this category , turn to our recipes for sponge pudding and porridge in Cooking for comfort on page 168 ) . |
| 15 | When you 're cooking for one , please yourself with easy-to-make stylish meals based on Dutch Edam . |
| 16 | cooking for comfort |
| 17 | ‘ Shee-it , ’ I said , and felt guilty that I was leaving the island without sharing the chicken dinner that Sarah Straker was doubtless cooking for me at that very moment . |
| 18 | Cooking for one |
| 19 | And we 've allowed for the fact that cooking for a family or organising a dinner party may take you away from the cooker when you want the food to go on cooking . |
| 20 | Whether preparing solo meals , feeding a family , or cooking for your own enjoyment — here 's everything you need for superb results ! |
| 21 | Bunny loves cooking ( she is trained to cordon bleu standard ) and after a lifetime 's experience of entertaining , cooking for her guests presents no problem . |
| 22 | She is a local farmer 's daughter and was quite used to cooking for her six brothers and one sister . |
| 23 | I want a divorce , that 's what I want , but he 'll not budge as long as he 's drawing two salaries and has me cooking for him — but I 'll not eat with him , I stick myself in that tiny kitchen in there — can you imagine the life I lead ? |
| 24 | Her husband would have spent the whole day cooking for the steady stream of customers in the small , steamy back kitchen below and she felt that he needed a break . |
| 25 | Shoppers punch into a keyboard the type of meat they want and how many they 'll be cooking for . |
| 26 | Will you be cooking for yourself , communally or in turns ? |
| 27 | Mustard has been used as a flavouring in cooking for thousands of years , and has a worldwide reputation for enhancing a variety of savoury dishes . |
| 28 | And I hope you have n't gone to any trouble cooking for me because I can barely keep owt down these days , not after t'hospital , me appetite quite sickened away on me wi' the things they serve up — greasy bits o' beef skirt and nasty little salads wi' half a two-week old egg and a few outside leaves o' lettuce and a bit o' wet beetroot , no , it was an effort getting it down , let alone keeping it down — I can tell you , there was many as could n't , eggs from t'infernal regions we got for us breakfast as often as not , right stink bombs , but could you get any o' them nurses to have a sniff or give us another i'stead ? |
| 29 | Have you talked only about the bride cooking for the bridegroom when you know she is a career girl and a women 's libber , and if she is not some of the audience will be ? |
| 30 | For example , women have described to researchers how it is difficult to cut down on food when cooking for a partner who expects meat with his main meal ( Charles and Kerr , 1986 ) . |