Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | AN ARTIST whose talents lay unused for 20 years headed an exhibition by five women at the weekend . |
| 2 | If I leave her nappy off she can stay dry for four hours , but then she wets the floor as she ca n't hold on any longer . |
| 3 | Pottery has a limited life , determined by the function of the vessels , and thus store jars kept secure in a pantry may remain intact for several generations , while cooking pots , if in constant use , have a very short life . |
| 4 | Via infected leaves these winter spores enter the soil where they can remain alive for several years . |
| 5 | The discrepancy between job-specification and status became acute for some coordinators , and remained a problem in some schools , not just for coordinators but also for many other staff with significant cross-school managerial responsibilities . |
| 6 | A salmon steak weighing about 7 oz. will make a pot of salmon paste ample for four people , so it is a quite economical proposition . |
| 7 | Generous discount bookings make direct for 5 nights or more . |
| 8 | This way it will stay lively for long periods and look much more natural to the fish . |
| 9 | And although unemployment is likely to remain high for some time , many economists believe that pay settlements are influenced less by the absolute level of unemployment than by its rate of change : as unemployment starts to fall , the perceived threat to job-holders dwindles , so they push harder for pay rises . |
| 10 | Now 45 , Marian decided to remain unemployed for six months so she could see how she felt about work , to settle her daughters and adjust to her new house . |
| 11 | I could neither remain unemployed for eighteen months nor begin a new job now and break off after only a year . |
| 12 | With good reason , the memory of the 1975–6 war became painful for many Palestinians . |
| 13 | Raw fruits also keep well if stored in the fridge , where they will remain fresh for several weeks . |
| 14 | Discover Healthy Home Cooking free for 10 days … |
| 15 | Several pointed out that the mining issue was only one of a number of considerations , particularly given the fact that commercial exploitation would remain unviable for some time to come . |
| 16 | The courts , together with a wooden pavilion of historic interest , were built around 1910 but lay derelict for many years until the Club revived them with a grant from the Village Association . |
| 17 | Similarly , when subletting , if the sublet part is not to remain empty for any time , a separate assessment is still prudent . |
| 18 | On odd occasions when there was a very strong wind or interference from farm machinery the long-spade became impracticable for listening purposes . |
| 19 | For instance , if one of your customers is in financial trouble and he owes you money which is due in 20 days , you are much better off than if the debt does not fall due for 100 days . |
| 20 | At the earliest stage it should be made to come alive for young people and teachers in the processes of education . |
| 21 | These are generally considered unsuitable for modern treatment of the mentally ill , but so long as demand for beds is high it is difficult to do more than try to upgrade and improve them . |
| 22 | As noted above , some prerogative powers are considered unsuitable for judicial review . |
| 23 | It is clear , too , that the exercise of statutory powers ( and the performance of statutory duties ) might be unreviewable in a court if the particular case raised issues , such as matters of national security , which were considered unsuitable for judicial review . |
| 24 | Thirteen patients were referred as they had been considered unsuitable for conventional cholecystectomy on account of various coexistent medical diseases ( complex group , table I ) , and 12 patients were referred as they had requested minimally invasive treatment for their gall bladder disease or specifically wished their gall bladder to be preserved ( non-complex group , table II ) . |
| 25 | Thirteen patients were referred for this treatment as they were considered unsuitable for conventional cholecystectomy either on account of age ( n=4 , range 79–86 years ) or serious medical problems ( n=9 , range 72–78 years ) including one patient ( X ) who was on the waiting list for a heart transplant . |
| 26 | Tampons were not allowed , being considered unsuitable for unmarried girls . |
| 27 | Labour knows , and the long faces around the hon. Gentleman confirm , that the council tax is a winner and that we have found in three months the solution that has eluded Labour for three years . |
| 28 | Specimens were taken fresh and samples fixed in 2.5% glutaraldehyde for transmission electron microscopy and 10% formol saline for light microscopy . |
| 29 | Both people entering unemployment as a result of losing a temporary job and people taking temporary jobs as a way out of unemployment seemed more likely to have taken a number of jobs , to have experienced a number of spells of unemployment , to have had less time in work and more time in unemployment than people becoming unemployed for other reasons , or managing to obtain a permanent job on leaving unemployment . |
| 30 | Briefly , it stated that sixty-six coupons had been considered adequate for normal use . |