Example sentences of "and [verb] [verb] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The theatre has still to fill the post of artistic director — indeed interviews have not yet begun — and Mr McKeown suggested the position might this time be taken by more than one person , and remain filled for some four or five years . |
| 2 | These images also interact with other texts , particularly newspaper accounts of similar conditions , and combine to confirm for many White spectators that the truth is that housing and employment problems and so on will not go away unless Blacks are sent away or at least have their entry to Britain severely restricted . |
| 3 | He is a remarkable old man in any setting , but in the bushveld of southern Africa , where he was born and has lived for much of his life , he was in his element . |
| 4 | But eventually she persuaded us she meant it and we went and it was an invaluable experience meeting not only our missionary partner but the people among whom she lives and and works and has done for many years . |
| 5 | Sir David is a long term supporter of Save The Children and has sat for many years on the industry and commerce group . |
| 6 | She equipped herself with secretarial skills when her family was growing up , and has worked for many interesting people and for the Diocese of Bath and Wells with Bishop John Bickersteth . |
| 7 | ‘ But what is wrong with the old vision for full employment , for accountable public ownership , for good quality health , welfare and education services , for a fairer distribution of wealth , and to provide housing for all ? ’ |
| 8 | May I draw to the attention of the Secretary of State the case of a Wakefield man who was refused expensive injections for infertility by a fund-holding GP and told to apply for that treatment to a non fund-holding practice in Wakefield ? |
| 9 | Fresh material should be put into water and allowed to drink for several hours as soon after cutting as possible . |
| 10 | The flow pattern , and allowed to run for many years of simulated time , generating a sequence of day-to-day ‘ weather ’ , |
| 11 | ‘ That way , we would save the contractor 's connection charges of over £40,000 — and get paid for each load . ’ |
| 12 | MIX IN THE MEAT CUBES AND ALLOW TO MARINATE FOR SEVERAL HOURS OR OVERNIGHT . |
| 13 | Turn down the heat to a simmer and continue to cook for another 8–10 minutes or until most of the water has evaporated . |
| 14 | ‘ We recruit people who can identify with our high standards , all staff are recruited with the specific client in mind and continue to work for that client only . |
| 15 | A very common reaction is when parents felt emotionally deprived as a child and try to over-compensate for this by providing material possessions for their children as proof of their love and care . |
| 16 | When the big wigs arrived , however , they were barely acknowledged by a dour receptionist , told to sit in a grubby waiting area strewn with cigarette ends and empty coffee cups , and kept waiting for half an hour without either apology or explanation . |
| 17 | And there 'll be a lot of families in the middle , where they 're not sure whether they fall in one category or the other , but they dislike having to take their cap in hand and go ask for another subsidy . |
| 18 | I have a chance to catch up with all my paper work , do a bit of teaching , work on any horses , and go looking for more if need be . |
| 19 | I left her , and went to search for more information in a different place . |
| 20 | But I stopped myself , and went to look for another hiding place . |
| 21 | Hoping against all hope that Claire had n't snapped the last link between them and gone to look for that bastard … |
| 22 | Go to your bed now , child , and leave troubling for this while . ’ |
| 23 | To speak today of the defence of democracy as if we were defending something which we knew and had possessed for many decades or many centuries is self-deception and sham … |
| 24 | In 1959 Greece and Turkey had already drawn this conclusion , and had applied for some form of association with it . |
| 25 | My employer would be Dr John Davy Rolleston , who was a scholar and had asked for this . |
| 26 | We all knew Froggy , a caddie who had worked the circuit since the late fifties and had carried for many winners , including a couple of Open Champions — American , of course — in the mid-seventies . |
| 27 | Some of this fear he controlled , and had controlled for some time , by smoking the odd joint . |
| 28 | Earthtrust discovered that many other locals were opposed to the capture and slaughter of dolphins , and had tried for several years to halt the practice . |
| 29 | A few minutes later they had acknowledged Mr Bryant and his daughter outside their house , and then trudged home and stood chatting for some time on the doorstep . |
| 30 | It is difficult to point to any experiments in egalitarian social life which have abolished stratification , and have survived for any length of time . |