Example sentences of "and [vb base] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the queen cat was satisfied from her seven matings with one tom , she would leave the other males in the lurch and make for home . |
| 2 | Substitute splutter for bang and bang for splutter and that was n't too bad a forecast . |
| 3 | Bring to the boil , then cover and simmer for 25–30min . |
| 4 | Reduce the heat , cover the pan and simmer for 12–15min , until all the liquid is absorbed . |
| 5 | Miriam and all the women take up the refrain , and dance for joy . |
| 6 | — to represent competing alternative parses and account for garden path sentences with priming ; |
| 7 | ONLY goal difference saw Durham Wasps reach the top of the England north table and qualify for home and away games against Cardiff Devils , runaway winners of the southern league . |
| 8 | There is serious doubt about whether Italy can achieve the norms laid down by the Maastricht Treaty , and qualify for membership of the European Community single market next year and full monetary union by 1997 or later . |
| 9 | Trivial enjoyments that never quite roofed over the abyss of guilt and indecision and fear for Chesarynth . |
| 10 | Therefore , whilst he promised that compensation for confiscated land would be paid for at a " fair and reasonable " rate , he stressed that " nothing must stand in our way to the acquisition of any land we identify and designate for resettlement " . |
| 11 | But the national growth of interest in gardening , and hunt for novelty , has revived a threat last seriously seen in Edwardian times . |
| 12 | There is a ritual in the way in which the pickets rise from the shelter of their lean-to and manoeuvre for position with a handful of police kitted out in fluorescent bibs . |
| 13 | Insistence that there was no such thing as a self-employed farm worker was threatening to be a major headache for machinery rings , where demand and supply for farm services is matched among members . |
| 14 | The State should take the roles that charities are forced to provide for the sick , needy and downtrodden of all races , sexes and sexual orientations , and the churches , if they are God 's houses on Earth , should highlight problems and press for change . |
| 15 | In other words , you could n't stand for office in Harlow and say for instance erm if erm if we er win the election we 're gon na stop the sale of council houses . |
| 16 | Cover and cook for 5–6min until they are very soft but not brown . |
| 17 | Place the casserole into the pre-heated oven and cook for 1½–2hr , until the lamb is tender . |
| 18 | Melt the butter in a saucepan or a microwave dish , add the garlic and mushrooms and cook for 2–3min , until just soft . |
| 19 | Melt the butter in a pan , add the chopped mushrooms , garlic and mace and cook for 2–3min , until the mushrooms are soft . |
| 20 | We have already seen ( paragraph 7–05 ) that the time of delivery is normally ‘ of the essence , ’ i.e. if a delivery date is stipulated and the seller can not make delivery by that date , that is a breach of condition and the buyer is entitled to repudiate the contract and sue for non-delivery . |
| 21 | If he fails to do so , he is in breach of condition ; the buyer can treat the contract as repudiated and sue for non-delivery . |
| 22 | Sun forms SunDries for computer supplies and SunTruss for support . |
| 23 | Chola too complained that there were now two dogs to get in the way and whinge for food . |
| 24 | The woodland also provided oak , hawthorn and hornbeam for building , fuel and the wooden implements found in the adjacent cemetery . |
| 25 | However , only assignment and test for equality are legal operations on pointer variables . |
| 26 | Cause : Almost certainly down to poor water quality : check your filter , and test for ammonia , nitrite and ( if you have recently performed a significant water change ) chlorine/chloramine from the mains . |
| 27 | Wrap tightly in cling film and refrigerate for 3–4hr or overnight . |
| 28 | In summary , any reforms to the system of ministerial patronage should aim to reduce secrecy , encourage competition , control the power of ministers , introduce accountability for appointments made , and provide for assessment of performance . |
| 29 | LIFFE , for example , has rules that impose capital requirements on its members , prescribe the content of customer agreements , and provide for inspection and monitoring visits to members ' premises , even though these functions are primarily dealt with by the SFA and the clearing house . |
| 30 | It is possible for example to vary the internal geometry of the factory and thereby alter the nature of the labour process and provide for rotation of job functions . |