Example sentences of "[verb] [conj] [vb past] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the previous section we described and accounted for the unequal distribution of wealth in Great Britain in terms of the ownership and control of forms of private productive property . |
| 2 | Before the building of roads , it was peripheral and resembled that practised for the previous 350 years . |
| 3 | He had greased himself in oil and he had cooked and broiled and yearned for the magic hours of noon and six when he could down a life-saving tumbler of gin and lime . |
| 4 | As they parked and headed for the open front door , a smiling woman in a dusky pink two-piece and with her silver hair caught back in a chignon appeared to welcome them . |
| 5 | But his eyes went back to the Workshops and he frowned and sought for the right thing to say . |
| 6 | Baring his teeth in a soundless snarl of frustration and fury , he turned and ran for the opposite end of the alley , away from the oncoming car . |
| 7 | The soldier grinned and reached for a half-smoked cigarette behind the earflap of his fur hat . |
| 8 | Then the collection of gastric juice was restarted and continued for a final 60 minutes . |
| 9 | The Government is called upon to ensure that the Railway Inspectorate is adequately staffed and resourced for the increased responsibilities in the wake of the report . |
| 10 | Hitch watched the tail lights of the Lancia disappear and headed for the public telephones nearby . |
| 11 | It also appeared that this current and the dimensions of the machines would give a thermal insulation approaching that needed for a self-sustained thermonuclear reactor — the bottom line of the Table . |
| 12 | They do n't want to be praised and stroked for every little thing , but they do want their work to be noticed and acknowledged every so often — and not just when they screwed something up or forgot it . |
| 13 | I shivered and reached for the hot taps but changed my mind . |
| 14 | That leaves mothers , children and older people behind in the mad scramble for the doors when the bus arrives , to stand packed together jolted and elbowed for the long slow journeys . |
| 15 | On reaching the top of the hill , Tess paused and looked for a long time at the familiar green world of home . |
| 16 | He wrote and printed for the Scottish History Society his meticulous Itinerary of Prince Charles Edward Stuart ( 1897 ) and the substantial volume , Origins of the Forty-Five ( 1916 ) . |
| 17 | She closed her eyes again , tossed and turned for a long time , then finally managed to get a couple of hours of disturbed sleep . |
| 18 | He stood and made for the other room . |