Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] [verb] [adv prt] for some " in BNC.

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1 He walked to the window and stared out for some moments .
2 Still , a certain chiaroscuro grimness attached to their surreal exchange and cries out for some brainless , comic intervention .
3 It was just the sort of match that cried out for some Cantona-like ambition .
4 So , being a nosey bugger , which I am , I went into David 's room and looked around for some evidence of what actually might have happened that weekend because I was completely stunned .
5 Evidently , one tends to forget the worst episodes over time , and remembers only those items that stand out for some reason ’ .
6 Joe cleared his table , put his carpet-bag in the larder , locked the door and went out for some fresh air and to get an evening paper , afternoon edition .
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