Example sentences of "[noun] [coord] [vb base] [adv prt] for [art] " in BNC.

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1 Knit two rows and bind off for a round neck or cast off for a V-neck .
2 The first came in 1977–8 against Australia and he began with fifties in his first three innings , only to join the Packer brigade and miss out for a couple of years .
3 ‘ He 'll be delighted to have a break and go off for a pint .
4 Mitchell is amongst those who argue against Firestone and hold out for the continuing relevance of Freud 's work .
5 On the first morning I woke up feeling great , like a kid , stretched my arms and thought , Now I 'll have a cup of tea and stroll out for a Then it hit me . "
6 I collect snow and start off for the nearest dead tree with the big knife and an axe .
7 Leave the summit walking south and look out for a shallow gully leading towards a steep grass slope beside a burn and on to Glenlicht House .
8 WE ALL , I reckon , feel a nostalgia for the days before the First World War when we read that travel was simpler and you could go down to Victoria and light out for the Continent without bothering about a passport .
9 An attack would have been tantamount to committing suicide , so reluctantly Stirling gave orders to leave the town and head back for the rendezvous with the LRDG .
10 Would n't it be a poor thing to have the man close his shop and walk back for a kind of half-hearted snack .
11 SHOULD Selkirk fail to make the grade and drop out for a fourth spell in Division II , they will at least on this occasion descend with honour .
12 Once inside the shed , Amis entered the cage and cast around for the big wrench that he 'd taken to keeping in here .
13 Some universities now have deputy or pro vice chancellors , who chair major committees and stand in for the vice chancellor .
14 Gregor Townsend later managed to pass to the referee — clad in near identical colours to the Scots — for the Samoans to plunder ball and scuttle in for the first of their three tries , though it might have been more had we not seen defensive heroics typified by a timely tackle on Leilane Une by Derek Turnbull .
15 But three minutes after the interval Leeds skipper Ellery Hanley took Schofield 's short pass to spin out of a tackle and go over for the try , goaled by Gallagher , which put Leeds in front for the first and only time in the game .
16 The price of oil would probably rise to more than $50 a barrel and dig in for a stay of some months .
17 At Tesco you can buy 100% re-cycled paper products ( see the list on the back of the leaflet and look out for the special symbol on packs ) .
18 Try to pick a line through the birch forest on the northern slopes and look out for the wreckage of a World War II aeroplane on the north-eastern side .
19 It took me to twenty to stand into a half crouch and reach up for the bolt .
20 The dynamic duo get away from the troubles of the world and curl up for a nap , by ffolkes , June 1954
21 Knit two rows and bind off for a round neck or cast off for a V-neck .
22 As they finally leave the city and head out for the open road , Billy the Kid says , ‘ We made it , did n't we ? ’
23 We carried a medical team with vehicles and back up for the medical team .
24 ‘ At Elland Road I was expected to go and win the ball and that was about all they liked ! ! — get the ball up to the big front men and look around for the knock downs ’ ( Batts obviously did nt look very hard cos he did nt find many ! ! )
25 But erm you need to come down , once we get the double glazing I 'll give you a shout and come down for a come down for a coffee and what have you .
26 The second and third weekend I get to the lake just before daybreak armed with a pair of binoculars and settle down for a couple of hours in a spot which gives me a good view of all , or most , of the water .
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