Example sentences of "[noun] and [verb] for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By the time he took to do his business , the bank 's video cameras must have had me down as a fairly suspicious character and I was happy to stop fidgeting when he finally turned away from the cashier and headed for the door . |
| 2 | This was the key for Statoil 's joining the partnership and sanction for the project . |
| 3 | Judges initially were not amenable and denied sellers certain rights both to repossession and to sue for the deficiency . |
| 4 | ‘ All I want to do now is concentrate on football and work for the success of a great little club . ’ |
| 5 | We drew up by the main entrance and Tony and I went through the swing doors at speed and headed for the secretary 's office . |
| 6 | Coun Wood said he was very upset by the theft and appealed for the return of the chains . |
| 7 | Dr Gysi had the advantage of being a completely new face in mainstream East German politics , after previously concentrating on defending dissidents and fighting for the recognition of opposition groups . |
| 8 | He closed his eyes and waited for the pupils to widen . |
| 9 | Now close your eyes and aim for the bull ! |
| 10 | But right now we have to complete our plans for the club and plan for the future . ’ |
| 11 | The road serves the village of Barashevo and sometimes the civilians have to stand behind the lines of the guards and wait for the columns of criminals to go by before they can proceed on their way . |
| 12 | ‘ At the NEC , we received lots of trade interest in the new branding and positioning for the range and also widespread international approval for the new merchandising , including commitment from Au Printemps , one of the leading French retailers , ’ he added . |
| 13 | On March 20 the opposition National Convention for the Restoration of Democracy [ see p. 37922 ] criticized the government for failing to uphold the pledges of its own programme and called for the formation of a government enjoying the nation 's confidence , which would institute real political change . |
| 14 | One path of enquiry leads Gallop to repudiate this ‘ homosexual economy ’ and speculate thus : ‘ I wish to speak of radical heterosexuality , a true openness and love for the heteros , the other , an intercourse between two modalities … . |
| 15 | Of that I have no doubt , but I am equally certain that it was his own hands which fastened his belt around his neck and fumbled for the window bar . |
| 16 | When he drew he put aside all other considerations and reached for the truth . |
| 17 | Iris picked up her pyjamas and headed for the bathroom . |
| 18 | Shiona gathered up her pyjamas and headed for the bathroom , her mind retracing the events of the night . |
| 19 | She pulled on a plain black swimsuit and headed for the sea . |
| 20 | Now there were people putting hoods or sweaters or newspapers over their heads and running for the entrance . |
| 21 | They spouted the need for hard line , no compromise , battle tactics and urged for the medium of roack/pop music to be used for propaganda purposes . |
| 22 | I went to Argentina and sat in a cell and waited for the torturers to come in . |
| 23 | As well as supporting the Group 's production units in optimising and controlling process activities , research teams also undertake investigations into the qualities and properties of raw materials , plant design , suitability of packaging materials , environmental issues and the development of new products , and research and planning for the operating units . |
| 24 | In 1915 , he enlisted in the RFC and served for the remainder of World War One firstly as a gunner then as a pilot . |
| 25 | Laz , I said to myself , Laz , something pretty weird 's going on here , and if you do n't get on to your agent and negotiate for the use of another couple of sets , you 're gon na be standing in this Goddamn alleyway for the rest of the book |
| 26 | He was speaking during a special service on Tuesday to give thanks and blessing for the life of a hospital , whose hallmark has been the ‘ quality of its service . ’ |
| 27 | establish , in association , with each placement , an adequate system of induction , guidance and support for the student ; |
| 28 | Early one morning they tied their stripy woven bags of Tibetan salt on to the yaks and left for the south . |
| 29 | So she opened her handbag and produced for the man with the scarpered wife a selection , some faded a little and creased with age . |
| 30 | Grab her handbag and look for the means to buy a new tank hood ? |