Example sentences of "[noun] and [vb past] [adv prt] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then they have five days to sell the dog , make arrangements for the wife and kids and set off for Moscow 's Star City , ’ he said . |
| 2 | There are people who have been brought in unconscious for no apparent reason , who have had car accidents and been cut free by the fire brigade and rushed in for emergency treatment following accidents . |
| 3 | On April 18 , 1943 at 0700hrs Yamamoto climbed aboard a Mitsubishi G4M Betty bomber and set off for Bougainville , his formation was accompanied by another Betty and six Zeros . |
| 4 | An hour later , she climbed into her Panda and set off for Oxford . |
| 5 | Undaunted , the Carlist militias — the Requetés — formed into columns and set out for Madrid , some 500 kilometres to the south , in buses , in trucks and on foot . |
| 6 | The other classic Ce Ce Rogers anthem lifted from the vaults and dusted down for rerelease . |
| 7 | He stopped for a moment and looked around for Zach . |
| 8 | She turned to her right and set off for home , all thought and feeling evacuated along with her energy and her sweat , in touch only with the irregular paving-stones , the light-rays interrupting the pink-grey clouds , the number-plates of cars , the lines on the faces that passed her , the name of the day , its date . |
| 9 | Sadly , all too often they end up shelling out for mechanical write-offs which have been given a quick paint job and put up for sale at outrageous prices . |
| 10 | He screwed up the note into small pieces and looked around for others . |
| 11 | Five days later Edward I appointed his son regent and set off for Flanders . |
| 12 | So it was that with high spirits I packed Baedekers and prejudices , boots and a bootload of assumptions and set out for Dover . |
| 13 | I used little corner blocks to create the corner effect , and each of these is tongue and grooved on for strength . |
| 14 | We met at the youth centre in Chelmsford , checked that everybody had passports , E111 's ( health forms for the European Community ) and luggage and set off for Ramsgate . |
| 15 | The next Friday they load up the bus and set off for Oxford . |
| 16 | Borrow was pleased to accept the invitation and came down for Christmas , 1853 . |
| 17 | It was far too big for one , but it was regularly cleaned by the leaseholders of the building , who maintained all services and looked out for security . |
| 18 | So far convoys of humanitarian aid have been stopped at will by the militias and held up for days , if not weeks , despite their protection by armed UN peacekeepers . |
| 19 | Leaving strict instructions to Joanne to stay there at all costs and to both of them under no account to let anyone in , he hurried to the Cortina and set off for Fleet Street . |
| 20 | And she was suddenly denied job interviews and passed over for promotion , she said . |