Example sentences of "[verb] and [vb infin] [adv prt] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I tried so hard , you see , to give him extra attention — extra love — to try and make up for the loss of Maman . |
| 2 | It requires an adult to participate and stay up for the night . |
| 3 | The first trick is to get left of the chockstone and stop in the Jacuzzi Pool , next , to pivot and line up for the exit slot which is only 2½ ft–3ft wide in a foaming pool whose diameter is only 18 ins more than a boat 's length . |
| 4 | You should land ready to fight and watch out for the opponent 's foot sweep . |
| 5 | He was already in so far he could not find his depth , and he wanted to turn and strike back for the shore , but , like an unpractised swimmer , found that the distance he had come was too great for him to return . |
| 6 | Why do n't we go and sit down for a few minutes and then you can decide what you want to do next ? ’ |
| 7 | Er they would n't go and sit down for the story with all the other children sit at , sat on my knee on the floor for a short while . |
| 8 | " I think I 'll just go and lie down for a while . " |
| 9 | I 'll go and lie down for an hour , before supper . ’ |
| 10 | There was the evening meal to prepare and Rachel to wash , feed and settle down for the night . |