Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] [adv prt] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Young Mrs M. looked shocked at the thought , so she waited outside , while I sprinted in for a quick glimpse at Bishop Stock 's former domain . |
| 2 | Taking my leave , I headed off for the developing tanks at my studio . |
| 3 | ‘ I came on for the final five minutes of that match and got 45 minutes in the second half of the second leg which we won 1–0 . |
| 4 | I came over for a short visit when my parents first moved here … ’ |
| 5 | I popped in for a short while to the Scottish Gallery in Cork Street , to see the most recent sculptures by Gerald Laing . |
| 6 | I settled in for a relaxed , warm overview on the world high up in the comfy cab . |
| 7 | I looked round for a living man to admire and follow . |
| 8 | I looked round for a split second . |
| 9 | Gunga drove off over the bridge as I looked around for a suitable spot to get some practice in . |
| 10 | I reached over for a large tin on my right , prised the tight lid off with my knife and used a small teaspoon inside to place some of the white mixture from the tin on to a round metal plate in front of the old dog 's skull . |
| 11 | I have to confess that I saved up for a portable television before I saved up for a washing machine , but then my priorities may have been different if I had not had a laundrette opposite the front door . |
| 12 | Nobody passed by for a long time , and he could just hear the faint music in the distance . |
| 13 | One , an innings of 499 : the other , a knock which went on for the little matter of 970 minutes . |
| 14 | The fiery blast killed everyone on deck instantly , with the single exception of the captain , who lived on for a short time before becoming unconscious and falling overboard . |
| 15 | She checked about for a likely place of shelter . |
| 16 | ‘ Dejala , ’ they yelled as she rode in for the big swipe and missed it . |
| 17 | Two people replied — a man who offered to take it away for a fiver and Mrs Morrison , who dropped in for a quick look and said she wanted something for her playroom . |
| 18 | After four weeks every group had interviewed four of the original subjects , plus others who came in for a single session , and they had all accumulated a great amount of material . |
| 19 | Despite the arrival of Pow and Currey ( who filled in for the absent Kolar ) , 'Mere continued to be driven back in the scrums . |
| 20 | She drove out for an early lunch at a small diner down the road and was back at the cabin by half past twelve . |
| 21 | As a regular attender of Irish League games could I suggest that the 22,000 who turned up for the United v Villa debacle perhaps try the fare served up in the Irish League which I 've no doubt they would find much more exciting ( unless Bangor and Ards are involved ! ) |
| 22 | WIND and rain greeted golfers who turned out for the annual Good Friday match between Tayside Region and Aberdeen District at Forfar Golf Club . |
| 23 | After one more anxious glance she took off for the other end of the pool and a quick look showed that he was already on his way , moving with powerful strokes and keeping well clear of her . |
| 24 | She reached out for a pale , beautiful robe that seemed to be a continual pour of colour , like a mountain river with the sun shining on it and , as she did so , there was a whisper of sound behind them . |
| 25 | If you look at the people who went in for the Olympic Games , right up to the Second World War , erm you would call them amateurs . |
| 26 | She looked round for a plain grave . |
| 27 | She looked around for a blunt instrument . |
| 28 | Pro-reunification protestors dominated Leipzig 's Karl Marx Square on Monday , shouting down other groups who spoke out for an independent and socialist East Germany . |
| 29 | As she warmed up for a short recital in the prison 's dining hall , Evelyn said : ‘ Music is incredible medicine for every human being in some sort of way or another . |
| 30 | She held out for a federal party in the negotiations with the Russians ( 1902 ) to the point where the talks broke down . |