Example sentences of "[adv] and [vb base] [adv] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the fans tune in and line up for the battle ahead . |
| 2 | But the children soon settle down and gather round for a closer look at Caesar a 12ft long Burmese python . |
| 3 | If you stir enough of them together and stand back for a few hundred million years , the result is likely to be a chemical entity capable of reproducing itself — one of the fundamental differences between living and nonliving material . |
| 4 | I always hang up promptly and go out for a nice cup of coffee to cheer myself up . |
| 5 | A careful dusting off of the electronics , and a pull off and push back for every ribbon and power connector , restored reliable operation . |
| 6 | It 's a chance for them to forget the washing up and their household chores , put their feet up and settle down for a comfortable snooze in front of their favourite television programme ( which really does n't sound much different from normal , does it ? ) |
| 7 | He began to tidy it up and look around for the plastic bag . |
| 8 | Let your child suck water up the straw , blow it out and play around for a while . |
| 9 | Ossie and Tito steal him back and set off for the wild reaches of western Ireland with Byrne , Kelly and their friend Kathleen ( Barkin ) in hot pursuit . |
| 10 | and on his own , and said to mum , come up here and get away for the weekend , cos it 's a hell of a burden to carry , with no release , I mean even going on holiday , she has to book it , organise his packing , wash it , you name it , . |
| 11 | There 's an underground thing — you know , steps going down to a station , so I go down there and wander around for a bit . |