Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] [adv] [vb past] [adv prt] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then they escorted us to our rooms , where we gratefully made up for lost sleep . |
| 2 | At the er and they have a band on that night that I just called on for the |
| 3 | It is possible that I even dozed off for a few seconds , exhausted by the day 's work . |
| 4 | I would guess that he originally came over for morale of the troops . |
| 5 | ‘ The ball was bouncing about and I just went in for it . |
| 6 | Dang and I finally set out for the village where she wanted to start the ‘ cottage industry ’ . |
| 7 | For the first time ever , my pride got the better of me and I desperately looked round for some means of defending myself . |
| 8 | And he immediately set off for a long Bank Holiday break ! |
| 9 | She did that for half an hour and he only came round for a short time . |
| 10 | As he hit the water , his legs flailed in the mid-air running motion like a character in a Tom and Jerry cartoon and he quickly struck out for a convenient ladder as I hastily brought Venturous to a standstill some feet off the pier . |
| 11 | ‘ Eventually , I wrote a note and put it through the letter box saying we would love to buy the house if it ever came up for sale . ’ |
| 12 | There was an hour of cleaning and a change of crew before we finally lifted off for the short leg down to Abu Dhabi . |
| 13 | His kisses were deep and cherishing and hungry , and it was a long time before they eventually came up for air . |
| 14 | The Range Rover was crammed with so much food as they finally set off for Brides Haven that Leonora expressed doubt that the boat would carry it all . |