Example sentences of "[adv prt] and [vb base] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So the dream becomes a symbolic expression of this conflict and what very often happens is the there 's a kind of compromise in which you go off and look for the bathroom or the drink of water or whatever it is you want , but the dream keeps postponing you finding it , in order to lengthen the dream and the state of sleep , so you go on sleeping for a bit longer . |
| 2 | After blunting two ice-screws I give up and go for the peg . |
| 3 | But grypesh do much the same as we do : they hole up and wait for the weather to pass . ’ |
| 4 | I 'd sit out in my car , all made up and wait for the stage doorkeeper to come and fetch me . ’ |
| 5 | Only then did he zip himself up and reach for the telephone . |
| 6 | Get out and speak for the organization today , and be honest . |
| 7 | But he 's got to do it on Access because there 's no money in the bank to write a cheque out and pay for the suit . |
| 8 | Seated in one of Kanazawa Industrial University library 's viewing booths , they just pick the tape they want to see front the list displayed , punch in its number , then sit back and wait for the programme to start . |