Example sentences of "[adv prt] and [verb] for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She broke in and radioed for a doctor to certify death , asked other police to tell next of kin — and summoned a funeral director . |
| 2 | At that moment Mauleverer tottered in and made for the armchair beside the fire . |
| 3 | The book should have been in Tollemarche 's only bookstore for several weeks ; however , when Hank casually sauntered in and asked for a copy , old Mr Pascall said it had not arrived . |
| 4 | Mothers kept their children away from us , and were grateful when we had checked in and gone for a coffee . |
| 5 | Once people have been diagnosed as suffering from food poisoning , or have been struck down by viral infactions and diseases caused by doubtful practices , it is necessary for somebody to step in and legislate for the industry . |
| 6 | We 'd stock up the shelves and by the middle of the afternoon all that would be left would be size 14s in puce and some size fives that maybe a girl would pop in and buy for a party just before we shut . |
| 7 | At the end of the last series , presenter Gordon Burns invited anyone who was interested in taking part to write in and ask for a place — and Paul was among the 8,000 who applied . |
| 8 | And this Mr was so taken aback , by me going in and asking for a job , and they 'd always advertised in the paper before , that he said , Well , she must want work if she 's gone after it . |
| 9 | ‘ Perhaps you 'd like to sit down and rest for a while ? ’ she suggested . |
| 10 | The Captain sat down and reached for the telephone . |
| 11 | The carts had been washed down and polished for the day 's event . |
| 12 | Creggan stooped down and hovered for a moment over the carrion . |
| 13 | She rose from her chair at the little antique bureau which stood in the attic window space , bent down and fumbled for the catch of the secret drawer which she had found there . |
| 14 | As soon as they had turned the corner , however , he put his paper down and headed for the row of pay phones that lined the wall . |
| 15 | From the north door emerges , with entourage , Cranley Onslow , chairman of the 1922 Committee , head down and making for the lift . |
| 16 | They have missed it , they are n't on it , they decided not to come — ’ At the far end of the train a door swung open and a man climbed down and shouted for a porter . |
| 17 | And course he 'd frightened himself and er I counted up to about eight , nine and ten I said to him , Look when you go inside that bloody gate now I said go straight into the office sit down and think for a minute where the hell are we all going to in this carry on ? |
| 18 | We sat down and talked for a while before setting off towards Hawes , as the sun broke through the clouds and the dog pulled him downhill towards the cairns . |
| 19 | I slammed the receiver down and stood for a second , congratulating myself on how well I had done , all things considered . |
| 20 | I like doing jobs where I can get down and concentrate for a period |
| 21 | He sat down and fumbled for a cigarette . |
| 22 | I knew it would be wiser to settle down and chat for a while , and drop my question casually into the conversation , but I could n't wait . |
| 23 | Trent rolled over and swam for the beach . |
| 24 | They 've given her something and she , she had to put this stuff on her hair , had to take a trip to the hairdresser and he said to the hairdresser comb my hair first and then put this stuff on and wait for a fortnight and it did come a little lighter , but it was n't much |
| 25 | ‘ I decided I 'd just walk on and yap for a bit . |
| 26 | I jumped off the bank I was sitting on and ran for the ball , elated . |
| 27 | Eventually a further final , concurrent budget resolution has to be voted on and submitted for the president 's signature , theoretically in time for the beginning of the financial year on 1 October . |
| 28 | They flung each other off and stared for an instant , each of them aware that he was known , each conscious that this recognition made many things plain . |
| 29 | She broke off and sat for a moment staring in the fire . |
| 30 | and finally they 're off and running for the point to point season tomorrow … 266 horses will be racing in the South Midland meeting near Chopping Norton … first race is at 11 |