Example sentences of "[adv prt] [verb] [adv] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And by the way , I have an appointment in the city around eleven , so I may not be back to stand in for the dinner breaks . |
| 2 | I went to work Monday and I could n't get out come downstairs for the week I was that stiff . |
| 3 | On one occasion she packed up her car as if about to go away for the weekend , then sauntered up the street , leading the press to believe she had gone to buy a packet of Polos . |
| 4 | It swung open as he was about to reach out for the handle . |
| 5 | Carew was about to reach down for the attaché case resting against the leg of the chair when Harrison leaned forward towards him , his face contorted with bitterness and dislike . |
| 6 | Sweet Molly , who he was about to take out for the day and seduce if he got the chance . |