Example sentences of "[adv prt] [coord] [verb] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Human capabilities to reason about complex systems states and the propagation of failure and associated systems are all available within the trained diagnostician , but can break down or fail for a variety of reasons including data overload , incomplete information and fatigue . |
| 2 | She broke in and radioed for a doctor to certify death , asked other police to tell next of kin — and summoned a funeral director . |
| 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 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | ‘ Perhaps you 'd like to sit down and rest for a while ? ’ she suggested . |
| 9 | Creggan stooped down and hovered for a moment over the carrion . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 ? |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | I slammed the receiver down and stood for a second , congratulating myself on how well I had done , all things considered . |
| 14 | I like doing jobs where I can get down and concentrate for a period |
| 15 | He sat down and fumbled for a cigarette . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 |
| 18 | ‘ I decided I 'd just walk on and yap for a bit . |
| 19 | She broke off and sat for a moment staring in the fire . |
| 20 | erm because I 'd phoned up and asked for them , er my secretary had phoned up and asked for a meeting with her but the response was we 're not allowed to meet with you , so we said okay , cos it 's public money and things |
| 21 | Each year they asked all the people to do little sketches , and as my sister and I spoke French , we thought it might be quite fun to do a kind of singing and dancing cabaret act — it was quite risqué at the time — I was fourteen — and in fact we were spotted by a talent scout who wanted us to come up and audition for a show in a London night club . |
| 22 | Maybe you 'll have to wait up and pay for a cab to bring them home . |
| 23 | I got up and went for a walk and ended up at the Bunker . |
| 24 | Her father came up and listened for a while and then said that he thought it was all marvellous but he did n't understand a word of it . |
| 25 | Reluctantly she picked it up and listened for a moment . |
| 26 | At a recent Thames rodeo the ladies had to provide their own rescues in a heat as the rescue boats had packed up and gone for a brawl ! |
| 27 | Aware 's Belfast support group has been up and running for a year and helps people cope with a range of depressive illnesses . |
| 28 | I pull up and watch for a time but typically the bird does not re-appear . |
| 29 | If I 've a complicated feature to write , or a problem to solve , I usually duck out and go for a run . |
| 30 | Let's just sit back and consolidate for a while . |