Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] [vb past] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 We used a logistic regression method for analysing our two stage study that allowed for the control sample being stratified and corrected the estimates for differing sampling rates in different strata ( the different hospitals ) .
2 By the time he took to do his business , the bank 's video cameras must have had me down as a fairly suspicious character and I was happy to stop fidgeting when he finally turned away from the cashier and headed for the door .
3 We drew up by the main entrance and Tony and I went through the swing doors at speed and headed for the secretary 's office .
4 Coun Wood said he was very upset by the theft and appealed for the return of the chains .
5 She pulled on a plain black swimsuit and headed for the sea .
6 So she opened her handbag and produced for the man with the scarpered wife a selection , some faded a little and creased with age .
7 It became a lost cause in the 66th minute when Wright found Knoetze on the left and this time the centre stepped in to the gap and raced for the line for a second try .
8 From a cafe " behind the Nile , Frenchman called the Oberoi and asked for the Queen .
9 I found myself a nice bit of grass with a backrest against a tree trunk and waited for the show to begin .
10 On Norfolk Island , John met Mary Ann Shears , the daughter of a convict and they formed an attachment that lasted for the rest of his life .
11 He stopped work and sued for the money he alleged to be owing .
12 Some even made me jump After this we got back on the coach and waited for the ferry .
13 They all walked around to the back of the coach and waited for the driver to open the boot for them .
14 She relatched the window and looked for the deadlock key on the ring , but Carson said , ‘ I 'll see to that later .
15 We had a coffee , bought some reinforcements , deciding to leave the skyr that we had both become addicted to until later , turned south and headed for the sea .
16 He stood listening as they crossed the hall and waited for the sound of the lift gates closing .
17 She wriggled out of his astonished grasp and headed for the door .
18 The hotel opened for the winter and closed for the summer .
19 But she held her peace and waited for the miracle .
20 He strode to his desk and reached for the telephone .
21 One claimed in 1808 that of 50,000 people , excluding 20,000 nailors , engaged in hardware production in Birmingham and the surrounding district , as many produced for American consumption as did for the home market .
22 Mr Cubbage , now a broken , weeping figure lay down on the rail and waited for the train to end his life and his earthly troubles .
23 He dropped the stick and dashed for the canal .
24 But a minute or two later , as they turned out of the car park and headed for the road that led back to the villa , Ronni gave way to the growing desolation within her .
25 Wrenching the swing door open , she strode out of the building and headed for the street .
26 He listened to a baseball update and waited for the sponsor 's commercial before turning to her .
27 I left Werewolf with a withering look and headed for the edge of the road , cutting back deeper into the trees so I could n't be seen from the farmhouse when I reached the fenced-off field .
28 We could be back to the boom that led to the crash that lost the job that paid for the house that Jack bought .
29 He foresaw a war and prayed for the victory of his people .
30 He turned to the right and made for the north choir aisle .
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