Example sentences of "[noun sg] [coord] [verb] [adv prt] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | This has become so serious a concern that early in 1991 , less than a year before their latest deadline for the launch of CD-I , Philips themselves established their own CD-I publishing operation , perhaps in an effort to energise CD-I disc investment or to make up for the lack of it . |
| 2 | But he recovered his balance in a stride and made off for the water jump . |
| 3 | I collect snow and start off for the nearest dead tree with the big knife and an axe . |
| 4 | A man stranded on a desert island builds a rowing boat and sets out for the nearest land . |
| 5 | Mark crossed the imposing entrance hall and went out for the last time . |
| 6 | She combed her hair , applied her make-up and set off for the Post Office . |
| 7 | This is the beginning of the classic route to follow on a walking tour of Zurich , starting from the main railway station through the sophisticated poise of the Bahnhofstrasse and branching off for the Lindenhof . |
| 8 | An attack would have been tantamount to committing suicide , so reluctantly Stirling gave orders to leave the town and head back for the rendezvous with the LRDG . |
| 9 | Once inside the shed , Amis entered the cage and cast around for the big wrench that he 'd taken to keeping in here . |
| 10 | The guests are legless anyway ; they 've paid at least £75 per head and shelled out for the tombola , raffle and auction . |
| 11 | With reluctance she pulled on a jacket and set out for the Rectory . |
| 12 | Gregor Townsend later managed to pass to the referee — clad in near identical colours to the Scots — for the Samoans to plunder ball and scuttle in for the first of their three tries , though it might have been more had we not seen defensive heroics typified by a timely tackle on Leilane Une by Derek Turnbull . |
| 13 | But three minutes after the interval Leeds skipper Ellery Hanley took Schofield 's short pass to spin out of a tackle and go over for the try , goaled by Gallagher , which put Leeds in front for the first and only time in the game . |
| 14 | However , he was not thrown out , he was taken back to the station and locked up for the night . |
| 15 | At Tesco you can buy 100% re-cycled paper products ( see the list on the back of the leaflet and look out for the special symbol on packs ) . |
| 16 | She helped the younger woman to the kitchen , put her on a chair and looked round for the kettle . |
| 17 | John Titford responded to the call and signed up for the Volunteer Infantry . |
| 18 | It took me to twenty to stand into a half crouch and reach up for the bolt . |
| 19 | When he had gone , Arty , smiling to himself at what he considered a victory , got out of bed and set off for the bathroom to wash his hair . |
| 20 | Rex dumped the two-headed sailor-boy back on my knee and took off for the phone . |
| 21 | I got hold of him by the scruff of the neck and took him along to the police box and rang up for the wagon . |
| 22 | As they finally leave the city and head out for the open road , Billy the Kid says , ‘ We made it , did n't we ? ’ |
| 23 | The woman clung to Julia 's hand and broke down for the first time , weeping and pouring out a torrent of Italian that Julia was incapable of translating for herself . |
| 24 | She seized her valise and struck out for the back of the house and the kitchen . |