Example sentences of "[noun sg] and [vb past] [adv] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When Aggie swung round with a lightness that always denied her heavy bulk and made hastily for the door , Millie flew after her and , jumping in front of her , threw her arms around her waist as far as they would go , crying , ‘ I 'm sorry . |
| 2 | Hard to feel sorry for the laird , who would have watched the sweating workers from his window , hands in pockets , listening for the doorbell in case the king changed his mind and dropped in for a scone . |
| 3 | But he recovered his balance in a stride and made off for the water jump . |
| 4 | Lewis had fallen fast asleep on the back seat of the police car and remained so for the whole of the journey back to Oxford . |
| 5 | Then she went back to her car and sat there for a while . |
| 6 | Sometimes he left the food , leaned into the wind and took off for a while , to circle and check that no Men were about . |
| 7 | She began plunging the pole down into the pot once more but , feeling suddenly rebellious , she stopped work and went outside for a breath of fresh air . |
| 8 | Mark crossed the imposing entrance hall and went out for the last time . |
| 9 | A number of English Protestants were , however , more ideologically motivated than their queen and campaigned vigorously for the adoption of an offensive Protestant alliance , with the aim not simply of protecting English security , but also of furthering the gospel and destroying the forces of Antichrist . |
| 10 | Impatient as ever I skipped the help and went straight for the action ! |
| 11 | Impatient as ever I skipped the help and went straight for the action ! |
| 12 | She combed her hair , applied her make-up and set off for the Post Office . |
| 13 | Famine at home did not deter the Tsars from exporting grain ; Stalin took a similarly hard-nosed approach , rationed consumption at home and sold abroad for the sake of political influence and foreign exchange . |
| 14 | She struggled and was nearly countered , but then negated Wu 's defence and slipped in for a one-armed shoulder throw . |
| 15 | ‘ Adam Reed came on for the last half hour and did well for a 16-year-old . ’ |
| 16 | None of this could detract from the supremacy of Williams , as Mansell and Patrese dominated the field and scrapped fiercely for the lead . |
| 17 | Cork hit the post in a desperate finish , but Quakers were caught on the break with only two minutes left when Warren Joyce broke down the right and crossed perfectly for the unmarked Jepson , who only minutes before had a goal ruled out for offside , to grab his second from close range . |
| 18 | Sue filled her mouth with houmus and chewed silently for a moment . |
| 19 | A clear example of quite unpleasant physical damage , requiring weeks of recovery and inflicted purely for the ‘ pleasure ’ of the recipient — yet permitted by the law . |
| 20 | As soon as it was light , I crept out of the room and went downstairs for a coffee at a nearby café . |
| 21 | Agnes knew the room and went straight for the telephone . |
| 22 | The guests are legless anyway ; they 've paid at least £75 per head and shelled out for the tombola , raffle and auction . |
| 23 | Having selected your water and turned up for a day 's fishing you then have to decide where the fish will be on the day in question . |
| 24 | With reluctance she pulled on a jacket and set out for the Rectory . |
| 25 | Had there been no — and certainly no just-arrived audience — It would have been utterly lovely to have taken the phone and settled down for a chat , to be inspired and encouraged as always by the love you offer your friends and by your own zest for life physical and things spiritual . |
| 26 | However , he was not thrown out , he was taken back to the station and locked up for the night . |
| 27 | It 's fizzing everywhere ! ’ as eighteen-year-old Andrew appeared from the laundry and raced desperately for the six tall flutes arranged on the counter-top in the kitchen . |
| 28 | Their venture had been from start to finish " planned by the woollen interests , financed from the profits of that trade and built predominantly for the needs of the woollen industry . " |
| 29 | Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Description of Use or in any restriction of driving to specified persons in this Policy the indemnity to the Policyholder in connection with any motor car described in the Schedule shall operate while such motor car is in the custody or control of a member of the Motor Trade and used only for the purpose of its overhaul upkeep or repair . |
| 30 | She looked up and waved as the Golf drove past and when Melissa had put it away and locked the garage door , she rammed her fork into the ground and strolled over for a chat . |