Example sentences of "[noun pl] and [adv] [verb] [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Keith Mills and Mike Timothy took to the water , made waves and generally splashed out for charity when they took part in the BT Swimathon in March . |
| 2 | The old familiar image of that desperately clutching hand , rising up out of the waves and then sinking again for ever , created itself in her mind 's eye . |
| 3 | Lucy said , clambering to her feet and then looking around for anywhere that she might have missed . |
| 4 | Film-making involves acting for 10 minutes and then waiting around for two hours . |
| 5 | He remembered her in the old days , singing at parties for hours and then turning up for rehearsal next day without any sign of strain or tiredness in her voice . |
| 6 | There is still a lot of British furniture , silver and paintings in the island , especially seventeenth- and eighteenth-century works , When Britons came to Madeira , they built themselves houses and then sent home for their furniture and china . |
| 7 | I mean , you do n't get down to things and then break off for refreshments , do you ? ’ |
| 8 | It 's actually fitting all those tolerances and then making up for the slop in the system . |
| 9 | It 's actually fitting all those tolerances and then making up for the slop in the system . |
| 10 | For , before another thought could form in her head , he was laying aside their brandy glasses and gently reaching out for her , one arm sliding round her waist . |
| 11 | As soon as the bell goes for the start of school we go to our tutor group rooms to drop off our bags and coats and then make straight for the hall . |
| 12 | Provost John Cuningham , as leader of his party in the council of Inverkeithing , was well aware of political realities and accordingly pressed strongly for some support from his patrons , particularly in the case of the well-known John Main . |
| 13 | Rhinos are mainly hunted for their horns which are then used in the Middle East for ceremonial dagger handles and also ground up for so called healing properties . |