Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] [adv prt] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He could remember what a flurry Martha Pritchett used to get into when Lady Debrace stopped in for a cup of tea , and how afterwards she would tell them proudly how her ladyship had sat down and chatted as if she were no grander than Nurse Wilks ! |
| 2 | Rex moved in for a cuddle . |
| 3 | But Dzagnidze then followed his own kick for a try in the corner , and Mironov swept through for a try that Dzagnidze converted . |
| 4 | Visitors Cholmondeley held out for a draw on 130 for seven . |
| 5 | Fergus drove on for a while . |
| 6 | John Hawker powered through for a try . |
| 7 | Mr Yeltsin secured the required number of votes in his third attempt in four days , just as President Gorbachov flew off for a visit to Canada prior to his summit with President Bush in America . |
| 8 | Ruth looked round for a clock , but there was no clock in the room . |
| 9 | Kim Barnes went along for a preview . |
| 10 | Bordon came out for the second half in determined mood and soon Wilson made up for a number of misses by flicking in the third goal . |
| 11 | The Gaijin rode on for a moment . |
| 12 | Paddy looked down for a moment at Joey , who beamed up at him , ‘ We gon na play checkers , Paddy ? ’ he called out suddenly and laughed . |
| 13 | The following morning , Connor went out for a stroll before breakfast . |
| 14 | Aussie skipper Border and pace bowler Merv Hughes , who was fined Pounds 185 , appealed vigorously for lbw decisions as tail-enders Ian Bishop and Courtney Walsh held out for a draw in Brisbane . |
| 15 | When Safeways was particularly busy ‘ one Friday lunchtime , Phyllis popped in for a packet of chops for her husband and herself . |
| 16 | Adam reached out for a fig-leaf — kept it on while he swung through the trees |
| 17 | The wind caught it and it bounced awkwardly for the St Aloysius defence and Roy Montgomery went in for a try under the posts which was converted by Ross Houghton . |
| 18 | Blanche looked up for a moment to chew the implications of what she had just read when another alien sound impinged . |
| 19 | One morning when she was in his office working on his personal files Mike came in for a discussion . |
| 20 | Vera turned up for a cup of coffee dinner time and ended up staying there rest of the afternoon dinner with us , oh no come on in , give us it , where you sitting , off she went |
| 21 | Keith McGarry , last year 's leading point scorer in Ulster increased Dungannon 's lead to 12 points before prop David Miller surged over for a try after good work from Jeremy Hastings near the Highfield line . |
| 22 | Hucklecote made most of the early running and took the lead on six minutes , Steve Barslow converting a penalty , and they increased that lead after a quarter of an hour when Mark Halkins went over for a try following good work from Steve Hamslow . |
| 23 | After meeting the Soviet culture minister , and the musical director of the Bolshoi opera , Mr Palmer set off for a cellar club-cum-recording studio and gallery to hear a folk singer break the musical mould and , hopefully , erase the memory of the song ( ‘ I Belong To … ’ ) |
| 24 | Yeah I think I 'll walk down to Green went out for a couple of hours in the morning felt grotty did n't go out at all . |
| 25 | Saracens were never in it and when Richard West went over for a try , it was virtually all over . |
| 26 | In April 1990 an all-out battle between Bègles and Montferrand raged on for a while before the referee could stop the slaughter . |
| 27 | Leith blanked off for a moment as , with sinking spirits , she felt it would be a wonder if Sebastian found himself free to return to pay something off his mortgage the Christmas after next , let alone this coming one . |
| 28 | The Dormouse woke up for a minute and then went to sleep again . |
| 29 | PREMIER John Major dropped in for a chat with British troops in the Bosnian front line yesterday . |
| 30 | PREMIER John Major dropped in for a chat with British troops in the Bosnian front line yesterday . |