Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [vb past] [adv] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he found the door , he pulled off his dressing-gown and pyjamas , turned the handle , slipped inside and dived rapturously for the recumbent figure beneath the bedclothes . |
| 2 | Contentedly I went below and turned in for a few hours , leaving my colleague to navigate . |
| 3 | We got some torches together and set off for the graveyard . |
| 4 | But in the end he could stand it no longer and went out for a walk . |
| 5 | Now that went on for a month . |
| 6 | I 'm going to recommend that you are taken off duty immediately and sent back for a three-month intensive retraining schedule , ’ |
| 7 | Miaow , thought Jenny as young Curtis stood up awkwardly and set off for the bar , turning after a couple of steps to ask , ‘ What do you want ? ’ |
| 8 | The first attempt was almost a disaster , but he got the plane up again and came round for a second shot . |
| 9 | At the start , the hare dashed off and built such a commanding lead that he decided to relax briefly and lay down for a nap . |