Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] for the [noun sg] with " in BNC.
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1 | We lined up for the final with the usual American din coming from the stands . |
2 | He turned up for the audition with his art teacher , Rose , who he was dating at the time . |
3 | The horses all looked spruced up for the occasion with plaited manes , even the two disgruntled piebald ponies on which perched two identical solemn-faced small girls . |
4 | This year began well for the zoo with the successful hatching of 56 penguin eggs and the successful rearing of these chicks to maturity . |
5 | Gritting his teeth against the stab of pain from his wounded leg , he dropped to his knees and grabbed frantically for the weapon with his left hand , expecting every moment that the enemy would burst in to finish him off . |
6 | The colonel set off for the airport with the general in custody . |
7 | He got up and dressed as though in a trance , and set off for the Castle with the hangdog look of a condemned man . |
8 | But there was a FOR SALE board up , new today , he had n't seen it there this morning when he set out for the meeting with the AC . |