Example sentences of "[vb past] [coord] [verb] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " Collection " covers " a collection got together for a temporary purpose " , but not one " made or exhibited for the purpose of effecting sales or other commercial dealings " . |
| 2 | BELOW : Guard , , society membership secretary is pictured with the carriages he designed and built for the railway . |
| 3 | She rose and stooped for the shell . |
| 4 | Without a word , Roberts rose and headed for the service hatch . |
| 5 | When he realized that Adam was not one of his colleagues , he stopped and reached for the revolver in his belted holster . |
| 6 | ‘ shall have effect as if it granted or provided for the grant of a tenancy for a term of 10 years , subject to a right exercisable either by the landlord or the tenant to determine the tenancy , if the war ends before the expiration of that term , by at least one month 's notice in writing given after the end of the war ; … |
| 7 | he came and asked for the duster and the polish |
| 8 | And it is by that fire that Kentigern is born — about 518 — and to that fire , just as in the Gospels , that shepherds came and cared for the boy whose mother , her work done , is dead . ’ |
| 9 | Hampden fought and died for the sovereignty of Parliament . |
| 10 | Then , apparently deciding that this was a special day , he turned and made for the thicket . |
| 11 | He turned and made for the stern of the boat , and disappeared below . |
| 12 | He turned and headed for the door where he paused for a moment . |
| 13 | Carol looked angrily at him , turned and headed for the door . |
| 14 | A pulse of pressure from behind threw them against the factor , he turned and jumped for the door , beat on it , it opened abruptly , and he fell inside . |
| 15 | She turned and started for the door . |
| 16 | ‘ Women ’ , the Sarakatsani reason , ‘ through the particular sensuality of their natures are inherently more likely to have relations with the Devil ; and goats were originally the animals of the Devil which Christ captured and tamed for the service of man . ’ |
| 17 | Kate sighed and reached for the wine . |
| 18 | As it was , I nodded and made for the door ; she looked the sort of woman who won protracted lawsuits . |
| 19 | Jack nodded and headed for the lift , followed by a determined Tina . |
| 20 | None of them looked back to see what happened but galloped for the interchange to the Central Line . |
| 21 | The Campbell clansmen wore the filabeg also , but the castle folk of Inveraray wore the modern court fashion ; knee-length gown of fine wool , linen damask or velvet , the sleeves trailing nearly to the ground , all braided , slashed , looped , laced , furred and embroidered for the occasion ; bone-white shirt , long hose and long-toed shoes . |
| 22 | Somehow we escaped and made for the Wig and Dickle and suitable refreshments . |
| 23 | The Chairman of the Sports Council , Peter Yarranton , concurred and called for the expansion of pay and play facilities to at least 30% of all future developments to allow ‘ sport for all ’ . |
| 24 | It is a creative process , not a past process and something which is just stored away and lost and kept for the future . |
| 25 | In Cambridge in the 1930s he ran a gallery of modern art with Julian Trevelyan , edited Shakespeare 's 1593 Quarto of Venus and Adonis , with Jacob Bronowski [ q.v. ] founded and wrote for the magazine Experiment , and designed sets and costumes for theatrical productions . |
| 26 | Nobody was hurt , but the congregation panicked and stampeded for the exit . |
| 27 | I panicked and reached for the door . |
| 28 | I shook and panicked and wept for the fist time since he 'd been born . |
| 29 | Now ! he thought and dived for the tree . |
| 30 | Hitch understood and bolted for the door , picking the receiver up with infinite care so that he too could hear the voice on the other end of the line . |