Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] for the [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the Frenchman saw what was happening , he shouted angrily for the senator to stop . |
| 2 | Glumly we headed Islingtonwards for the ritual finger-wagging and fine . |
| 3 | He lifted a strong hand , signalled brusquely for the Mercedes to pick them up , and pushed her into the rear seats , sliding in next to her . |
| 4 | Environment and parliamentary groups pressed repeatedly for the UK to drop its opposition to the Directive . |
| 5 | I wan na get him another towelling dressing gown because the blue one he had on the caravan he brought home for the winter bring them home and wash them . |
| 6 | The intermediary in the deal was Christoph Graf Douglas , head of Sotheby 's Germany , who pleaded strongly for the collection to remain intact in Germany . |
| 7 | An hour later the village bobby was let into the house by Mr Lawson , and shortly afterwards they emerged together for the Chancellor to give the message the world 's money markets had been waiting for . |
| 8 | When the Israelites go out to gather it , each of them gathers exactly the right amount for himself and his family ; on the sixth day of the week a double portion is given and collected so that the sabbath rest can be properly kept ; on the sabbath , appropriately , no manna appears at all ; while any kept at the end of any of the first five days goes bad overnight , the half of the sixth day 's gathering put aside for the sabbath keeps perfectly fresh . |
| 9 | Despite opposition claims that the move would build a ‘ Berlin Wall ’ between the two communities , DUP and UUP councillors voted unanimously for the motion condemning Mrs Robinson for ‘ giving credibility ’ to Sinn Fein during her last visit to the city . |
| 10 | Yet , although the Republicans crassly linked the country 's economic and social problems with the presence of foreigners in Germany , those districts that voted heavily for the party had only minimal numbers of foreign residents . |
| 11 | The sky clouded , grew overcast and heavy , and they waited patiently for the rain to start in on them again , knowing they would be in the warmth of Ivrigar by nightfall . |
| 12 | For most of the following day , the team of operators waited patiently for the temperature to drop . |
| 13 | The people prayed to their gods and waited impatiently for the seasons to change . |
| 14 | Evelyn waited anxiously for the heaving to subside . |
| 15 | They took him from his horse , and laid him tenderly on the ground ; Ranulf stood watch while they waited quietly for the man to die . |
| 16 | He of course was the man of the match on th Saturday , he sat here for the interview clutching the bottle of champagne that the club patrons had awarded to him for his performance . |
| 17 | I stayed there for the duration to try and prove to myself that I was able to do it . |