Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv prt] for [art] [noun sg] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I wandered out for a surf-check in the morning , Michael was sitting on the bench . |
| 2 | The immunity of Swiss companies to unfriendly or foreign takeovers came in for a pounding in 1988 after Nestlé took over Rowntree , a British confectioner , causing noisy British complaints about the lack of reciprocal opportunities . |
| 3 | At Myitkyina we camped out for the night in a mission schoolroom and early next morning managed to get a lift out to the airstrip two miles away . |
| 4 | We actually got the rigging up and sailed around for a while in twos — I was with my brother and I thought we managed quite well . |
| 5 | Like the Eighties terrace tearaways in Britain who showed up for the match in Barbour jackets and deerstalkers , these B- boys were appropriating the ruling class style and parading it with a sardonic grin . |
| 6 | A CONVICTED killer allowed out for a stroll in the grounds of a mental hospital just kept walking — and was still missing yesterday , 24 hours later . |
| 7 | When the rest of the crowd turned out at closing time and headed for the Floral Gardens with their carry-outs , Tich bedded down for the night in the public lavatory on the other side of the railway bridge . |
| 8 | ‘ Nothing happened and as I like to race every weekend I signed up for a meeting in France on June 13 ’ , he said . |
| 9 | He spilled some of the machine tea from the plastic cups as he moved , and one of the wizened youths glanced back for a moment in disapproval . |
| 10 | John talked , quickly and urgently , while Patrick drove along the M4 , crossed the Chiswick and Hammersmith Flyovers and slowed down for the traffic in Cromwell Road . |
| 11 | The Iliad went in for the triumvirate in the Ladbroke of 1991 at Leopardstown and then the biggest success of all came at Cheltenham where Destriero was supposed to have landed a gamble of over £1m in taking the Supreme Novices Hurdle . |
| 12 | He reached over for a whip in its cup . |
| 13 | Widnes substitute Emosi Koloto scattered a couple of Northern defenders as he went over for a try in the 39th minute . |
| 14 | At the other end Tyrone Howe who saw very little of the ball during the match went over for a try in the left corner , following a fine break from Andrew Gallagher . |
| 15 | A MOTORIST who went out for a drive in his new car ended up at death 's door after a knife attack in the street . |
| 16 | At this time he developed a feeling for courses and put in for every course in sight . |
| 17 | Rex Mundi , Lazlo Woodbine and the two-headed offspring of a popular show-biz couple put up for the night in a room above the Tomorrowman Tavern . |
| 18 | The sharp cold , after his warm exertions , took his breath away for a moment as he hung on the stern of the canoe , but as soon as he had recovered his breath , the Commander struck out for the shore in a strong breaststroke that did not disturb the phosphorescence more than he could help , and barely ruffled the water . |
| 19 | He went hunting in Grasmere , and often stayed on for a party in the evening after a hunt . |
| 20 | He does n't bring them safely home and , you know , have them all securely ti er closed in for the night in safety and security , he leaves them in the wilderness . |
| 21 | When the Dragons first eleven set off for the sun in a couple of weeks time they 'll be taking with them a pretty impressive record , just 2 defeats in the last seven seasons . |
| 22 | Val set off for the interior in the best of the hire cars available , a well worn seat with grudging breaks , and drove alone on empty roads through a barren and alien territory . |
| 23 | Two police forces and an airline took part in the 350-mile dash to make sure newlyweds Mark and Jan Hemmingway jetted off for a fortnight in the Seychelles . |
| 24 | The reception , complete with Thai barbecue , was held in a marquee in the back garden of their south London home , and the newly-weds jetted off for a honeymoon in New York . |
| 25 | 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 . |