Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv prt] for a [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 31 | Then it turned around and went back for a drink of water . |
| 32 | He went back for a plate of sandwiches and Melissa was surprised to find that she was hungry . |
| 33 | He was drunk , the window was open , he leant out for a breath of air , he fell : that was the general opinion . ’ |
| 34 | Ramsey presumably leant out for a breath of air . |
| 35 | I could n't let this frail old man go In there and maybe get knocked down and savaged , and I looked around for a means of protection . |
| 36 | She slipped out for a cup of coffee with Charley in his studio next to Belmodes ; it was one of his days to be there . |
| 37 | The Governor Eyre controversy dragged on for a number of years , creating deep divisions within respectable society . |
| 38 | He searched around for a way of explaining it . |
| 39 | I searched round for a crumb of comfort . |
| 40 | Caducius had been found by Alexander McKenn and Maurice Harknett in the 1960s and dived on for a period of time before being forgotten . |
| 41 | Lindsey came on and sat in for a couple of numbers and really enjoyed being back on the boards with us lot . |
| 42 | In the middle of digging they all sat down for a mug of tea . |
| 43 | Newlove then dived over for a try of his own , with late scores from Offiah and Schofield rubbing salt in Welsh wounds . |
| 44 | The next day we hired a Panda auto and nipped off for a game of golf , it had been rather warm and on returning Sonya suggested I remove my cerise tweeds and let my cornet Kascade down . |
| 45 | I stood up for a gasp of air , ducked down again , searching with fingers , with feet , with urgency turning to appalling alarm . |