Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] for the [noun] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | You should start as the planners do ; draw up a plan or outline for the essay in some form . |
| 2 | She expressed her wonder at this and asked for the name in Italian . |
| 3 | She rises , moves the improvised drying rack of Riva 's clothing to one side , feeds more coal to the fire , settles back and looks for the words in the flames . |
| 4 | Given the purposive approach to construction now adopted by the courts in order to give effect to the true intentions of the legislature , the fine distinctions between looking for the mischief and looking for the intention in using words to provide the remedy are technical and inappropriate . |
| 5 | Chesarynth leant back against the wall , holding her throbbing hand and waiting for the knives in her head to dissolve . |
| 6 | Then cast a little further out , over the line of the crease , and watch for the difference in speed as the float travels downstream . |
| 7 | He 'd open the door , take a few sips , close the door and look for the principal in the toilet . |
| 8 | It was also first time she had been back to Earth since being drafted into Spacefleet , escaping , and running for the stars in a clapped-out old trading ship owned by a clapped-out old trader . |
| 9 | Early in their walk she had handed him the usual tenpenny piece , and now she heard a faint tinkle and watched while he stuck his candle in the socket , and reached for the matches in their brass holder . |
| 10 | When he realized that Adam was not one of his colleagues , he stopped and reached for the revolver in his belted holster . |
| 11 | The defendants admitted the validity of the will of 30 June 1978 but contended that the deceased had duly executed a further testamentary paper being a first codicil on 18 April 1986 and counterclaimed for the pronouncement in solemn form for the codicil . |
| 12 | I looked down at my sweet-smelling rosy babies , newly bathed and attired for the night in matching Christmas pyjamas and fluffy slippers . |
| 13 | In 1613 , therefore , he gave up his Fellowship and left for the Continent in the suite of the Princess Elizabeth , who had just married the Elector Frederick of the Rhine . |
| 14 | DOWN THE ROAD FROM The Pub From Hell , Paul Merton is being groomed at a photo studio and shot for THE FACE in the style of his big hero , silent movie star Buster Keaton . |
| 15 | She sat down on one of the seats , and waited for the man in the woollen hat to come up , see her , and check . |
| 16 | She swallowed hard and waited for the ringing in her head to clear and for the room to steady once more , then , summoning all of her courage , she looked at him with icy contempt . |
| 17 | He can not write for the papers or take part in television programmes and his sole opportunities in public are sharing the replies at question time and answering for the government in adjournment and sometimes in wider debates which concern his ministry . |
| 18 | This forced the defender to chase back and dive for the ball in the mud . |
| 19 | What was different in October 1962 — and accounted for the drop in the " yes " vote and the bitterness of the debate — was that this time the referendum was not taking place in wartime . |
| 20 | A return to the eternal verities might be in order , but even then you can still end up clean shaven , well trousered and blazered and commentating for the pie in the Sky . |
| 21 | But looking for the truth in nature walks ? |
| 22 | The possibility of a child being born with a handicap is not only an emotional worry but caring for the child in the future will be expensive . |