Example sentences of "[coord] [vb past] for [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bank current account loan or ordinary loan Cash loan usually for specific purpose ( like buying expensive durables or cars ) for people with bank accounts , usually without security ( unless it 's a large sum or borrowed for a long time ) ; usually fixed , regular payments over two or three ( occasionally up to seven ) years ; interest on what is owed fluctuates in line with but rather higher than bank base rate . |
| 2 | The authorities in Tripoli shift ed senior officers around from one post to another at relatively frequent intervals ; the officers themselves said that was not because the government was particularly concerned to create an impartial force ( such as a Gendarmerie or Guardia Civil ) , but because their loyalty was suspect : if they worked in their home areas , or stayed for a long spell of duty in one district , they might acquire a following of dissidents . |
| 3 | But erm , if so , please get in touch before Wednesday as they 've , he rang me up last night and asked for a final figure from us which he must |
| 4 | The Assistant Chief Constable had mentally spoken a prayer for self-control and asked for a brief statement . |
| 5 | I contacted the North Devon District Health Authority and asked for an extra-contractual referral to be made for this operation . |
| 6 | I eventually got back to the switchboard and asked for the neurosurgical bed manager . |
| 7 | This spelt out in more detail what 5 Corps had learned from Maj-Gen Schmidt-Richberg about the approach of the Army Group E forces from the south , and asked for the specific authorization 5 Corps required to accept the surrender of these enormous numbers of fugitives as " formed bodies " . |
| 8 | With its occupants pushed firmly back into their seats , the Turbo R thumped a hole in the air and lunged for the far horizon , covering the quarter-mile in a staggering 14.8secs on the way . |
| 9 | But his eyes went back to the Workshops and he frowned and sought for the right thing to say . |
| 10 | LPS-specific monoclonal antibody was added in a solution of PBS containing 0.05% Tween 20 , 1% BSA and 0.05% sodium azide ( PBSB-Tween ) and incubated for a further hour at room temperature . |
| 11 | He stood and made for the other room . |
| 12 | When I could make it , I got up and made for the nearest shelter . |
| 13 | Bukharin specifically warned against tying up too many resources in long-term capital projects , and argued for a balanced approach which would actually yield a greater product : |
| 14 | Freud moved from Vienna in 1938 , when the Nazis took over , and lived for the last year of his life in London . |
| 15 | The two women jumped out and sprinted for the front door of the cottage , Donna struggling with the key . |
| 16 | He seemed embarrassed and stammered for the first time in his English . |
| 17 | Inspired by the arrival of The Beatles to play the guitar , he bought a cheap Harmony electric and a Kalamazoo amp and dabbled for a few years before joining a high school covers band , playing soul , rock and a good deal of Hendrix . |
| 18 | In 1833 Biscoe was appointed to the Hopefull and Rose for a similar expedition , but resigned before sailing . |
| 19 | They do n't want to be praised and stroked for every little thing , but they do want their work to be noticed and acknowledged every so often — and not just when they screwed something up or forgot it . |
| 20 | At 2 p.m. a big KC 135 tanker lifted off from Andrews Air Force Base outside Washington and headed for a mid-air rendezvous with the Eagle at 45,000 feet over the eastern seaboard . |
| 21 | I discarded my unfamiliar new slinky satin pyjamas for my familiar old sweater and jeans and headed for the nearest shops . |
| 22 | The , finally remembering all that I had been told , I capsized myself and grabbed onto the canoe and paddle and headed for the nearest bank . |
| 23 | He promptly turned off the by-pass and headed for the nearest hospital . |
| 24 | She picked up her jacket and handbag and headed for the distant clubhouse . |
| 25 | Nails laughed , and headed for the industrial estate . |
| 26 | She left the buffet and headed for the small John Menzies shop opposite . |
| 27 | We flew to San Diego on the West Coast where we hired a car and headed for the bright lights of Las Vegas . |
| 28 | So I left Derek and Brian by the door of the pub and headed for the open country . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | I left him there , and headed for the next block . |