Example sentences of "[vb past] and [verb] for [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They entered and asked for a room for the night and a meal of cold meat and beer , which they ate in the bar . |
| 2 | BELOW : Guard , , society membership secretary is pictured with the carriages he designed and built for the railway . |
| 3 | She rose and stooped for the shell . |
| 4 | Without a word , Roberts rose and headed for the service hatch . |
| 5 | He stopped and thought for a moment . |
| 6 | When he realized that Adam was not one of his colleagues , he stopped and reached for the revolver in his belted holster . |
| 7 | In general , we think of the criminal law as the means by which individuals are prosecuted , tried and punished for the offences ( e.g. theft , assault , etc. ) which they have committed . |
| 8 | he came and asked for the duster and the polish |
| 9 | And it is by that fire that Kentigern is born — about 518 — and to that fire , just as in the Gospels , that shepherds came and cared for the boy whose mother , her work done , is dead . ’ |
| 10 | As we set course down the first valley low stratus blocked our way , and since squeezing underneath received a thumbs-down from both pilot and passenger , we orbited and asked for an IFR clearance . |
| 11 | So do major prints by Sam Francis ( who lived and worked for a while in Japan ) . |
| 12 | Hampden fought and died for the sovereignty of Parliament . |
| 13 | Despite the genuine idealism of those who fought and agitated for the Republicans , the role of the Communist Party aroused some doubts on the Left . |
| 14 | We decided to use our green ballot box that we made and painted for the Maastricht campaign for people to post their cards into so that we can count them at the end and post them all together . |
| 15 | He frowned and panicked for a moment . |
| 16 | Then , apparently deciding that this was a special day , he turned and made for the thicket . |
| 17 | He turned and made for the stern of the boat , and disappeared below . |
| 18 | He turned and headed for the door where he paused for a moment . |
| 19 | Carol looked angrily at him , turned and headed for the door . |
| 20 | ‘ Poor sod , ’ he said to himself as he turned and headed for the others . |
| 21 | A pulse of pressure from behind threw them against the factor , he turned and jumped for the door , beat on it , it opened abruptly , and he fell inside . |
| 22 | She turned and started for the door . |
| 23 | Then he turned and stood for a while gazing out at the Pacific . |
| 24 | ‘ Women ’ , the Sarakatsani reason , ‘ through the particular sensuality of their natures are inherently more likely to have relations with the Devil ; and goats were originally the animals of the Devil which Christ captured and tamed for the service of man . ’ |
| 25 | Once — ’ the voice shook and hesitated for a moment ‘ — once it was a pair of pliers . |
| 26 | Carol sighed and reached for a tissue from the bedside table . |
| 27 | Kate sighed and reached for the wine . |
| 28 | As it was , I nodded and made for the door ; she looked the sort of woman who won protracted lawsuits . |
| 29 | Talbot nodded and reached for a phone . |
| 30 | Jack nodded and headed for the lift , followed by a determined Tina . |