Example sentences of "and [pron] [verb] for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | When a vote is taken and everyone votes for the motion , the motion is said to be passed unanimously . |
2 | There there are three of us er , that is Mr Allenby Mr Heselton and me looking for an answer to a question which was about |
3 | When I came back , I went to the children 's room , to see if they needed me , and I listened for a moment at their door . |
4 | I doubt either can afford to stay at a hotel and I know for a fact that they 're not at any of the local hostels ; neither , I have been reliably informed , have they put in an appearance at the local ‘ hippie ’ compound . |
5 | And when I 've done a a spot on photograph for them , when somebody else is mentioning a photograph , you know , er to go up in the Town Hall or whatever , er they the local mayor has just had one done by one of the guys in the workshop , and I know for a fact I could do one that 's ten times better than that . |
6 | No , he calmly surveys them , holds his hands up for silence — and I know for a fact he ca n't speak a word of Japanese . ’ |
7 | She 's getting some money , and I know for a fact she getting it . |
8 | I had no choice but to leave and I made for the kitchen carrying the dollar on the tray like a trophy anchored by a thumb . |
9 | He produced a pocket-book and I thought for a moment he was going to tip me . |
10 | ‘ When we heard about poor Alain Gebrec being dead , I had a sudden vision of Dora looking furiously angry … you know how she sometimes glares at Dieter … and I thought for a moment … supposing it had been Dieter who 'd been killed … it might have been Dora who had … oh , I know it 's dreadful of me to think these things , but she hates him so much . ’ |
11 | Bob Platt and I pressed for a bowler as fiercely as we could , but to no avail . |
12 | And I rung for an ambulance and it came and we took her up and sat with her , and they kept her in for four days . |
13 | ‘ I 've nothing to add except to say that I 'm surprised no one 's tried to squeeze more out of me since and I apologize for the fact that there 's only one chair here so I ca n't ask you to sit down . ’ |
14 | Chair , if I could move on then to the budget proper , and I apologize for the numbering . |
15 | ‘ Her father and I wait for the day she grows out of it , but — ’ |
16 | ‘ But there were some problem areas , and I went for a swim to get it out of my system . ’ |
17 | The following morning , the scout picked me up and I went for a trial . |
18 | When the telegram arrived , Joan and I went for a walk so that I could work the adrenalin out of my system . |
19 | It was pleasant out of doors and I went for a walk , down by the station , along the Wharf and across the promenade . ’ |
20 | And they said so at the er at the district council , went up to district and I asked for the support of the district council and er probably John immediately said , you have the full support of the district council for it he says and I 'll ensure that you get support with the result I also received four posters direct from the Edinburgh District Council with John photograph on it and with the caption st stating every old age pensioner should be signing here . |
21 | We both smiled , and I knew for a fact that she was n't Daine . |
22 | The shops were opening and I browsed for a while in one that sold books as well as newspapers and magazines , but I failed to find the American edition of Rodriguez 's book . |
23 | Sunlight reflected from a window among the palm trees to lance a sliver of dazzling light at our cockpit , then the reflection was gone and we were at sea level , engines screaming , and I fumbled for the camera , prayed it had not broken when it fell from the ceiling , and took another picture just before Maggot lifted the aircraft 's nose so that we swooped up and over the palm trees that edged the beach . |
24 | and I worked for the council so he spoke to me one day and he said , Will you cut the roads with a tractor and a mower . |
25 | It was cool in the shade and I stayed for a while by the deep pool below the falls before turning back to the path and climbing through the heat of the late morning past Poor 's Land towards Knarlton Knot . |
26 | A doctor sometimes sees people with a different eye from other people , and I wondered for a moment whether , despite her beauty and her apparently special position on the island , she was really happy . |
27 | Lili and I were silent and I wondered for a moment how I would be feeling if I was going to marry the man I loved — had loved , I amended in my mind , for surely even I could n't be so idiotic as to love still where I had met with such treachery . |
28 | Her warm and wide smile greeted me at the door and I forgot for a while the riddles and innuendos which surrounded Brian Harley and hid the killer of Froggy Davies . |
29 | As an entertainer I run in bright colours and I run for the public . |
30 | And I learned to drive — mum and dad paid for my driving lessons and I paid for the driving test . |