Example sentences of "and [verb] for [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dynamics of survival within the NMGC must be related to the role which the organisation has defined and redefined for itself in the light of a changing understanding of marital problems over time and in relation to the work of other agencies . |
| 2 | The chief preoccupation of Methuen 's later years , apart from his painting , and one for which he denied himself many luxuries , was the restoration , maintenance , and improvement of Corsham Court , the family seat , and of the collection of pictures which hung in the magnificent gallery built and furnished for them in the 1760s . |
| 3 | Two days sitting in the plane and fifty bourbons later I had this young born-again advocate holding my hand and praying for me at the top of his voice . |
| 4 | The figure of Mercy points to the nature of the redemptive process : Later still , Julian of Norwich , whose mystical experience arose out of meditation on the Passion , defined her sense of a dynamic power of divine love working to process the effects of sin as the work of Christ : " and there is in him bleding and praying for us to the Father — and is and shall be as long as it nedith " . |
| 5 | You go up round then you come down yes you can through but people queue and wait for one on the top . |
| 6 | I told myself he might have meant us to meet at the Festival , so I went along there and searched for him in the crowd . ’ |
| 7 | She recently changed erm , to come and work for me on the Warwickshire area about four weeks ago . |
| 8 | By the time he had locked off the plane 's controls and opened the door , Ahmed Myeloski was out of the Lada and waiting for him by the side of the executive jet . |
| 9 | Bob 's phone rang , and while he was talking Dyson , who was sitting back in his chair and waiting for someone at the other end of the line , covered up the mouthpiece of his phone and said , ‘ Are you coming to the funeral , Tess ? ’ |
| 10 | Listen for them on radio and television and look for them in the newspaper . |
| 11 | One Small Step is building a laboratory that will help keep many children from lives spent in a wheelchair … please help to make this possible for our kids and run for them in the next London Marathon . |
| 12 | One Small Step is building a laboratory that will help keep many children from lives spent in a wheelchair … please help to make this possible for our kids and run for them in the next London Marathon . |
| 13 | We tried for compensation and we 've got Tony Baldry , who we 're going to see Saturday , and he 's going to try and claim for us under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Act . |
| 14 | Members choose what they wish to insure and decide for themselves on the sums they insure . |
| 15 | From the shops it was a short visit to the launderette , where his week 's supply of dirty washing had been cleaned , pressed and packed for him by the friendly woman who supervised the place . |
| 16 | He had been frightened until Ivan explained to him that the sun went to bed like everyone else and would be up and shining for them in the morning . |
| 17 | I did n't know whether to go back and try for something in the West End again , or television , films — or even go back into fringe theatre . |
| 18 | She flashed the note around , proudly though covertly , and looked for him at the bus stop , but she could not look for him without some misgiving . |
| 19 | Adam wondered if Abigail sometimes woke up and looked for him in the dark , in the empty room , and fretted for a while before she began to cry . |
| 20 | ‘ In the one-day game you have to be positive and go for it from the word go . |
| 21 | ‘ In fact , I did n't even know McCallen had n't started for I just got my head down and went for it from the fall of the flag . |
| 22 | To and fro , weaving , sometimes tied back to the point , moving from point to point , guided by Jennifer , each woman deeply involved with the dual effort of formulating an opinion and arguing for it at the same time . |
| 23 | The owner says he will sell at that price , but only if Fred collects the car and pays for it within the next 2 hours . |
| 24 | That , that 's her main , she used to sort of look after things and baby-sit for us in the evenings . |
| 25 | After she had signed in , Brian Everthorpe directed her to the section of the car park reserved for visitors , and waited for her at the entrance to the Administration Block . |
| 26 | I waited and waited for him at the points and eventually met him about three or four o'clock in the morning for the first time . |
| 27 | Certainly Stock , Aitken and Waterman and the guardian angel figure of manager Terry Blamey were waiting in the wings , but would they understand and care for her in the same way ? |