Example sentences of "and [adv] [verb] for an [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Clearly , this policing role , giving legal form to religious doctrine , and generally making for an ordered and ‘ tidy ’ society , was never successfully performed . |
| 2 | Because import duty ( 35 per cent on ornamented goods ) and freight charges , had from the start pushed prices up in the US , Peter now decided to make a virtue of necessity and deliberately aimed for an exclusive designer image with corresponding price tag . |
| 3 | Whilst he was chasing girls ( or were the girls chasing him ? ) and always looking for an easy pound or two , I was deeply concerned by the deteriorating political situation . |
| 4 | While they were still together she started a video course and now works for an independent television company . |
| 5 | To ring the changes , hair was sprayed at the roots and lightly backcombed for an alternative look . |