Example sentences of "and [adv] [vb base] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Resentful at Alexander and fearful that the King might beget am heir by his new queen and so lose for a second time the opportunity to advance the claims of his own house ? |
| 2 | The whole point is that if the intrepid aviator got shot down while blasting Gerry out of the skies above enemy territory , he could simply unzip his boot-legs and have a pair of civilian-looking shoes on his feet , and thus pass for a native and so escape those dreadful SS men in their tight little black uniforms . |
| 3 | I 'd give Rocky a chance on the right or if not move Kelly forward with Bardsley in behind ( kind of like the way Jack Charlton plays Terry Phelan behind Steve Staunton ) and probably go for a new left winger to help Dorigo ( sorry Mrs. Dorigo Anthony ) . |
| 4 | Kinsbourne ( 1975a ) argued that " both hemispheres draw upon and often compete for a finite amount of attention invested in the organism as a whole " . |
| 5 | ‘ To make lips look fuller , the trick is to define them with a brown eyeliner and outline the shape you want them to be and then go for a light coloured lipstick . |
| 6 | He may dodge that and instead go for a big money battle against London 's Colin McMillan , the WBO world champion , who was at ringside . |
| 7 | I humbly and obediently beg for a close examination of the musical powers of my child , above all for the sake of his honour . |