Example sentences of "and [vb past] [adj] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We got back to camp around 4pm unloaded the van , cleaned all our blackened pots , put away our food , unpacked our gear , had hot showers , washed our hair and got ready for a big lobster dinner with fresh corn and a huge green salad and gobs of ice cream or frozen yoghurt . |
| 2 | After Ken went , they drove off to Hornsey in the ambulance and stopped first for a Chinese meal — much against Lou 's wishes ; she does n't like Chinese — followed by a session at the pub . |
| 3 | There was Donald from the smithy , joking with young McLaggan from Grandtully and two of his own daughters — they had brought parcels of food and bottles of drink and looked ready for a good day 's outing . |
| 4 | " It is a woman you will be then , Sara Hussey , " she whispered to herself , and lay awake for a long time after , watching a narrow strip of moonlight creep slowly across the wall . |
| 5 | She reached the edge and stood still for a long time , only her skirt fluttering , and the ends of her hair . |
| 6 | Eventually she stopped , and sat motionless for a long time , watching him go . |