Example sentences of "and [vb past] [adv] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | None of this could detract from the supremacy of Williams , as Mansell and Patrese dominated the field and scrapped fiercely for the lead . |
| 2 | Famine at home did not deter the Tsars from exporting grain ; Stalin took a similarly hard-nosed approach , rationed consumption at home and sold abroad for the sake of political influence and foreign exchange . |
| 3 | When Aggie swung round with a lightness that always denied her heavy bulk and made hastily for the door , Millie flew after her and , jumping in front of her , threw her arms around her waist as far as they would go , crying , ‘ I 'm sorry . |
| 4 | He was careful , shrewd , and thoroughly able , and made up for the collapse of the older coastal trades by sending his ships farther afield . |
| 5 | But he recovered his balance in a stride and made off for the water jump . |
| 6 | Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Description of Use or in any restriction of driving to specified persons in this Policy the indemnity to the Policyholder in connection with any motor car described in the Schedule shall operate while such motor car is in the custody or control of a member of the Motor Trade and used only for the purpose of its overhaul upkeep or repair . |
| 7 | The Rentcharges Act 1977 prohibited the creation of further rent-charges , and provided also for the extinguishment of all existing rentcharges at the end of sixty years starting on 22 July 1977 , or on the date the rentcharge first became payable , whichever is later . |
| 8 | One official wrote that the missing cattle ‘ have probably been driven off some distance by some of the bolder spirits of the village , and hired out for the season to some not over-scrupulous cultivator , with instructions to let them go loose when done with . |
| 9 | OTHERS have preferred to select the right machine for the duty and ground conditions and hired in for the job . |
| 10 | But even if he chose lucky and came straight for the exit I had taken , I reckoned I could make at least twenty yards before he would open the door behind me . |
| 11 | More than 350 fabric swatches were knitted and photographed especially for the book , many of them the author 's own invention . |
| 12 | If trade union solidarity is to mean anything , it must mean that each and every worker sharing equally in the benefit of members and paid equally for the service . |
| 13 | Not being sure if the strait , or inlet for the Roach , was actually navigable through to the Crouch , I went back down the Roach , entered the Crouch again by Wallasea Ness , and turned seaward for the Crouch shore of Winter Marsh . |
| 14 | A number of English Protestants were , however , more ideologically motivated than their queen and campaigned vigorously for the adoption of an offensive Protestant alliance , with the aim not simply of protecting English security , but also of furthering the gospel and destroying the forces of Antichrist . |
| 15 | However , he was not thrown out , he was taken back to the station and locked up for the night . |
| 16 | I gritted my teeth and hung on for the climb up to Ana 's Cross on the peak of Spaunton Moor . |
| 17 | John Titford responded to the call and signed up for the Volunteer Infantry . |
| 18 | I got hold of him by the scruff of the neck and took him along to the police box and rang up for the wagon . |
| 19 | Passengers actually changed into their pyjamas and settled down for the night bunks or convertible seat-beds complete with sheets and blankets . |
| 20 | Gritting his teeth against the stab of pain from his wounded leg , he dropped to his knees and grabbed frantically for the weapon with his left hand , expecting every moment that the enemy would burst in to finish him off . |
| 21 | I went out into Main Street and started off for the pier . |
| 22 | John talked , quickly and urgently , while Patrick drove along the M4 , crossed the Chiswick and Hammersmith Flyovers and slowed down for the traffic in Cromwell Road . |
| 23 | She helped the younger woman to the kitchen , put her on a chair and looked round for the kettle . |
| 24 | I never really listened to The Beatles and looked out for the guitar , I 'd just listen to the song as a whole . |
| 25 | But the sheaf was always cut The last sheaf was cut then it was er put in the barn and kept there for the year and |
| 26 | Agnes knew the room and went straight for the telephone . |
| 27 | Impatient as ever I skipped the help and went straight for the action ! |
| 28 | Impatient as ever I skipped the help and went straight for the action ! |
| 29 | They were taken to Stromness police station , and questioned persistently for the rest of the six hours allowed by law . |
| 30 | She sat up and reached blindly for the clasp of the bra , and just for a moment her breasts swung into view . |