Example sentences of "and [vb past] [to-vb] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Here they also found the values of the market place , which stressed personal independence and self-gratification , and began to search for a sexual fulfilment which , Shorter . |
| 2 | But , in the summer of 1945 , he took a furnished room in Kensington and began to look for a suitable and convenient residence of his own . |
| 3 | Oag , formerly marketing director with a major computer industry concern in London , had grown tired of weekend commuting from Nairn , and began to look for a local company he could invest time and money in . |
| 4 | Financial software house Quality Software Products Holdings Plc has taken the plunge and decided to go for a full listing on the UK stock exchange ‘ to exploit the business opportunities ’ presented by its newly-launched Universal OLAS product ( CI No 2,116 ) . |
| 5 | She stopped in the shelter of a stone wall , drank a cup of coffee , consulted the map and decided to aim for a twenty-five mile circuit which would bring her out , eventually , at the foot of the steep hill near the village . |
| 6 | Love , the second round leader , could not maintain the pace he set over the first two rounds and had to settle for a third round 71 . |
| 7 | Colin Montgomerie , a British Ryder Cup player last year , who was also making his first appearance , had a 72 but David Feherty , who played steadily for 12 holes , ran up a seven at the 13th and had to settle for a 73 . |
| 8 | The Emperor deplored the bellicosity of language and continued to work for a peaceful settlement , using the King of the Belgians as an intermediary , at the same time maintaining close contact with the Spanish Ambassador in Paris . |
| 9 | It was something very rarely seen in Britain , or in other democracies : an emergency government — or , in Hoare 's words , ‘ an emergency Committee of public Safety ’ , formed for a specific purpose , and intended to last for a specific period of time . |