Example sentences of "and [vb past] for [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But erm , if so , please get in touch before Wednesday as they 've , he rang me up last night and asked for a final figure from us which he must |
| 2 | The Assistant Chief Constable had mentally spoken a prayer for self-control and asked for a brief statement . |
| 3 | I contacted the North Devon District Health Authority and asked for an extra-contractual referral to be made for this operation . |
| 4 | I eventually got back to the switchboard and asked for the neurosurgical bed manager . |
| 5 | This spelt out in more detail what 5 Corps had learned from Maj-Gen Schmidt-Richberg about the approach of the Army Group E forces from the south , and asked for the specific authorization 5 Corps required to accept the surrender of these enormous numbers of fugitives as " formed bodies " . |
| 6 | With its occupants pushed firmly back into their seats , the Turbo R thumped a hole in the air and lunged for the far horizon , covering the quarter-mile in a staggering 14.8secs on the way . |
| 7 | But his eyes went back to the Workshops and he frowned and sought for the right thing to say . |
| 8 | LPS-specific monoclonal antibody was added in a solution of PBS containing 0.05% Tween 20 , 1% BSA and 0.05% sodium azide ( PBSB-Tween ) and incubated for a further hour at room temperature . |
| 9 | He stood and made for the other room . |
| 10 | When I could make it , I got up and made for the nearest shelter . |
| 11 | Bukharin specifically warned against tying up too many resources in long-term capital projects , and argued for a balanced approach which would actually yield a greater product : |
| 12 | Freud moved from Vienna in 1938 , when the Nazis took over , and lived for the last year of his life in London . |
| 13 | The two women jumped out and sprinted for the front door of the cottage , Donna struggling with the key . |
| 14 | He seemed embarrassed and stammered for the first time in his English . |
| 15 | In 1833 Biscoe was appointed to the Hopefull and Rose for a similar expedition , but resigned before sailing . |
| 16 | They do n't want to be praised and stroked for every little thing , but they do want their work to be noticed and acknowledged every so often — and not just when they screwed something up or forgot it . |
| 17 | The , finally remembering all that I had been told , I capsized myself and grabbed onto the canoe and paddle and headed for the nearest bank . |
| 18 | He promptly turned off the by-pass and headed for the nearest hospital . |
| 19 | She picked up her jacket and handbag and headed for the distant clubhouse . |
| 20 | Nails laughed , and headed for the industrial estate . |
| 21 | So I left Derek and Brian by the door of the pub and headed for the open country . |
| 22 | I left him there , and headed for the next block . |
| 23 | At about 5.30pm on Sunday everybody shut off their music and headed for the main stage to hear the results . |
| 24 | He was much respected for his knowledge of golf courses , but was a throwback to the days when caddies wore old macs or tweed overcoats , slept rough in the summer , and in October committed a misdemeanour mild enough to ensure six months in jail to see them through the winter and send them out sobered up and refreshed for the new golf season . |
| 25 | In conclusion , I 'd like to warn Ben that the Plage route at Buoux is n't his project , but one which was undertaken and tried for the first time by Le Menestrel , and that he has no particular rights over it . |
| 26 | He was arrested and tried for the first time in April 1916 . |
| 27 | I was an incurable romantic and yearned for a romantic friendship before it would be too late , for I believed in those days that romantic friendship was possible only in youth . |
| 28 | The whole kaleidoscope is there in the memory : how proud we were of our daughter Sara 's acting ability , at junior school , at senior and at college ; and of our younger , very shy son , who managed a one-line walk-on part the last year in junior school , but wrote , acted in , sang in and played for a satirical revue at University . |
| 29 | United director Bobby Charlton , looking resplendant in his United Blazer with a very attractive rosette pinned to the front ( and his distinctive side parting above the ear & ‘ sweepover ’ hairdo ) was his usual uncontroversial self , unlike his elder brother who has at least got a personality ( and played for a decent football club ) |
| 30 | He said : ‘ I was on the verge of the England squad with Norwich and played for the Under-21 side a few times . |