Example sentences of "and [vb past] for a [adj] [noun] " 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 | 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 : |
| 5 | In 1833 Biscoe was appointed to the Hopefull and Rose for a similar expedition , but resigned before sailing . |
| 6 | At 2 p.m. a big KC 135 tanker lifted off from Andrews Air Force Base outside Washington and headed for a mid-air rendezvous with the Eagle at 45,000 feet over the eastern seaboard . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 ) |
| 10 | She closed her eyes again , tossed and turned for a long time , then finally managed to get a couple of hours of disturbed sleep . |
| 11 | They stayed on the hill and talked for a long time . |
| 12 | They sat down and talked for a short time . |
| 13 | On reaching the top of the hill , Tess paused and looked for a long time at the familiar green world of home . |
| 14 | I recalled those days at school and looked for a sympathetic response . |
| 15 | Robert waved briefly , ducked , and looked for an alternative means of escape . |
| 16 | I put on my coat and went for a long walk on the moor . |
| 17 | The soldier grinned and reached for a half-smoked cigarette behind the earflap of his fur hat . |
| 18 | At the crash from the front door he came out of his chair and reached for a twelve-bore shotgun that lay on the pine table . |
| 19 | He flicked a switch on the percolator , which was set up in a recess above one of the work-benches , and reached for a fresh mug . |
| 20 | And reached for a heavy key and turned the lock . |
| 21 | It stayed there and grew for a long time , until it was a real baby . |
| 22 | THE Bundesbank indicated yesterday that there were no immediate plans to reduce interest rates and pleaded for a rigorous savings campaign by Germans to combat rising debts . |
| 23 | She burst into floods of horrible tears , and cried for a whole day . |
| 24 | The local children used to play in the cutting and had for a long time fancied the hut as a den or HQ for their games , but the hut was always locked by a large padlock securing a hasp that was red with rust but still secured the door . |
| 25 | If an antidepressant is indicated , it should be used in a full therapeutic dose and continued for an appropriate period of time . |
| 26 | Everyone used to say to me , ‘ how do you manage to stay so cool and relaxed for a big event , Aston ? ’ |
| 27 | He was 18 , fed up with everything Scotland had to offer , and hoped for a fresh start in the USA . |
| 28 | But I am long on stamina and waited for a red-breasted merganser aimlessly doing nothing under the cliff on which lay the dozing duo . |
| 29 | He waited for the right moment , walked calmly across the road , knelt down , put his neck across the railway line and waited for a loaded van to sever his head . |
| 30 | This brought one of Neil 's cracks of laughter and the comment , ‘ A wily gent , I see , ’ and then silence took over again , and lasted for a long time , until the front door opened , and Matey returned from the sewing circle at St Jude 's Church Hall , and stared at them , sitting there in the dusk , hunched over the board , rapt . |