Example sentences of "and [vb past] for the [noun] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | She expressed her wonder at this and asked for the name in Italian . |
| 2 | Early in their walk she had handed him the usual tenpenny piece , and now she heard a faint tinkle and watched while he stuck his candle in the socket , and reached for the matches in their brass holder . |
| 3 | When he realized that Adam was not one of his colleagues , he stopped and reached for the revolver in his belted holster . |
| 4 | The defendants admitted the validity of the will of 30 June 1978 but contended that the deceased had duly executed a further testamentary paper being a first codicil on 18 April 1986 and counterclaimed for the pronouncement in solemn form for the codicil . |
| 5 | DOWN THE ROAD FROM The Pub From Hell , Paul Merton is being groomed at a photo studio and shot for THE FACE in the style of his big hero , silent movie star Buster Keaton . |
| 6 | She sat down on one of the seats , and waited for the man in the woollen hat to come up , see her , and check . |
| 7 | She swallowed hard and waited for the ringing in her head to clear and for the room to steady once more , then , summoning all of her courage , she looked at him with icy contempt . |