Example sentences of "on [art] [noun sg] [verb] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had been crouched on the first-floor landing for a long time , peering through the banister rails to the kitchen at the end of the lower corridor , listening to the ebb and flow of their conversation . |
| 2 | Mr Justice Jowitt told Anderson : ‘ I accept that you were not on the prowl looking for a victim and that it was by chance that this young lady got into your car . |
| 3 | The ceasefire broke down within hours , however , and the Croatian Defence Ministry called on the population to mobilize for a " very long defensive campaign " . |
| 4 | Or God forbid — down on the pavement waiting for a party of schoolgirls to tread on them ! |
| 5 | In parliament , those on the Left pressed for an inquiry into the causes of the riots . |
| 6 | He was simmering down , or more exactly , getting a little tired as they stood on the sidewalk waiting for a street-car . |
| 7 | The more radical nationalist Catalan Republican Left ( ERC ) , led by Angel Colom , won 11 seats with 8 per cent ( six and 4.1 per cent in 1988 ) , on a platform calling for a referendum on independence for Catalonia and the other autonomous regions . |
| 8 | One peasant walked 15 versts to get Yakovlev to act on a building designated for a school that was still occupied by an influential peasant . |
| 9 | As was said by the Royal Commission , the police should not , on a warrant to search for a stolen grand piano , look under the floorboards or in the water cistern . |
| 10 | But easily the best Lions ' movement of the match came when Tony Underwood and Gibbs made breaks to allow Clement to go on a weaving run for a converted try . |