Example sentences of "and listened for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Agnes said : ‘ Speaking , ’ and listened for a minute , then put the phone down . |
| 2 | Her father came up and listened for a while and then said that he thought it was all marvellous but he did n't understand a word of it . |
| 3 | He took the call and listened for a while . |
| 4 | Before Parr knocked on Jessica 's bedroom door , he stood outside and listened for a while . |
| 5 | Nick picked up the receiver and listened for a moment , before muttering ‘ Wrong number ’ and hanging up . |
| 6 | Reluctantly she picked it up and listened for a moment . |
| 7 | He stood just out of sight and listened for the lift . |
| 8 | She was woken at half-past five and listened for the sound that had disturbed her . |