Example sentences of "the [noun] and [vb pp] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The stout man ran into the cottage and phoned for the police and then for other keepers to come to Smiling Meadow . |
| 2 | Arising from the resolute opposition by the District to the Board 's proposals , a sub-committee was also established by the Cambridge Board to consider its relations with the WEA and met for the first time in May 1938 . |
| 3 | Early one morning they tied their stripy woven bags of Tibetan salt on to the yaks and left for the south . |
| 4 | She was lifted out of her perch above the engine and made for the customs shed where she asked for a mirror so that she could restore order to her wrecked coiffure before she went into Paris . |
| 5 | Information should be sent to The Bookseller and marked for the attention of Jason Cowley , to arrive no later than Wednesday 3rd February . |
| 6 | Carrie kissed her husband lightly on the cheek and made for the stairs . |
| 7 | While the aide translated these remarks Joseph Sherman took the opportunity to glance around the room and noticed for the first time that groups of diminutive Annamese were standing quietly with their wives among the taller European men and women . |
| 8 | These words were treasured by those present at the death-bed and recorded for the benefit of those unavoidably absent . |
| 9 | But as those boxing her in came away from the rails at the entrance to the home stretch she found a good run up the inside , and when Teleprompter ran out of stamina with just over a furlong to go Pat Eddery shot the favourite into the lead and made for the wire . |
| 10 | The Congress resolution criticized the reforms and called for the introduction of higher levels of social protection . |
| 11 | For a few horrible moments I thought the motor would n't fire , but after several pulls it caught , then I just hooked my overnight bag over one shoulder , took the tiller and made for the shore , which looked so close that I felt I could have swum across . ’ |
| 12 | Dr Manfred Thaller , President of the International Association for History and Computing backed the seminar and arranged for the publication of its proceedings . |
| 13 | Wycliffe joined the trippers on the pier and made for the Flushing ferry . |
| 14 | Charlotte marched to the counter and paid for the book . |
| 15 | The fan , Rosenery Mello , has become a celebrity since the incident and posed for the cover of the November edition of Brazilian Playboy . |
| 16 | When he was n't sketching or painting as a relaxation , Viktor took a rod and line down to the banks of the Moscova and fished for the grey roach that lurked in the sluggish water . |
| 17 | Nurse Motley said that when it appeared that Kayley was about to suffer another respiratory attack , she had administered oxygen while Allitt had opened the door and called for the cardiac arrest team . |
| 18 | When darkness fell , the men drove off up the escarpment and made for the rendezvous , spreading themselves out as widely as possible . |
| 19 | He went down to the farm and applied for the job . |
| 20 | In May 1948 numerous European political figures met at the Hague and called for the creation of a European parliament as well as an economic union . |
| 21 | If your father 'e 'ad listened to the nurse and called for the doctor and not for the priest — puh ! ’ |
| 22 | She 'd heard of an opening for a showroom model at one of the better fashion houses on the Via Monte-napoleone ; despite the agency 's insistence on scouting all jobs itself , she had gone around to the house and applied for the position herself , listing International Models as representing her . |
| 23 | Three of the firefighters who smashed their way into the house and searched for the family through thick black smoke needed hospital treatment for shock and exhaustion . |