Example sentences of "and [verb] for the [noun sg] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Helen to be contacted and asked for the plinth so that this can be completed before this years event . |
| 2 | There also sometimes seems to be a feeling that the media could have got themselves better organised and asked for the material earlier . |
| 3 | He had very red hair and a pale complexion with masses of freckles all over his face , he was very popular with everyone and lived for the day when he could join the Army , particularly the Camerons . |
| 4 | He turned and headed for the door where he paused for a moment . |
| 5 | Agents were pondering whether they should n't ‘ hang on to thee rights , and wait for the time when they 're equipped to sell them , ’ as conference chairman Tony Feldman put it later . |
| 6 | Ashenden shrugged , and seemed for the moment somewhat less at ease . |
| 7 | Get out and speak for the organization today , and be honest . |
| 8 | After dinner , back on the boat , he sat and talked about the soil as the common link between people of all nations , and spoke almost lovingly of husbandry and caring for the soil almost as if it were a human being . |
| 9 | Conversely , people living outside the UK ( and who have recently been resident in the UK ) can continue to join and vote for the party even though the next Labour Government 's policies will have little direct impact on their lives . |
| 10 | After Nancarrow had deprived Marshall of a 7–0 lead in the decisive fourth game , Marshall saved two match points and served for the match twice , only to be foiled twice by a drop shot . |
| 11 | The new law described the " Corsican people " as " part of the French people " ; established a regional executive council with its own powers , and provided for the drawing up of a new electoral register . |
| 12 | Or — and this thought only occurred to me when I was out on the street and running for the hill as fast as I could — as if there was something else behind his eyes , looking out at the world , waiting for the awful moment when it would start to take apart our little corner of the planet , piece by shabby piece . |
| 13 | Mr Tomlinson became very anxious and looked for the passenger both on and under the train . |
| 14 | ‘ Oh bother ! ’ she allowed herself a wee expletive and reached for the telephone daintily with whitened fingers . |
| 15 | He brooded for a moment , sighed , and reached for the list again . |
| 16 | I can begin to be a real father to my girls and prepare for the day when I 'll be a grandfather to their children . |
| 17 | Kafka 's genius lies in his having grasped that this was much more true to experience , much more realistic , than the rich sensuality and feeling for the individual etc. etc. of Lawrence and his much more pathetic followers . |