Example sentences of "and [verb] [pers pn] [adv] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nigel rallied round and asked her out for a drink . |
| 2 | ‘ He rang me up that same evening and asked me out for a drink . ’ |
| 3 | And if it was just exhausted , it was simply a question of postponing his own ploughing and resting it up for a day or two until it had regained its appetite and its strength . |
| 4 | What you did was to save the lot up and cash it in for a big meal . |
| 5 | ‘ I always wanted to work with a squad of young players and bring them on for a few seasons . |
| 6 | His room overlooked our house , and he could watch the comings and goings — we were having some turf laid at the time in which he was taking a great interest — and I used to drive round there every evening at half past five and bring him home for a meal , after which we would chat or watch television . |
| 7 | He blew a lot of his money on gambling , even slot machines , and buying cars before he got bored with them and sold them off for a fraction of the price he paid for them . ’ |
| 8 | Well , she her , her sleeping habits during the day change to afternoons , and , well today she 's been she had about two hours this afternoon , so if we did our normal and gave her tea at five o'clock , and send them up for a bath at half past six , there 's no way she 'd be asleep . |
| 9 | So er I went down the Red Lion in Willenhall and fixed him up for a night 's dosh , did n't I , and the driver and then er I worked on , worked on and on and was able to get these er done for him to take back to fit this ship . |
| 10 | He stood there , his face awash with blood , his swollen mouth hanging open , but still conscious , still awake enough to see his younger brother 's eyes as they fixed his own and lined him up for the coup de grace . |
| 11 | Of course , this may lead them to run onto the rotted wood , which will give way and let them in for a long fall … |
| 12 | I 've got a continuation shot , well what I shall do is just try and line them up for a rush down to , which is not bad . |
| 13 | Best to sit back and cue him up for the one-liners . |
| 14 | Why did n't he take that with him and put it in for a minute , for god 's sake . |
| 15 | But he was either moody and difficult , or else in tearing spirits , playing with the children and upsetting them so that their mother would come and whip them afterwards for the noise they made . |
| 16 | For him it would simply have been a matter of bringing the girl along , telling my mother she was coming with them and paying her handsomely for the hardship occasioned . ’ |
| 17 | In the early days , the salesman behind the counter had served to promote the merits of different products , and to wrap them carefully for the customer 's homeward journey . |
| 18 | On return to the farm in the late afternoon there was likely to be a further round of gossip and conversation while grooming the horses and bedding them down for the night . |
| 19 | ‘ I hope they catch this cowardly thug and lock him up for a long time . ’ |
| 20 | And holding them up for a little bit of erm laughter . |
| 21 | The local police kindly agreed to come in on the act and a few off-duty policemen pretended to stalk the burglars and locked them up for the night at a disused police station at Ironbridge ! |
| 22 | Our fleet now consisted of three " V " vessels , Venturous , Vigilant and Valiant , all well equipped , modern , purpose-built patrol boats which were worked hard and served us well for the next ten years . |
| 23 | ‘ Well , why do n't you come up and take her out for the day . |
| 24 | If you leave the vehicle , the heat from the engine soaks into the carb and thaws it out for a few more miles . |
| 25 | She did not feel entirely at ease about this , and even went to consult the Careers Adviser in Cambridge , who gave her various leaflets , told her about trainee courses at the BBC , and sent her off for a two-day inspection of the Civil Service . |
| 26 | But when the Cup ties came round , Chapman made another , more dramatic decision — he dropped Alex James , the man intended as the team 's dynamo , and sent him home for a complete rest . |
| 27 | His second-in-command re-divided the men and sent them back for a second search of the places they had searched before . |
| 28 | Pulling the centre-half back left a gap in midfield which needed a link man to pick up passes from defence and lay them on for the forwards . |
| 29 | Dip this end into hormone rooting powder while it is still moist from the cut so that some powder adheres , shake or tap off the surplus and lay it aside for a few minutes while the others are being prepared . |
| 30 | But like that A lot of families had them and kept them just for the family . |