Example sentences of "and [vb past] for [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But erm , if so , please get in touch before Wednesday as they 've , he rang me up last night and asked for a final figure from us which he must |
| 2 | The Assistant Chief Constable had mentally spoken a prayer for self-control and asked for a brief statement . |
| 3 | I contacted the North Devon District Health Authority and asked for an extra-contractual referral to be made for this operation . |
| 4 | I eventually got back to the switchboard and asked for the neurosurgical bed manager . |
| 5 | This spelt out in more detail what 5 Corps had learned from Maj-Gen Schmidt-Richberg about the approach of the Army Group E forces from the south , and asked for the specific authorization 5 Corps required to accept the surrender of these enormous numbers of fugitives as " formed bodies " . |
| 6 | With its occupants pushed firmly back into their seats , the Turbo R thumped a hole in the air and lunged for the far horizon , covering the quarter-mile in a staggering 14.8secs on the way . |
| 7 | But his eyes went back to the Workshops and he frowned and sought for the right thing to say . |
| 8 | He stood and made for the other room . |
| 9 | Bukharin specifically warned against tying up too many resources in long-term capital projects , and argued for a balanced approach which would actually yield a greater product : |
| 10 | The two women jumped out and sprinted for the front door of the cottage , Donna struggling with the key . |
| 11 | In 1833 Biscoe was appointed to the Hopefull and Rose for a similar expedition , but resigned before sailing . |
| 12 | They do n't want to be praised and stroked for every little thing , but they do want their work to be noticed and acknowledged every so often — and not just when they screwed something up or forgot it . |
| 13 | She picked up her jacket and handbag and headed for the distant clubhouse . |
| 14 | Nails laughed , and headed for the industrial estate . |
| 15 | So I left Derek and Brian by the door of the pub and headed for the open country . |
| 16 | At about 5.30pm on Sunday everybody shut off their music and headed for the main stage to hear the results . |
| 17 | He was much respected for his knowledge of golf courses , but was a throwback to the days when caddies wore old macs or tweed overcoats , slept rough in the summer , and in October committed a misdemeanour mild enough to ensure six months in jail to see them through the winter and send them out sobered up and refreshed for the new golf season . |
| 18 | I was an incurable romantic and yearned for a romantic friendship before it would be too late , for I believed in those days that romantic friendship was possible only in youth . |
| 19 | The whole kaleidoscope is there in the memory : how proud we were of our daughter Sara 's acting ability , at junior school , at senior and at college ; and of our younger , very shy son , who managed a one-line walk-on part the last year in junior school , but wrote , acted in , sang in and played for a satirical revue at University . |
| 20 | United director Bobby Charlton , looking resplendant in his United Blazer with a very attractive rosette pinned to the front ( and his distinctive side parting above the ear & ‘ sweepover ’ hairdo ) was his usual uncontroversial self , unlike his elder brother who has at least got a personality ( and played for a decent football club ) |
| 21 | He said : ‘ I was on the verge of the England squad with Norwich and played for the Under-21 side a few times . |
| 22 | He then went to South Africa with the FA summer touring side and played for the national team in one of the representative games . |
| 23 | In 1878 he arrived in the United States and studied for the Unitarian ministry at Meadville Theological School in Pennsylvania . |
| 24 | That done , the wee dandy , roofed by a wig of blazing defiance , hooked thumbs into his waistcoat pockets and sauntered for the bar-top city heights . |
| 25 | She closed her eyes again , tossed and turned for a long time , then finally managed to get a couple of hours of disturbed sleep . |
| 26 | They stayed on the hill and talked for a long time . |
| 27 | They sat down and talked for a short time . |
| 28 | ‘ Mrs Cecil 's departure was preceded by such an entire sinking of her constitution and by an exhaustion tending so much to lethargy that she was seldom able to converse … and it was a peculiar favour to herself and daughters that Mr Simeon and her excellent son were in the house and watched for every reviving moment to pray or converse with her in all holy tenderness , till she ceased to breathe . ’ |
| 29 | But why should someone murder him decades later because he betrayed his country and worked for the Soviet Union ? |
| 30 | Mitchell trained as a journalist on The Scotsman and worked for the Scottish Tourist Board , Apex Publishing in Oman and British Gas Scotland before setting up Elliot Mitchell Communications , which later merged with Commpress . |