Example sentences of "and [vb past] [adv] [verb] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Cabinet briefly discussed and rejected a dissolution and election on the issue and decided instead to try for a decisive election victory within three years . |
| 2 | In his first State of the Union message , Reagan reiterated the essentials of his programme and went on to call for an increase in defence spending of $7.2 billion and cuts in excess of $40 billion from the proposed 1982 budget of $740 billion . |
| 3 | He was diagnosed anti-depressants by his doctor but failed to take them and did not return for a check up two weeks later . |
| 4 | She heaved out a great sigh and did not move for a full fifteen seconds : the sergeant watched them tick past , marked by the flick of the thin red hand of the electric clock on the wall . |
| 5 | He said because it had to cross the busy East Coast line at Darlington the timing was crucial and did not allow for a call at Allen 's West . |
| 6 | He nodded assent , and did not ask for a reason . |
| 7 | She said she had been released half a mile away on a misty common and had not eaten for a long time . |
| 8 | All subjects studied were regular smokers but the duodenal ulcer patients were significantly older and had therefore smoked for a longer period ( Table I ) . |
| 9 | Since 12 drawings do n't make a show , I borrowed the title The Non-Objective World , from Malevich and set about preparing for an exhibition of lesser-known artists of the early period ( 1914–24 ) . |
| 10 | I got some quiet music and sat down to listen for a minute . |