Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv prt] for an " in BNC.
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| 1 | With the game going into added time Michael Galwey , after good work by Geoghegan , Clarke and Bradley , got in for an Irish try . |
| 2 | He plunged down for an interminable second , arms and legs splayed out in abandon , forgotten , tumbling anyhow , and crashed onto the stage on his back , lying across Bothwell , whose cloak was the colour of blood . |
| 3 | Botha dropped an early goal , Ian Hunter thundered over for an unforgettable try , and Drikus Hattingh scored one for the tourists just before the break . |
| 4 | The afternoon audience steadily declined , built up for an hour or so in the late afternoon and then surrendered to TV , except for another late-night blip . |
| 5 | You are a turkey — ’ she cast about for an even worse insult , ‘ a puritan ! ’ |
| 6 | In 1980 we changed to a system of community and private nurses who came in for an hour or two in the morning and evening . |
| 7 | Valerie Welham recently came in for an inheritance , she 's offered the county council a hundred and ten thousand pounds for the building . |
| 8 | Solomona blasted over for an important try just before the break after smart interpassing with Sheals . |
| 9 | She drove out for an early lunch at a small diner down the road and was back at the cabin by half past twelve . |
| 10 | Juul was undefeated by an opponent in his four scheduled rides although in heat 13 when he came out for an extra race he was disqualified for unfair riding when bringing down Donny Odom and Steve Regeling . |
| 11 | We trudged around for an hour or so , unable to face the thought of lunch , and found another small hotel near Chamartin ( we were going back by train the next day by the last evening train ) . |
| 12 | I sauntered about for an hour before I could find Sir James Macdonald … |
| 13 | More than 50 business men and women showed their incredible resolve when they turned up for an emergency meeting in Craigavon yesterday . |
| 14 | They teamed up for an after-show celebration after Elton and rock star Eric Clapton thrilled fans at a huge outdoor concert in New York . |
| 15 | To mark the occasion ULSS staff past and present met up for an evening . |
| 16 | Plymouth looked to be cruising to victory when striker Dwight Marshall made up for an early miss with two goals in three minutes in the first half of this tie . |
| 17 | The following day I signed up for an accountancy course as an ‘ extra option ’ . |
| 18 | The car gave a roar , then slowly moved out of the garage ; the dim side-lights showed a pale flicker on the back of the house , then swung around for an instant on to the gardens . |
| 19 | With the pitch playing easily , the tail wagged , led by Morrison , who hung around for an hour while England fretted . |
| 20 | So I got off and walked around for an hour or so , unseeing , my mind a total blank . |
| 21 | Touche Ross thought that the requirement was appropriate in relation to partnerships , but recommended that it should apply only to cheques made out for an amount greater than a specified sum — a suggestion also made by a number of others . |
| 22 | Snuggling into his chair , he settled down for an hour or two 's tinkering . |
| 23 | Stowing her bag by her feet , Loretta settled down for an hour 's read . |
| 24 | Not guilty : Ebbw Vale flanker STUART GRIFFITHS , sent off for an alleged head-butt in the Schweppes Cup game with Dunvant , was cleared after a personal hearing before the WRU 's disciplinary sub-committee . |
| 25 | Wind was measured at 11.00 and 15.00 each day , but only counted if it kept up for an hour or more . |
| 26 | We get the whole thing seized up for an hour and a half in the morning and an hour and a half in the evening . |
| 27 | He went out for an evening walk , and that really got Dolly 's goat . |
| 28 | The Party loved it , they gave him a standing ovation and Mr Kinnock went back for an encore to tell them to save their strength for the election . |
| 29 | Marx looked around for an ashtray , found one , and deliberately ground out his cigar-end . |
| 30 | He looked around for an implement to use and although his eyes were by now accustomed to the gloom he could see nothing suitable . |