Example sentences of "[pron] [noun pl] [coord] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | My hands left the gun hanging in mid-air above my knees and went for the catapult , which as always was hanging on my belt , the arm-rest stuck down between that and my cords . |
| 2 | I 'm going to telephone my parents and arrange for baths . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | I wrote to Radio Four 's ‘ In Touch ’ programme , venting my frustrations and asking for like-minded people to contact me . |
| 5 | I prepared to collect the rest of my medicines and make for the hospital , when the policeman said to me , ‘ Excuse me , sir . |
| 6 | In the nearest modern marketing has come to the skin-flintery of Ebenezer Scrooge , a growing number of American shopping malls have picked the Christmas season to ban the Salvation Army from ringing its bells and asking for money for its traditional Big Red Kettle collection boxes . |
| 7 | Read their notes and check for any change in their condition . |
| 8 | When a business finds itself seriously short of cash it can often buy breathing time by approaching its creditors and asking for a moratorium on payments . |
| 9 | The new cars were a sensation when they first appeared , passengers let old cars pass in order to ride on them , and upon entering removed their hats and looked for a door mat ! |
| 10 | A society in which children are freed from abuse and are respected as human beings , a society which values and cares for its older citizens . |
| 11 | He was a clever , devious swine , she reflected bitterly as she cleaned her teeth and prepared for bed . |
| 12 | The heroine in her scenario is , for example , ‘ often carried away by the anti-hero , but rescued either by her Father or the Hero — often reduced to support herself & her Father by her Talents & work for her Bread ; — continually cheated & defrauded of her hire , worn down to a Skeleton , & now & then starved to death ’ . |
| 13 | Yesterday West Yorkshire officers advised women to stay in their cars and wait for a patrol if they break down . |
| 14 | The idea is graphically summarised by Alison Norman : ‘ We are all familiar with the advertisements and Christmas begging letters which ask for money in terms which suggest that old people are in danger of hypothermia or social isolation simply because they are old — not because they do not have sufficient incomes to heat and repair their homes or to pay for a taxi or telephone . ’ |
| 15 | Iris picked up her pyjamas and headed for the bathroom . |
| 16 | Shiona gathered up her pyjamas and headed for the bathroom , her mind retracing the events of the night . |
| 17 | The wise veterans nod their heads and wait for the first whistle . |
| 18 | Now there were people putting hoods or sweaters or newspapers over their heads and running for the entrance . |
| 19 | ( Do you know , I was in the council chamber with Thomas Cromwell when , years later , the northern rebels sent their demands and asked for his removal . |
| 20 | Underfed farmers emerged from their homes , rubbing their eyes and searching for suitable throwing stones . |
| 21 | Nothing to do with me : in fact , I spent six hours fighting that decision in a totally futile meeting with Topaz and three top-level gorillas from Resource Deployment with cottonwool in their ears and Closed For Lunch signs on their brains . ’ |
| 22 | She pursed her lips and reached for the next letter on the pile of personal correspondence brought in by her secretary . |
| 23 | Miss Stoner put her hand over her eyes and cried for a minute . |
| 24 | She closed her eyes and concentrated for a second , shaking the blues from her thoughts . |
| 25 | As they bargain they can now stop the drama and turn ( out of role ) to their peers and ask for help . |
| 26 | When a single person has lived with a parent for most of their lives and cared for them devotedly , the effect of the bereavement is likely to be felt in many different ways . |
| 27 | Well , she 'd simply have to find the strength within herself to resist that power , she decided grimly , rising to her feet and reaching for the long black dress she 'd laid out earlier to change into . |
| 28 | ‘ I 'm sure , ’ she muttered , getting rather unsteadily to her feet and reaching for her jacket . |
| 29 | She rose gracefully to her feet and made for the front door , with Melissa following . |
| 30 | There was a loud frightening scream from the direction of the children 's pool , and Shelley was on her feet and making for the source of the scream before Rosie had finished speaking . |