Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] for the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 And all three of them made for the stairs .
2 A young man wearing a yarmulka skullcap and sitting astride a roaring tractor wiped his brow with his arm when I asked for the location of Um Al-Farajh .
3 And they said so at the er at the district council , went up to district and I asked for the support of the district council and er probably John immediately said , you have the full support of the district council for it he says and I 'll ensure that you get support with the result I also received four posters direct from the Edinburgh District Council with John photograph on it and with the caption st stating every old age pensioner should be signing here .
4 And I asked for the Kommandant 's help to have him released .
5 Since the controller was n't busy I asked for the rest of the weather , and was told three at 800 , or 900 feet above the threshold of Runway 18 .
6 For Christmas and birthdays I asked for the red , hard-backed children 's classics published by Dean and Co. and sold in Woolworth 's : Treasure Island , The Children of the New Forest , Alice in Wonderland , What Katy Did , A Tale of Two Cities .
7 Then I asked for the inlays , two humbuckers , two volumes and a tone .
8 I applied for the post and was interviewed by the headmaster , a man of about my own age who was ‘ mad on Puccini ’ , and consequently thrilled to bits when I recognized
9 In 1969 , I applied for the post of Senior Lecturer at the new University of Lancaster , in the north of England ( about 240 miles north west of London ) .
10 It was a big disappointment to me that when I applied for the news editor 's job , I did n't get it .
11 I lunged for the computer which contained my first four hard-laboured chapters , and it literally burst into flames at my touch .
12 I lunged for the meth. bottle and caught it before it hit the floor .
13 I had no choice but to leave and I made for the kitchen carrying the dollar on the tray like a trophy anchored by a thumb .
14 I made for the hotel 's main building with several other reporters when a man with an assault rifle appeared and said : ‘ Hit the floor . ’
15 I made for the sideboard again to hover .
16 When both mares began aiding and abetting one another to increase the confusion and alarm , somewhere high over the Gulf I made for the cabin to solicit help .
17 A harmless grass snake , I concluded , although I must admit that the proximity of the Reptile Centre did make me a touch more circumspect than usual as I made for the summit .
18 She did have a job with the BBC and someone cared for the child in the day .
19 I lived for the cliches , I awaited them .
20 Of course , there was always Agnes , and I lived for the nights when I joined the Ralembergs for their simple meal .
21 On landing I sought for the cottage occupied by the Duke of Hamilton 's piper , in which some friends had found most comfortable quarters the season before .
22 I qualified for the B final .
23 I put aside some of the money I got for the silver , because Daddy meant to divide his things between us both . ’
24 I shouted for the landlady .
25 I trembled for the state of the upholstery .
26 I repeat that if one adds to that the £40 million from the foundation , the £20 million a year for football and the £1 million that I found for the champion coaching scheme , it is clear that our commitment to sport is greater than anyone 's .
27 I must admit the Hockin style was inclined to be more racy than that I used for the Gazette .
28 The outcome , according to Levi-Strauss , is a generalized circularity analogous to that which I described for the relationship in our commercial system between an author and his book-buying reader .
29 I got up and dressed quickly and as quietly as I could , but Colin was awake and he mumbled a ‘ good luck ’ as I headed for the door .
30 It was time to find Graham Fearnley and I headed for the champagne tent .
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