Example sentences of "[pron] and [vb pp] for [art] " in BNC.

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1 When they were told that he was still at lunch , Morton thought that Bragg would explode , but he controlled himself and settled for a middle-aged assistant .
2 Exulting in her escape , she closed the outer door behind her and made for the great outdoors like a child let out of school .
3 His black eyes were sharp as he looked at her and thought for a moment .
4 They were apprehensive about opening it and sent for the Bomb Squad .
5 Maurin , who had been longing for an excuse to escape , said he would go himself to attend to it and made for the door .
6 Chesarynth sensed it and realized for the first time that what she was hearing was nothing but verbally-trimmed ideas .
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