Example sentences of "[pron] and [verb] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those members of the British Section delegation who had survived previous ICMs said nothing and waited for the strain to show . |
| 2 | Diplomatically , he took the golf bag from me and headed for the car park . |
| 3 | Corbett joined them and waited for the tankards to empty before good-naturedly bullying Ranulf into collecting their horses and making their way back on to the deserted track to Godstowe . |
| 4 | Research shows that fire bells induce panic and confusion or , even worse , people ignore them and wait for the PA announcement to say that the bells were a false alarm and everybody can now go back to bed . |
| 5 | He had very red hair and a pale complexion with masses of freckles all over his face , he was very popular with everyone and lived for the day when he could join the Army , particularly the Camerons . |
| 6 | Exulting in her escape , she closed the outer door behind her and made for the great outdoors like a child let out of school . |
| 7 | Isabel saw his face go taut an instant before he whipped an arm around her and dived for the floor , taking her down with him . |
| 8 | They were apprehensive about opening it and sent for the Bomb Squad . |
| 9 | If they ca n't be resolved then agree on the amount of the problem involved , isolate it and ask for the payment of any uncontested balance . |
| 10 | Maurin , who had been longing for an excuse to escape , said he would go himself to attend to it and made for the door . |
| 11 | Chesarynth sensed it and realized for the first time that what she was hearing was nothing but verbally-trimmed ideas . |
| 12 | I vote we walk into it and look for the summit under the water . ’ |
| 13 | Life in Looe today is largely governed by two seasons ; the tourist season and the season spent recovering from it and preparing for the next . |
| 14 | She takes it and makes for the phone box . |
| 15 | As she spoke , Jack moved his hand gently on to hers and asked for the salt . |
| 16 | So why not make things hard for yourself and send for the full Just Desks catalogue or call in at our showrooms and see everything else we can offer you . |