Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [vb past] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | For centuries civilised man thought poetry was the pinnacle he must reach for — ’ He caught himself suddenly and smiled for the first time Blanche had known him to , the embarrassed smile of a passionate devotee who suddenly discovers that everyone around him , whom he thought entranced by his obsession , was in fact sniggering behind his back . |
| 2 | The Captain sat down and reached for the telephone . |
| 3 | With a smile he put the rifle down and reached for the next in the stack at his side . |
| 4 | As soon as they had turned the corner , however , he put his paper down and headed for the row of pay phones that lined the wall . |
| 5 | Flustered , Rory turned her back on him and all but ran for the kitchen . |
| 6 | Bishop Stratford , preaching on the text ‘ My head is sick ’ , announced the decision to depose the king nevertheless and asked for the assent of the commons . |
| 7 | Trent rolled over and swam for the beach . |
| 8 | I jumped off the bank I was sitting on and ran for the ball , elated . |
| 9 | He tossed the jug aside and reached for the discarded bandage with his good arm . |
| 10 | She rolled onto a knee , then pushed herself upright and reached for the bottle of Sancerre in one complete , if clumsy , movement . |
| 11 | He allowed her to take the bag and then brushed past and headed for the door . |
| 12 | Owen watched it carefully and waited for the arm to tire again . |
| 13 | When Stuart and I heard this we got up and looked for the nearest exit . |
| 14 | I polished off the lager , put my feet up and waited for the editorial meeting . |
| 15 | At one o'clock Rachaela ate lunch , and at five past two , half an hour too late , she got up and left for the antiques shop . |
| 16 | Jackie stood up and reached for the bottle . |
| 17 | I scrambled up and reached for the eject button on the cassette deck . |
| 18 | The Doctor hauled himself up and reached for the tank 's hyper reverse facility . |
| 19 | He got up and reached for the phone . |
| 20 | Then suddenly she got up and made for the piano . |
| 21 | When I could make it , I got up and made for the nearest shelter . |
| 22 | as they reached up and felt for the fruit . |
| 23 | Not daring to put on the light , she sat up and felt for the glass of water on the bedside table . |
| 24 | He was much respected for his knowledge of golf courses , but was a throwback to the days when caddies wore old macs or tweed overcoats , slept rough in the summer , and in October committed a misdemeanour mild enough to ensure six months in jail to see them through the winter and send them out sobered up and refreshed for the new golf season . |
| 25 | Leonora contemplated argument , abandoned it , and , without taking the hand , got up and started for the stairs on leaden feet , full of foreboding about the night ahead . |
| 26 | Alec picked himself up and raced for the door . |
| 27 | I thought it was a fine display of irreligious pop art myself , but the local Scout Master must 've taken offence , for the Dog pack packed up and headed for The Robey , where they currently host their anti-establishment , multi-media club nights . |
| 28 | The two women jumped out and sprinted for the front door of the cottage , Donna struggling with the key . |
| 29 | I looked out and saw for the first time the main street of Koraloona 's largest town , Anani : a dusty white strip of road , a long row of assorted shops , a few cars . |
| 30 | The surfers bailed out and dived for the bottom . |