Example sentences of "[adv] and [verb] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I got out of bed suddenly and fumbled for some money . |
| 2 | Not merely was the transformation great in itself but , of course , on the largest commuter network under single ownership in the world — equating to the complete Dutch or Belgian railways , carrying two million passengers daily and accounting for 41 per cent of all commuters into central London . |
| 3 | Using the Black-Scholes model , evaluate the following calls and puts and compare your answers with the market values given below and account for any discrepancies : . |
| 4 | I had heard that a couple who lived across the road from us , Maureen and Aubrey Edwards , took in and cared for injured birds . |
| 5 | He reeled in and prepared for another cast , seeming absorbed by his task . |
| 6 | Have carpenters ready to cut off their tusks ; then , at the spot where the tower is to be built , you must lie down and sleep for seven nights with your head pillowed on the sack of basil . |
| 7 | Rotas for house cleaning , loo disinfecting , washing up , cooker cleaning and decisions about kitty and shopping for basic shared commodities such as tea , coffee , loo paper , need to be clearly written down and displayed for all to see . |
| 8 | Slithering through damp meadows at night , wriggling over rocks and up waterfalls , even finding their way into mountain streams , ten thousand feet up in the Alps — in these resting spots , they settle down and live for many years . |
| 9 | and erm and erm I would really formally ask the board if , if there is any objection to our deliberations being recorded and taken down and used for another purpose . |
| 10 | I broke down and cried for fifteen minutes . |
| 11 | When he gets home he will sit down and weep for all his hopes and plans and dreams . |
| 12 | At a time when rock fans expected country folk to be psychotic rednecks ready to gun down anyone with hair over their ears — pace Easy Rider — Cash came along and fought for Indian rights , recorded with Bob Dylan , and received death threats from the Ku Klux Klan . |
| 13 | They attended art college together and co-habited for fifteen years . |
| 14 | One night all these goods were secretly taken away and disappeared for good . |
| 15 | ‘ I thought the intelligent thing to do was to go away and work for two years and then come back and teach . |
| 16 | The snow was beginning to turn to rain next morning and , although the ground was white right to the shores , we all went ashore and walked for several hours . |
| 17 | Fifteen miles south of Garberville my eyes began to close and I pulled over and slept for half an hour . |
| 18 | Reduce the heat to 170C/340F and cook for about 10 minutes , then turn over and cook for 5 minutes until brown and crispy . |
| 19 | You 've got to tell them when you 're on and ask for sanitary towels . |
| 20 | Rachel 's former fiance Nick Yin , 29 , and friend Lee Kelly , 24 , were arrested by police yesterday and held for eight hours . |
| 21 | Erm the tools were made up in a kit and er every time there was a work study exercise done on a job , er the tools were all numbered and laid aside and registered for that particular item . |
| 22 | They just took off and left for good . |
| 23 | I better back off and wait for another day . ’ |
| 24 | Sam wants the plane and all the coke in it and Dwayne and the rest can fuck off and die for all he cares . |
| 25 | Now here 's something to argue about this weekend … what would you say is the hardest … or toughest race to win in sport … football 's league title … formula one … the olympic marathon … how about the jockeys championship … they 've been off and running for six months and leading the chase is Oxfordshire ’ s Richard Dunwoody … we 're riding with him for this week 's Friday Feature |
| 26 | And that volcanic streak was responsible for his rash announcement last December to retire after he was sent off and banned for four games at his last French club , Nimes . |
| 27 | The incident was highlighted on Sky TV and spotted by the club 's committee when they watched a video of the clash between John Devereux and Keith England in the same match which resulted in both men being sent off and banned for two games . |
| 28 | Push and stretch that upper arm just a little further and hold for 1 second . |
| 29 | Now push and stretch that arm just a little further and hold for 1 second . |
| 30 | Push and stretch that arm just a little further and hold for 1 second . |