Example sentences of "[verb] [conj] [vb past] [adv prt] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | On occasion there were more serious charges where preliminary hearings were held and the case either dismissed or passed on for trial at a higher court . |
| 2 | ‘ Right you great wammock , ’ he shouted and looked round for something to pelt . |
| 3 | Michael Winner , on whose original story Likely Lads TV writers Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais based their script , had discovered , while studying at Cambridge University , a legal loophole that meant that ‘ borrowing ’ bicycles from his college to get to the office of the student newspaper Varsity , which he edited , did not constitute theft , although he was gated and sent down for two weeks . |
| 4 | When he reached the guardroom he stopped and turned round for one last look at the parade ground . |
| 5 | We rose at five , ate and set off for Alpamayo Chico which , though relatively low at 5.330m , was reached by a simple but striking route up its north ridge . |
| 6 | ‘ An alternative theory is that the killer knocked him out first , then went into the washroom to strip and came back for the final throat-cutting before Berowne had a chance to come round . |
| 7 | Frequently we stopped , turned and went back for another try to the left or right Our order did not change , with Odd-Knut out in front , then Tony and Nathan , and me bringing the line to an end . |
| 8 | Then we saw that Boniface of Eastbourne had already headed for home , so we turned and started back for our good harbour . |
| 9 | When the attack ceased they managed to cannibalize parts to get one truck going and set off for the rendezvous with Fraser , only to find nobody there . |
| 10 | Around 1900–1901 , the mill was closed and put up for sale , remaining unoccupied for some time . |
| 11 | After it was closed and put up for sale eighteen months ago they did their utmost to buy it and run it on a community basis . |
| 12 | He put a neck-lock on the youth he was holding and looked around for help . |
| 13 | Woolley sniffed and looked around for something to blow his nose on . |
| 14 | Many of these woods have been abandoned or grubbed up for agricultural use . |
| 15 | The fact that , for various reasons , Crosland opposed suggested ‘ transbinary ’ mergers — including Lancaster and the University of Warwick , Brighton and the University of Sussex — strengthened the feeling that the new public sector was being protected or singled out for special development . |
| 16 | Zipped up the inside , and with a squared off toe , it was the last word in futuristic chic that was to be adapted and toned down for the mass market . |
| 17 | Broadly speaking , sound was good but Mr Ponor felt the sound of the carriage at the beginning was a little distracting and went on for too long . |
| 18 | The teaching team , many of whom had not been involved in community interpreting before , rose to the challenge and fought , argued and demanded and came back for more . |
| 19 | Class sizes are generally larger than PTRs , because not all teachers actually teach ( heads , for instance , spend most of their time on administrative work ) , because marking and preparation duties restrict direct contact hours with pupils , and because sometimes classes are combined or split up for various periods . |
| 20 | Tickets were retained and handed over for juice and crisps when requested . |
| 21 | Tickets were retained and handed over for juice and crisps when requested . |
| 22 | Then he dressed and went down for what would now be a vulture 's breakfast . |
| 23 | He smiled and reached out for her hand . |
| 24 | Workers are more limited to particular geographical locations , and workers ' organizations can be completely destroyed or set back for years by unsuccessful struggles such as long running strikes or ( still more ) a general strike . |
| 25 | It was the smell of a hundred bodies that had not been bathed for a week , of a hundred sets of clothes that had been lived and slept in for a week , of excreta and vomit trapped by the windows that had not been opened for a week . |
| 26 | Options need to be created and opened up for women . |
| 27 | First , all juices and liquid which come from fish or meat to be potted , whether especially cooked for the purpose or whether left-over from a joint , must be drained off before the food is pounded or packed up for potting . |
| 28 | He locked the door , showered and freshened up for supper . |
| 29 | In a cold fury he stood and sat about for a long time within , twice changing from chair to chair . |