Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [vb past] [adv prt] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't know who went off for Batty , I was just relieved when he did . |
| 2 | But what he lacked in build he made up for in speed and skill , nipping in and out of solid defences with astounding ease . |
| 3 | He had got himself put up for Pratt 's because it was impossible to have lunch there . |
| 4 | After eight years practising and perfecting he sent off for a plan and made his own Appalachian dulcimer — and it was better than the one he was given . |
| 5 | It 's your words got us locked up for begging . |
| 6 | And erm and then we went and got my fruit and veg and then we went in Top Marks and got them so we never got we went through for a video really , never got round to looking for a video did we ? |
| 7 | There was a brief recovery with a 3–1 home win over Fulham , Ellison scoring with a superb chip for one of the goals , but McCarrison blotted his copybook by getting himself sent off for retaliation after scoring one of the goals . |
| 8 | This hooking action is important because it interferes with the opponent 's attempts to free his arm and keeps him closed off for a longer period . |
| 9 | It lasts for around five minutes and you ca n't work out exactly what it 's selling , but it leaves you wishing it carried on for hours . |
| 10 | ‘ Bless my soul , ’ said Calatin in a deep rumbling voice , ‘ bless my soul , I believe I dropped off for a while . |
| 11 | Instead of us , you know , instead of it blocking out for our benefit , I reckon it blocked out for their benefit somehow a hell of a lot of insulation , in here |
| 12 | I must admit I kept him tied up for longer than I was advised as I wanted to make sure he was capable of moving about safely as he invariably would want to look out of the door and then go back to his food . |
| 13 | I do n't think he lay down for quite some time though as he never had any shavings in his mane or tail for weeks but at least he could move about and that relieved quite a few of his problems . |
| 14 | ‘ I should think he looked around for something heavy that would take glue , and with all that junk lying around there was bound to be something . |
| 15 | But it was certainly not one-way traffic in front of an absorbed 19,528 crowd although Dean Saunders had the ball in the net for Villa as early as the tenth minute only to see it wiped out for offside . |
| 16 | So anyway , before I heard that I 'd got an appointment at the Clinic , I got caught for one burglary and so I told them about the rest , 'cos I wanted to get off it an ’ I knew that was the only way of getting off it and I thought , now I 've been caught , I might as well get meself stuck down for a bit , like , rather than get a big fine which I wouldn'a been able to handle at that time … . |
| 17 | ‘ It was n't the joke , it was the ritual — to get himself psyched up for the performance . ’ |
| 18 | When the shop shut she went in for her tea . |
| 19 | Okay now , go easy , and we 'll get that , we 'll get something sorted out for her . |
| 20 | ‘ I 'll be only too pleased to help get something sorted out for poor old Len ; life is n't exactly going to be easy for him . |
| 21 | Mr Hallam said he slid in for the tackle and they ended up with their legs tangled . |
| 22 | A routine was established which went on for more than a year . |
| 23 | ‘ Please do n't bother , ’ he said nervously , envisaging himself carried off for criminal libel . |
| 24 | If it was known that a Girl simply had a relation with the disease , she would find herself singled out for extra help to the point of favouritism . |
| 25 | Whatever his personal misgivings , Valenzuela hid them well and when his compulsory military service ended he signed on for a permanent career in the Air Force . |
| 26 | could find yourself let in for two or three hundred pound because |