Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [vb past] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On landing I sought for the cottage occupied by the Duke of Hamilton 's piper , in which some friends had found most comfortable quarters the season before . |
| 2 | I now realise I looked for the wrong things . |
| 3 | Regulars at the hotel share the owners indignation … they say they fought for the flag in the last war : |
| 4 | ‘ I expect he went for a walk after . |
| 5 | Home po 2 monitoring was undertaken in 134 patients ; in the 120 patients who have discontinued it lasted for a median duration of 5.5 months ( range 0.3–17.5 ) . |
| 6 | She waited ; it seemed she waited for an eternity . |
| 7 | As her door began to open she grabbed for the telephone , then dropped the receiver as Luke appeared . |
| 8 | Justin says he ran for the first bit and now has a big blister |
| 9 | Mike Burton says he came for a trial touched the ball 3 times and scored 3 tries . |
| 10 | David is concerned at the length of time he says it took for an ambulance to arrive . |
| 11 | With powerful leg strokes he made for the assault boat from which new flares were being fired . |
| 12 | In so acting it acted for a dependent reason , for the assumption is that individuals have reason to wish for a convention and hence reason to take action to help form one . |
| 13 | ‘ If we can keep them contained for the first half then we 've got a chance of pinching a couple of goals . ’ |
| 14 | Certainly will cos she 's leaving well that do n't matter , have a look and erm , it might turn out fine , it might keep you occupied for a while |
| 15 | I was told they sent for a nurse who came at me with a needle so I grabbed her by the breast and threw her down on the hors d'oeuvres . |
| 16 | The man claimed he spoke for a large group of serving and former policemen who styled themselves ‘ the Inner Circle ’ . |
| 17 | When this came to light we insisted for a few days that employees should seek permission to leave the company premises . |
| 18 | ‘ I know you cared for the boy yourself . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ I hear you qualified for the race . ’ |
| 20 | That 's , that 's two months and that keep that keeps you covered for a while , does n't it ? |
| 21 | At the end of the week she discovered he worked for an average of 1 minute at a time . |
| 22 | The coroner heard it revealed for the first time — none of the family knew it — that Charlie had had a stroke a few months before , which explained the strange behaviour . |
| 23 | They set it tilted for a moment , leaning one side on a stone that Luch slipped under for them , while Ruari listened and sniffed and weighed the hive in his hand . |
| 24 | ‘ My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord and my spirit exults in God my saviour because he has looked upon his lowly handmaid Yes , from this day forward all generations will call me blessed for the Almighty has done great things for me . |
| 25 | In fact , both Stirling 's legs were temporarily paralysed and he suffered quite a severe back injury which was to keep him immobilized for the best part of two months . |
| 26 | No not for the , I do n't think they went for the day . |
| 27 | I can only suggest , Bill , that you swaddle them both and keep them immobilised for a week . |
| 28 | After the girls had gone I sat for a little time , thinking . |
| 29 | ‘ I thought I went for the Amazonian types , ’ he commented , ladling some of the food on to his plate warily . |
| 30 | I thought I had for a moment . ’ |