Example sentences of "[noun pl] and [verb] [adv prt] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | She crossed the bridge between the frogs and set off for the far end of the green , where the lane led up into the council estate . |
| 2 | Then they have five days to sell the dog , make arrangements for the wife and kids and set off for Moscow 's Star City , ’ he said . |
| 3 | Willie shaded his eyes and looked around for him . |
| 4 | The girl shut her eyes and gripped back for dear life . |
| 5 | Crossly , he came out of the bushes and searched around for a dock leaf . |
| 6 | Passengers actually changed into their pyjamas and settled down for the night bunks or convertible seat-beds complete with sheets and blankets . |
| 7 | My task had been to help these women to realise their own strengths and to speak out for themselves with courage and dignity . |
| 8 | She might as well cut her losses and take off for Phobos or Longevity , see if there was anything there , see if there was anyone that had n't flown down for carnival . |
| 9 | Latest official figures show that shoppers are even turning to credit again , to buy presents and stock up for Christmas . |
| 10 | Raise the elbows , head and shoulders towards the knees and hold up for 3 counts . |
| 11 | Lying down , with knees bent towards the chest , raise the elbows , head and shoulders towards the knees and hold up for 5 counts . |
| 12 | Raise the elbows head and shoulders towards the knees and hold up for 5 counts . |
| 13 | Raise the elbows , head and shoulders towards the knees and hold up for 5 counts . |
| 14 | Raise the elbows , head and shoulders towards the knees and hold up for 5 counts . |
| 15 | Raise the elbows , head and shoulders towards the knees and hold up for 5 counts . |
| 16 | Raise the elbows , head and shoulders towards the knees and hold up for 5 counts . |
| 17 | Lying as shown , raise the elbows head and shoulders towards the knees and hold up for 5 counts . |
| 18 | Lying as shown raise the elbows , head and shoulders towards the knees and hold up for 5 counts . |
| 19 | Lying as shown , raise the elbows , head and shoulders towards the knees and hold up for 5 counts . |
| 20 | Lying as shown , raise the elbows , head and shoulders towards the knees and hold up for 5 counts . |
| 21 | The couple she had met as the Corduroys , Ken and Louise , were holding plates and looking round for somewhere to sit . |
| 22 | By now they were in among thickening crowds of people , nodding to acquaintances and looking out for their own key men from down the valley . |
| 23 | He retraced his footsteps and stayed around for a while , but it was too cold to linger long . |
| 24 | Undaunted , the Carlist militias — the Requetés — formed into columns and set out for Madrid , some 500 kilometres to the south , in buses , in trucks and on foot . |
| 25 | She spooned coffee into their cups and reached out for the kettle . |
| 26 | The other classic Ce Ce Rogers anthem lifted from the vaults and dusted down for rerelease . |
| 27 | He put on his sandals and set out for the office of the babu who had the power to give his people what they wanted , or to refuse . |
| 28 | Again , warm up for 20 to 25 minutes , do your repeats and warm down for 20 to 25 minutes . |
| 29 | Although it was raining and freezing cold outside , we all got ready and pulled ourselves into our wet suits and set off for the river . |
| 30 | I gritted my teeth and hung on for the climb up to Ana 's Cross on the peak of Spaunton Moor . |