Example sentences of "[adv] [pers pn] [vb past] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Delicately I reached for the telephone . |
| 2 | So I reached for the senator 's hand , and thereby couched my lance to face the dragon 's fire . |
| 3 | That sounded great to me so I opted for the hike . |
| 4 | And so I waited for the darkness of the Tongan night to lift , my fingers tightly crossed . |
| 5 | So I settled for the fact that you ca n't devote the time which I feel you would need to give to the job . |
| 6 | So I paid for the electric motor of the engine to be serviced , but it never worked very well . |
| 7 | So she made for the orchard first . |
| 8 | The bedroom was on the same level as the terrace , the small sitting-room and the kitchen , and so she waited for the sound of another door or footsteps on the stone staircase down to the entrance hall . |
| 9 | So she waited for the summons to the prince 's presence , and went with a demure step and a high heart when she was called at last . |
| 10 | Yeah so you went for the C and you got it right it 's a good one |
| 11 | Daily we waited for the skies to fall . |
| 12 | So we settled for the International Press Centre … |
| 13 | So they looked for the form and they could n't find it . |
| 14 | And that was the poor old man he was just just about away so they sent for the ambulance and took him down to Forfar to They used to call that the poor house , I do n't know what they call it now but it was the poor house in those |
| 15 | so they phoned for the doctor very quick , quick , quick |
| 16 | One of these had married an Indian Christian doctor , and together they worked for the sick and wounded , although badly handicapped by the lack of medicines . |
| 17 | Basically it provided for the care and treatment of the mentally disordered through the NHS under the central direction of the Minister of Health . |
| 18 | So he made for the Jackley road from which nearly all the traffic had now disappeared . |
| 19 | Once inside he groped for the sheets in his pocket . |
| 20 | Instinctively she headed for the fence at the far end , wanting to be as far away from the house as possible . |
| 21 | Home I went for the Christmas vac with the ragged tatters of what should have been a well-moulded start to a brilliant career ! |
| 22 | The more I did for the Trust , the more I learnt about pregnancy , birth , breastfeeding , motherhood and myself . |
| 23 | Calmly I paid for the pod 's berth and walked away , neither too fast nor too slow . |
| 24 | Quickly she reached for the doorknob , only to find her frantic effort useless as Rune 's hand slammed against the door , holding it fast . |
| 25 | Yesterday we called for the Attorney General , Sir Nicholas Lyell , to examine Courtney 's case following his conviction 15 days ago for two rapes and two indecent assaults . |
| 26 | Yesterday they lost for the second time when they fell 6-7 , 7-6 , 6-3 , 6-4 to Todd Witsken of the United States and Jorge Lozano of Mexico . |
| 27 | Yesterday they lost for the second time when they fell 6-7 , 7-6 , 6-3 , 6-4 to Todd Witsken of the United States and Jorge Lozano of Mexico . |
| 28 | Yesterday he smiled for the last time and said he did not wish to obstruct the work of Prime Minister Hans Modrow — who now constitutes , with a small group of associates from Dresden , the only remaining acceptable face of reform within the East German Communist Party . |
| 29 | Hours later he reached for the bedside table again . |
| 30 | A few days later he begged for the offices held by his father and complained that it would be a great disgrace to him if they were granted to anyone else . |