Example sentences of "[noun sg] and [verb] [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the fourth chronicle , out this month , The Tale Of The Body Thief ( Chatto & Windus £14.99 ) , our old fanged-friend , Lestat , has given up his previous rock star persona and yearns again for human life . |
| 2 | But he said that the amnesty would not cover players who had been shown the red card and sent off for serious offences during qualifying games . |
| 3 | But he said that the amnesty would not cover players who had been shown the red card and sent off for serious offences during qualifying games . |
| 4 | I think they jump in the jeep and go home for mince and dumplings and a mug of instant coffee . ’ |
| 5 | When Aggie swung round with a lightness that always denied her heavy bulk and made hastily for the door , Millie flew after her and , jumping in front of her , threw her arms around her waist as far as they would go , crying , ‘ I 'm sorry . |
| 6 | The first came in 1977–8 against Australia and he began with fifties in his first three innings , only to join the Packer brigade and miss out for a couple of years . |
| 7 | There are people who have been brought in unconscious for no apparent reason , who have had car accidents and been cut free by the fire brigade and rushed in for emergency treatment following accidents . |
| 8 | Hard to feel sorry for the laird , who would have watched the sweating workers from his window , hands in pockets , listening for the doorbell in case the king changed his mind and dropped in for a scone . |
| 9 | She went down to the lobby to settle the bill so far for both their rooms , and then changed her mind and paid only for her own and the booze . |
| 10 | If quick decisions are needed , say during the sales , then at least work out the approximate size of the spaces you have in mind and look out for pieces of furniture that will best fit into them . |
| 11 | ‘ He 'll be delighted to have a break and go off for a pint . |
| 12 | How to use : Apply a thin layer to the face and neck and leave on for 10–15 minutes . |
| 13 | She sticks the cigarette in her mouth and looks around for matches . |
| 14 | and then I used to stop at Jessie 's , you see , when I come home with the cart and leave the loaf of , loaf of bread then I used to go back , well , after tea and stop there for weekend , yeah . |
| 15 | You could no longer do the things I 'd taken for granted , like making a cup of tea and sitting down for a gossip when I came in from college . |
| 16 | On the first morning I woke up feeling great , like a kid , stretched my arms and thought , Now I 'll have a cup of tea and stroll out for a Then it hit me . " |
| 17 | We pulled into Coventry police station and instead of going to a cafe , as we had hoped , we got shut in one cell and left there for about two hours with the most revolting sandwiches you 've ever seen in your life . |
| 18 | Put a lid on the saucepan and cook slowly for about one hour , stirring occasionally and making sure the chicken joints are turned every fifteen minutes or so . |
| 19 | Many of us have tried to lose weight and failed miserably for one reason or another . |
| 20 | But he recovered his balance in a stride and made off for the water jump . |
| 21 | On April 18 , 1943 at 0700hrs Yamamoto climbed aboard a Mitsubishi G4M Betty bomber and set off for Bougainville , his formation was accompanied by another Betty and six Zeros . |
| 22 | I had to fumble for the torch in the dark and work out for myself how to fix my bunk . |
| 23 | Two minutes later , in the far corner by the hollyhocks , the Bishop 's chaplain , with an unobtrusiveness which suggested considerable social aplomb and boded well for his making the bench himself in due course , levered the Bishop out from a tight knot of clerical wives . |
| 24 | ‘ Why do n't you just get out of this car and come inside for a long cool drink and a long cool swim and admit defeat ? ’ |
| 25 | There was time only to grab a piece of burnt toast before jumping into her car and setting off for London . |
| 26 | When I mentioned this to my father he said he had to drive up that way and would take me in the car and call back for me within a couple of hours . |
| 27 | Lewis had fallen fast asleep on the back seat of the police car and remained so for the whole of the journey back to Oxford . |
| 28 | Then she went back to her car and sat there for a while . |
| 29 | I collect snow and start off for the nearest dead tree with the big knife and an axe . |
| 30 | A man stranded on a desert island builds a rowing boat and sets out for the nearest land . |