Example sentences of "[adv] and [vb past] [adv prt] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Contentedly I went below and turned in for a few hours , leaving my colleague to navigate . |
| 2 | They got their rods and landing nets together and set off for home . |
| 3 | We got some torches together and set off for the graveyard . |
| 4 | But in the end he could stand it no longer and went out for a walk . |
| 5 | Got away with it because the other bobbies saw me home and signed off for me . |
| 6 | At precisely the stroke of six the mighty Leviathan Class locomotive , gushing steam and panting dramatically , left King 's Cross Station behind and set off for Scotland . |
| 7 | I 'm going to recommend that you are taken off duty immediately and sent back for a three-month intensive retraining schedule , ’ |
| 8 | Book Bargains Ltd , the specialist remainder chain founded by Philip Weatherburn 14 years ago and put up for sale earlier this month , is in liquidation . |
| 9 | The 35-year-old gave birth to his son a year ago and stood up for her husband during his trial . |
| 10 | Miaow , thought Jenny as young Curtis stood up awkwardly and set off for the bar , turning after a couple of steps to ask , ‘ What do you want ? ’ |
| 11 | I write as someone who 's always been able to take or leave Harrison Birtwistle 's music : the oeuvre as a whole arouses my respect , and impresses by its fiercely-defined character and self-consistency , but only a limited number of pieces ( among them The Triumph of Time , The fields of Sorrow , Melancolia I , Carmen Arcadiae Mechanicae Perpetuum ) have spoken to me strongly and cried out for repeated listening . |
| 12 | The first attempt was almost a disaster , but he got the plane up again and came round for a second shot . |
| 13 | At the start , the hare dashed off and built such a commanding lead that he decided to relax briefly and lay down for a nap . |
| 14 | We all got locked in our rooms afterwards and allowed out for meals three at a time . |