Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] [verb] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has affected me and made me pause for thought . |
| 2 | A bemused Southall found himself cautioned for time-wasting and a few seconds later had to pick the ball out of the net . |
| 3 | Odd sensations chased through her body and she found herself gasping for air . |
| 4 | She found herself playing for time . |
| 5 | ‘ We used it to pay for car hire , the hall , flowers and drinks . |
| 6 | ‘ Binge ’ diary Week 1 Binged and vomited four times 2–3 Keeping her diary regularly 4 Returned home and told her family about problems with eating 5 Stopped weighing herself so frequently ; binged and vomited three times 6 Ate breakfast for first time 7 Allowed herself to ask for support from friends 8–9 Binged and vomited once each week 10 Expressed her feelings of sadness in the group for the first time 11–12 Ate three regular meals per day ; binges much smaller 13 A week free from bingeing and vomiting 14 A week free from bingeing and vomiting |
| 7 | She constantly restrained her eating for fear of putting on weight . |
| 8 | The advertisement pages of The Scotsman in the golden Edwardian afternoon carried long columns of vacancies for parlourmaids , cooks and housemaids ( so it is not surprising , though it must have been a source of irritation , that male printers hostile to women entering the trade often urged them to look for work " in service " ) . |
| 9 | Even now I 'll go back and I ca n't play note for note what I played then ; I can get the general feel of it but I can never go back and hit it note for note . |
| 10 | Even now I 'll go back and I ca n't play note for note what I played then ; I can get the general feel of it but I can never go back and hit it note for note |
| 11 | A few days later before Anne went to work her mother asked her to go for bread . |
| 12 | The real danger of these rigs was hammered home recently during a small Open match which saw me ducking for shelter . |
| 13 | So as night fell I looked for information elsewhere . |
| 14 | Late 1940s Britain like early 1980s Britain felt itself strapped for cash . |
| 15 | When the others saw her heading for home after the latest sports or debating session they would say " Look out . |
| 16 | She knew they mated for life , and though she did not think much of married bliss , yet she approved of constancy . |
| 17 | His body was hairy , muscled , well-shaped , and when I saw him strip for bed he reminded me of a gorilla about to pounce upon its prey . |
| 18 | The papacy 's moral powers enabled it to look for money throughout the western world . |
| 19 | Where did everyone go for lunch ? |
| 20 | The big boys tried to make me feel at home by taking me to the greasy spoon for a pie but what did I care for food as the table rang with drug quips and acerbic one-liners about Danielle Dax from Gavin Martin , James Brown and Danny Kelly . |
| 21 | What did I do for tea ? |
| 22 | How much did you pay for telly ? |
| 23 | What did you want for breakfast ? |
| 24 | Did you check for ammonia and nitrite rises ? |
| 25 | What about things like lighting in the pit , what did you do for lighting ? |
| 26 | What did you do for puzzle ? |
| 27 | CATHERINE Did you come for money then ? |
| 28 | How , how long did you have for lunch ? |
| 29 | What did you have for lunch then ? |
| 30 | What did you have for lunch ? |