Example sentences of "[adv prt] [verb] [adv] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | And then you could go on going home for the vacations . |
| 2 | And by the way , I have an appointment in the city around eleven , so I may not be back to stand in for the dinner breaks . |
| 3 | I went to work Monday and I could n't get out come downstairs for the week I was that stiff . |
| 4 | On one occasion she packed up her car as if about to go away for the weekend , then sauntered up the street , leading the press to believe she had gone to buy a packet of Polos . |
| 5 | It swung open as he was about to reach out for the handle . |
| 6 | Carew was about to reach down for the attaché case resting against the leg of the chair when Harrison leaned forward towards him , his face contorted with bitterness and dislike . |
| 7 | They had been about to set out for the main bridge when he had said : |
| 8 | Sweet Molly , who he was about to take out for the day and seduce if he got the chance . |
| 9 | Jim concluded gloomily that in his view we should go on sliding downhill for the next few years . |