Example sentences of "and [pron] [verb] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When a vote is taken and everyone votes for the motion , the motion is said to be passed unanimously . |
| 2 | ‘ I did n't understand what he meant , and nothing happened for a few weeks , so I did not feel so worried . |
| 3 | There there are three of us er , that is Mr Allenby Mr Heselton and me looking for an answer to a question which was about |
| 4 | Then it began to rain hard and I sheltered for a long time in a barn , but I could n't stay there all night so I just walked and got thoroughly soaked . |
| 5 | When I came back , I went to the children 's room , to see if they needed me , and I listened for a moment at their door . |
| 6 | He stood up and I noticed for the first time a bunch of keys at his belt . |
| 7 | He looked slightly abstracted ; and I noticed for the first time that his habit of addressing remarks with head bowed — often appearing to contemplate the floor or the ‘ figure in the carpet ’ — had begun to bring about that slight spinal curvature which became accentuated later in life though not without adding to his dignity of bearing . |
| 8 | Her pink flying suit had two dirty orbs where her backside had imprinted itself on the ground and I noticed for the first time that her trainers were at least size 9 ( men 's ) . |
| 9 | Fenella took a deep breath and I noticed for the first time just how impressively she could breathe . |
| 10 | I doubt either can afford to stay at a hotel and I know for a fact that they 're not at any of the local hostels ; neither , I have been reliably informed , have they put in an appearance at the local ‘ hippie ’ compound . |
| 11 | And when I 've done a a spot on photograph for them , when somebody else is mentioning a photograph , you know , er to go up in the Town Hall or whatever , er they the local mayor has just had one done by one of the guys in the workshop , and I know for a fact I could do one that 's ten times better than that . |
| 12 | No , he calmly surveys them , holds his hands up for silence — and I know for a fact he ca n't speak a word of Japanese . ’ |
| 13 | She 's getting some money , and I know for a fact she getting it . |
| 14 | When Eva had gone and I lay for the first time in the same house as Charlie and Eva and my father , I thought about the difference between the interesting people and the nice people . |
| 15 | Professor Pearn and I had for the last ten years been interchangeably secretary and editor of the Burma Research Society , and when we discovered that the Society 's bank had been able to get our balance safely into India before the break-up , we conceived the plan of a series of Burma Pamphlets , describing various aspects of the national life . |
| 16 | Anyway , I was congratulated once more and I realised for the first time that I was actually doing some good . |
| 17 | I had no choice but to leave and I made for the kitchen carrying the dollar on the tray like a trophy anchored by a thumb . |
| 18 | He produced a pocket-book and I thought for a moment he was going to tip me . |
| 19 | ‘ When we heard about poor Alain Gebrec being dead , I had a sudden vision of Dora looking furiously angry … you know how she sometimes glares at Dieter … and I thought for a moment … supposing it had been Dieter who 'd been killed … it might have been Dora who had … oh , I know it 's dreadful of me to think these things , but she hates him so much . ’ |
| 20 | The man at Capital told me to hold on , and I waited for a very long time . |
| 21 | As the Dutchwoman and I waited for the musicians to gather themselves up she commented on the sea symbols of fish and anchor in the nave . |
| 22 | Bob Platt and I pressed for a bowler as fiercely as we could , but to no avail . |
| 23 | Her crew danced to their tasks , and I understood for the first time the meaning of the Indonesian words for " crewman " — " anak prahu " , literally " child of the prahu " . |
| 24 | And I rung for an ambulance and it came and we took her up and sat with her , and they kept her in for four days . |
| 25 | ‘ As your commanding officer , I 'm the senior member of the Board and I speak for the others . |
| 26 | ‘ I 've nothing to add except to say that I 'm surprised no one 's tried to squeeze more out of me since and I apologize for the fact that there 's only one chair here so I ca n't ask you to sit down . ’ |
| 27 | Chair , if I could move on then to the budget proper , and I apologize for the numbering . |
| 28 | Of course , there was always Agnes , and I lived for the nights when I joined the Ralembergs for their simple meal . |
| 29 | ‘ Her father and I wait for the day she grows out of it , but — ’ |
| 30 | When the telegram arrived , Joan and I went for a walk so that I could work the adrenalin out of my system . |