Example sentences of "and [pron] [verb] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I did n't understand what he meant , and nothing happened for a few weeks , so I did not feel so worried . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . ’ |
| 7 | She 's getting some money , and I know for a fact she getting it . |
| 8 | He produced a pocket-book and I thought for a moment he was going to tip me . |
| 9 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 10 | The man at Capital told me to hold on , and I waited for a very long time . |
| 11 | Bob Platt and I pressed for a bowler as fiercely as we could , but to no avail . |
| 12 | When the telegram arrived , Joan and I went for a walk so that I could work the adrenalin out of my system . |
| 13 | ‘ But there were some problem areas , and I went for a swim to get it out of my system . ’ |
| 14 | The next day he and I went for a shorter walk and returned about 6 . |
| 15 | My mother volunteered to look after the luggage while my father and I went for a short walk . |
| 16 | It was pleasant out of doors and I went for a walk , down by the station , along the Wharf and across the promenade . ’ |
| 17 | The following morning , the scout picked me up and I went for a trial . |
| 18 | It was about how to deal with a road accident and I arranged for a smashed-up car to be towed into the studio , and for actors to sprawl around , made-up to look as if they had appalling injuries . |
| 19 | And I knew for a little while that would be true . |
| 20 | We both smiled , and I knew for a fact that she was n't Daine . |
| 21 | The shops were opening and I browsed for a while in one that sold books as well as newspapers and magazines , but I failed to find the American edition of Rodriguez 's book . |
| 22 | Upstream , through the gorge known as the Wachau , runs one of the prettiest stretches of the river and I sat for a pleasant hour on its embankment watching the swallows skim its waters . |
| 23 | Then I was able to er go for my own self , you know and er I went on doing locks , one thing and another , best I could and all that sort of thing and I worked for a , a bloke what was in there er be a little bloke but he was the best locksmith in the shop and I went to help him and er he used to give me all the to do and this and that and the other . |
| 24 | It was cool in the shade and I stayed for a while by the deep pool below the falls before turning back to the path and climbing through the heat of the late morning past Poor 's Land towards Knarlton Knot . |
| 25 | A doctor sometimes sees people with a different eye from other people , and I wondered for a moment whether , despite her beauty and her apparently special position on the island , she was really happy . |
| 26 | Lili and I were silent and I wondered for a moment how I would be feeling if I was going to marry the man I loved — had loved , I amended in my mind , for surely even I could n't be so idiotic as to love still where I had met with such treachery . |
| 27 | Her warm and wide smile greeted me at the door and I forgot for a while the riddles and innuendos which surrounded Brian Harley and hid the killer of Froggy Davies . |
| 28 | And I knelt for a few moments , head buried in my hands . |
| 29 | She asks me what I want , and I think for a bit . |
| 30 | There 's a telephone on the wall just by my table and I think for a bit about who I 'd like to phone . |