Example sentences of "and [vb past] for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She said : ‘ God grant it ! ’ and clung for a moment to the great , warm , vital hand that could put heart into her even now . |
| 2 | Canon Wheeler allowed his eye to wander around the handsome room lit by the full , secure English sunlight and gazed for a moment through the window at the spire of Medewich 's beautiful Cathedral . |
| 3 | The following morning I rose early , dressed and asked for a driver to take me and my suitcase to the hospital . |
| 4 | They reported that they knew of no matter involving her in any way and asked for a description of the white identification cards . |
| 5 | When at last my number came , I presented myself at the window and asked for a ticket on the 10.05 to Stockholm the next morning . |
| 6 | I went to window three and asked for a ticket to Stockholm the next morning . |
| 7 | The temperature remained high so Spencer called Humberside and asked for a QDM ( bearing to effect a return ) . |
| 8 | He won second prize in the 1985 John Player Award , and his commission to paint the Prince of Wales came when Charles saw an exhibition of his work in Halifax last year and asked for a portrait for his private collection — a rare honour for any artist . |
| 9 | The banks offered a 30 per cent cut and asked for a US$1,000 million payment to reduce interest arrears of US$8,000 million . |
| 10 | Since then he had declared himself busy whenever I rang and asked for a taxi to take me to the Turkman Gate . ) |
| 11 | A traveller in Scotland went into a pub and asked for a pint of bitter . |
| 12 | Gabriel knocked at the second brother 's door and asked for a drink of milk . |
| 13 | A year later she met someone else and asked for a divorce . |
| 14 | Cheeky Paula produced a sprig of mistletoe and asked for a peck on Channel 4 's Big Breakfast Show . |
| 15 | Eventually a telephone line was established and Mr Macdonald broke his silence and asked for a friend . |
| 16 | Indenbaum remembered that he was gentle , with a beatific smile , and asked for a tune on the harmonium … |
| 17 | I tottered across to a cottage on the edge of the loch and asked for a pot of tea and a bite to eat . |
| 18 | Like the lady who came into the shop one day and asked for a bottle of ‘ blue ’ . |
| 19 | ‘ We have sent it back and asked for a translation . ’ |
| 20 | Lovernius was very pleased and asked for a bag of gold and threw it to the poet who ran beside his chariot . |
| 21 | They entered and asked for a room for the night and a meal of cold meat and beer , which they ate in the bar . |
| 22 | So Gabriel knocked at the door of his fine large house and asked for a cup of wine . |
| 23 | She was always there , and she would tell , as she had told so often before , the remarkable story of her Jimmy , who 'd been posted as dead last December and who , six months later , had simply walked into the house , bold as you please , and asked for a cup of tea . |
| 24 | Then he came back and asked for a cup of tea . |
| 25 | The just before Christmas a teenager came in with his friends and asked for a book ‘ honestly ’ listing all the mistakes in the Bible . |
| 26 | She picked up the telephone and asked for a courier service . |
| 27 | Oh you have n't gone up to a bar and asked for a pils have you ? |
| 28 | Margaret inspected it and asked for a number of prints to be made . |
| 29 | The painting of the Virgin blessing Christ before the Passion by Urbino was once popular with newly-wedded couples who knelt before it and asked for a blessing on their marriage . |
| 30 | The book should have been in Tollemarche 's only bookstore for several weeks ; however , when Hank casually sauntered in and asked for a copy , old Mr Pascall said it had not arrived . |