Example sentences of "and [vb past] for the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He replied that there was no substance in the allegation of French unpreparedness in the Verdun sector and asked for the names of those who had given Galliéni the information so that they might be admonished . |
| 2 | Many of those who went and fought for the Republicans were not always clear about why they were there , except that they felt a revulsion against fascism and a general feeling that they had to do something in the face of the frustrations of the 1930s . |
| 3 | And after being taken off in County 's 2-1 defeat by Watford on Tuesday , Agana ripped off his shirt and headed for the players ' tunnel . |
| 4 | ‘ Poor sod , ’ he said to himself as he turned and headed for the others . |
| 5 | At five hundred feet he banked hard and headed for the balloons . |
| 6 | I stowed my notes in my pocket , and headed for the lifts . |
| 7 | Donna sucked in a deep breath and headed for the stairs , intent on getting a clearer look at what was going on outside . |
| 8 | But his secretiveness extended to not even telling them that , and they had to be content to accompany him as he turned left at the foot of the steps that led up to the station entrance and headed for the quays . |
| 9 | They swarmed on board with the agility of rats and leapt for the defenders . |
| 10 | You saw that they were dead and rang for the police . |
| 11 | So it 's not a big expense like you know so that we were n't spending the money on ourselves , it 's just needed in the house and needed for the kids like you know . |
| 12 | Leonora contemplated argument , abandoned it , and , without taking the hand , got up and started for the stairs on leaden feet , full of foreboding about the night ahead . |
| 13 | Carolyn had always resented being left behind , and clamoured for the shops with their sweets , toys and new clothes . |
| 14 | Early in their walk she had handed him the usual tenpenny piece , and now she heard a faint tinkle and watched while he stuck his candle in the socket , and reached for the matches in their brass holder . |
| 15 | An elderly lady who had once asked Franz Liszt for his autograph , felt quite faint as Fred took off his kilt and reached for the laces of his boots . |
| 16 | Miguel smoothed back his hair over his ears , put on the dark glasses , and reached for the keys to the jeep . |
| 17 | When Sam died in 1923 aged only fifty-four , Marjorie felt free to try to do what she had always wanted , and auditioned for the Tillers : |
| 18 | She moved through the conical root-system of cables which formed the Bridge 's anchor , down towards the centre of the depression , and waited for the others to catch up . |
| 19 | Serious , and reluctant , she pushed his hand away , and waited for the kisses on the cheek allowed within the code . |
| 20 | Corbett joined them and waited for the tankards to empty before good-naturedly bullying Ranulf into collecting their horses and making their way back on to the deserted track to Godstowe . |
| 21 | As soon as you saw that you were about to be struck , you stood at attention and waited for the blows . |
| 22 | Brown started to giggle to himself , put his feet up on the sofa and waited for the images and feelings to take possession of him . |
| 23 | He closed his eyes and waited for the pupils to widen . |
| 24 | She saw the stragglers gather , none too enthusiastically , but not unwillingly , either , and waited for the last-comers . |
| 25 | Then he rang his handbell and waited for the pilots to assemble . |
| 26 | I went to Argentina and sat in a cell and waited for the torturers to come in . |
| 27 | Whilst they rested and fed and waited for the skies to clear , we could enjoy their presence . |
| 28 | We sat on the sand and waited for the placings to come over the Tannoy . |
| 29 | At one o'clock Rachaela ate lunch , and at five past two , half an hour too late , she got up and left for the antiques shop . |