Example sentences of "and [v-ing] [adv] for [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was on his feet , roused and content , and looking round for his cloak ; and she was there with it , lifting it to his shoulders . |
| 2 | By now they were in among thickening crowds of people , nodding to acquaintances and looking out for their own key men from down the valley . |
| 3 | He was found later on one of the rugby pitches soaking wet and scrambling around for his bag of tools . |
| 4 | He nodded , and reaching out for her hand , he led her through into the sitting-room and sat down with her on the settee opposite the picture . |
| 5 | For the FA Cup Finalists to go down Sunderland would have to lose their last three matches , with Oxford winning their final game at Tranmere and making up for their inferior goal difference , Plymouth and Newcastle also winning , and Grimsby getting at least a draw . |
| 6 | ‘ God in heaven ! ’ said Bob , wide-awake , and casting about for his dressing-gown . |
| 7 | Establishing a positive self-image does not depend on a cheery morale boost , but on appropriating the promises of God and praying and planning expectantly for their outworking in the situations in which God has already placed us or challenged us to become involved . |