Example sentences of "and [v-ing] [adv] for a " in BNC.

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1 And we 've been waiting and waiting and waiting now for a week to get this reconciliation at least together so that we could go out and re-count whatever was required .
2 Charles continued to live with her in Cambridge , commuting by car to Ipswich to teach his classes , and staying there for a night or two each week .
3 I felt that some of those on the bank waiting for the net to come in were wanting a body and wishing hard for a corpse .
4 They heard him dialling and speaking tersely for a moment .
5 A glastyn is rather like a BROWNIE , helping the farmer with chores and asking only for a bowl of cream and some bread at day 's end .
6 Both handled conditions well , Andrew 's Minstrel pulling eight lengths clear of Thuhool and Stirrup Cup making all and jumping well for a 20 lengths win over market rival Kingfisher Bay .
7 ‘ I was ten times worse myself and got over it on my feet , ’ he said in casual dismissal , opening his raincoat and reaching inside for a cigarette .
8 We sat drinking and talking together for a while .
9 He had rented the flat through an agency and had no idea who owned it , only that he was male and single and working abroad for a year .
10 When we see sin unmasked now and again , and reigning even for a minutes unrestrained , we get a faint idea of its extreme hatefulness and loathsomeness .
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