Example sentences of "and [verb] [adv prt] for [adv] " in BNC.

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1 Dunedin House was built by the surgeon J. S. Land in the mid 19th century , and lived in for over 50 years this century by the late Dr Cripps , Medical Officer of Health for the Holderness area .
2 The couple she had met as the Corduroys , Ken and Louise , were holding plates and looking round for somewhere to sit .
3 Take particular care when entering or leaving the tracks , and watch out for both pedestrians and traffic .
4 And watch out for cunningly disguised snipers .
5 To fill the vacant position , Sir Henry , still nursing ambitions for the club he had guided and invested in for so long , wanted no one else but the outstandingly successful manager of Huddersfield Town .
6 Miss Harker removed her bonnet , a beautiful item with long blue ribbons , and looked round for somewhere to hang it .
7 The applause that greeted them was like a thunder clap and went on for so long that the Girls could not hear the music and had to count under their breath to synchronize their kicks .
8 Broadly speaking , sound was good but Mr Ponor felt the sound of the carriage at the beginning was a little distracting and went on for too long .
9 These began around 1947 and went on for about two years .
10 We pay for people to go and live in for ever .
11 And then the old keeper used to come round and see that we were all right and they 'd be there till the following day and carry on for about three or four weeks you see .
12 Apply , comb through , put on a plastic bath cap to keep in the heat and leave on for about 20–30 minutes .
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