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

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1 I could n't let this frail old man go In there and maybe get knocked down and savaged , and I looked around for a means of protection .
2 We rode a little , walked , talked , played cards in the evening and I looked out for Poppy .
3 Eventually Jim 's old caddie came out of the woodwork again and I carried on for one or two other pros .
4 The wife and daughter were usually silent , but Service and I made up for that .
5 There 's rows of benches in front of it and I sit down for a bit to look at the tree .
6 I feel much better when I 'm back on the platform , and I sit down for a breather .
7 I think the rain and I went on for about three hours .
8 Kathleen and I went off for some lunch and we then went to have a look at the castle .
9 Eventually the dinner broke up and Claud , Roger Hollis and I went off for a pub-crawl which after sundry indecorous adventures ended up at the Hypocrites where another blind was going on .
10 Amy and I went out for the day .
11 But then I thought , ‘ I 'll show him , ’ and I went in for the Pub Entertainer of the Year contest .
12 ‘ I had a cartilage operation three and a half years ago , and I went in for a tackle just before Christmas and damaged it again .
13 When Kalchu and I set out for the headman 's house several mornings later it was bitterly cold .
14 Anyway , being in the fortunate position to be able to drive along the road to Corrour , although my car suspension did n't agree it was so fortunate , a companion and I set off for the first peak , Beinn Eibhinn from halfway along the road , above the river Ghuilbinn .
15 ‘ On March 19 and I set off for Birmingham and a hotel close to the airport .
16 The next morning he had left us to rejoin his regiment , even before Granpa and I started out for the market .
17 And I make sure that I 'm here and I open up for them , and I make them a cup of tea .
18 We had a very impromptu meal which was brought out from somewhere near Bahrain because our landing area was in a small offshore sand strip where the Nos 55 and 84 Squadron aircraft ( also a Valentia from No 70 Squadron , which was our support aircraft ) were all based overnight and I went to sleep in this hot and humid place , The humidity factor at Bahrain was very high indeed , in the 90s , but I went to sleep quite comfortably on a groundsheet having dug a little hole for my not very considerable hips , weighing very little above 9 stone , and I settled down for the night .
19 My hat ai n't on my head , and I look round for it .
20 We sailed into a murky , airless dawn veiled by the thin drizzle of a Scotch Mist , and I turned in for a few hours .
21 School taught me how to read early , and I found out for myself how to do it fast .
22 And you came along for the ride ? ’
23 And you watch out for the royal governess ! ’
24 There was no table set and she looked round for a sideboard that must house such things as cutlery .
25 They sat together and she reached out for his hand .
26 The blankets lay to one side of the fire and she reached out for them .
27 Sometimes Sheila got away from her family to come with her and she drove down for a few hours as well as now and again in the middle of the week .
28 In spite of her bulk she moved swiftly to grab the instrument , and she stepped back for fear it should be taken from her again .
29 Panic gave her the strength to break free , and she struck out for the side of the pool .
30 And she soldiered on for another 15 years before she finally died .
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