Example sentences of "and [vb past] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And if you found that you had entered the company of players , of actors , of those descended from strolling vagabonds and historically always noted and envied for the looseness of their morals , then all your Christmases came at once . |
| 2 | he came and asked for the duster and the polish |
| 3 | It 's been going on for about seventeen months now and the in chief man at Hill House was rather interested to hear that we 'd not actually had it resolved yet , and asked for the reference numbers and . |
| 4 | She expressed her wonder at this and asked for the name in Italian . |
| 5 | Blanche turned her biro slowly round in her fingers , meditating on the patterns created by the octagonal tube of plastic , and asked for the name of the dry cleaner 's . |
| 6 | He then knelt and confessed his sin to God and asked for the forgiveness that is in Christ to be his . |
| 7 | ‘ One member of staff left for a moment and a man in his mid-30s appeared out of nowhere with what appeared to be a gun and pushed it into the other assistant 's ribs and asked for the money . |
| 8 | Mr McAteer said : ‘ I was in the Sheriff Clerk 's Office and asked for the defence documents . |
| 9 | From a cafe " behind the Nile , Frenchman called the Oberoi and asked for the Queen . |
| 10 | Bishop Stratford , preaching on the text ‘ My head is sick ’ , announced the decision to depose the king nevertheless and asked for the assent of the commons . |
| 11 | Next I had yet another idea , I wrote to the American Women 's Club of Thailand and asked for the donation of a video player . |
| 12 | Joseph of Arimathaea , a member of the Sanhedrin who was obviously sympathetic to Jesus ( Matthew claims he had become a secret disciple ) , went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus . |
| 13 | Jeffrey had a word with Serevi , who to Townsend 's bewilderment , appeared at his shoulder and asked for the Gala teenager 's autograph . |
| 14 | Helen to be contacted and asked for the plinth so that this can be completed before this years event . |
| 15 | There also sometimes seems to be a feeling that the media could have got themselves better organised and asked for the material earlier . |
| 16 | They marched into the shop and asked for the manager . |
| 17 | As she spoke , Jack moved his hand gently on to hers and asked for the salt . |
| 18 | As soon as they 'd gone , I got on the phone to Directory Enquiries and asked for the number of the Maidstone hospital . |
| 19 | He turned and made for the stern of the boat , and disappeared below . |
| 20 | Then , apparently deciding that this was a special day , he turned and made for the thicket . |
| 21 | He turned to the right and made for the north choir aisle . |
| 22 | He shrugged and made for the door . |
| 23 | She ducked under his arm and made for the door but he caught her arm . |
| 24 | As it was , I nodded and made for the door ; she looked the sort of woman who won protracted lawsuits . |
| 25 | Signalling the sighting to the Home Fleet in Scapa Flow , he turned his vessel and made for the shelter of a fog bank . |
| 26 | Somehow we escaped and made for the Wig and Dickle and suitable refreshments . |
| 27 | Then suddenly she got up and made for the piano . |
| 28 | So I flipped around and made for the ground , I 'd completely lost my bearings , I did n't recognize it , did n't even know which panel it was . |
| 29 | These books defended Adolf Hitler 's foreign policies as no different from those of other imperialists , and argued for the development of a federal Europe , with communal control of all vital strategic areas . |
| 30 | Cruzan 's parents contended that their daughter would not wish to be kept alive in her present state and argued for the right to end her life . |