Example sentences of "and [vb past] for the [noun] " 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 | He replied that there was no substance in the allegation of French unpreparedness in the Verdun sector and asked for the names of those who had given Galliéni the information so that they might be admonished . |
| 19 | As soon as they 'd gone , I got on the phone to Directory Enquiries and asked for the number of the Maidstone hospital . |
| 20 | He turned and made for the stern of the boat , and disappeared below . |
| 21 | Then , apparently deciding that this was a special day , he turned and made for the thicket . |
| 22 | He turned to the right and made for the north choir aisle . |
| 23 | He shrugged and made for the door . |
| 24 | She ducked under his arm and made for the door but he caught her arm . |
| 25 | As it was , I nodded and made for the door ; she looked the sort of woman who won protracted lawsuits . |
| 26 | Signalling the sighting to the Home Fleet in Scapa Flow , he turned his vessel and made for the shelter of a fog bank . |
| 27 | Somehow we escaped and made for the Wig and Dickle and suitable refreshments . |
| 28 | Then suddenly she got up and made for the piano . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | 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 . |