Example sentences of "and [vb past] for an [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gandhi wrote to him on 14 February and asked for an interview . |
| 2 | As we set course down the first valley low stratus blocked our way , and since squeezing underneath received a thumbs-down from both pilot and passenger , we orbited and asked for an IFR clearance . |
| 3 | He was unable to repay , and asked for an extension . |
| 4 | Johnson grasped hold of some solitude and became for an hour or so a noble savage and a member of the armies of medieval romance , communing with nature on the bank of a stream : ‘ The day was calm , the air soft , and all was rudeness , silence and solitude . |
| 5 | For the determination of total carnitine , 150 ml of ammonia ( 33% ) was added to two tubes and incubated for an hour at 37°C . |
| 6 | It is not , however , to be regarded as a receptacle to be emptied and purified for an infilling of some cosmic force . |
| 7 | So I covered him up decently and rang for an ambulance . |
| 8 | Sally did n't want another long day on the hill , so wished me well and watched for an hour as my headtorch beam got smaller and more erratic as I moved away across the glacier , interrogating the ice . |
| 9 | The glass rocked and wavered for an instant before it fell and a dark pool of wine spread over the tablecloth between them . |
| 10 | They flung each other off and stared for an instant , each of them aware that he was known , each conscious that this recognition made many things plain . |
| 11 | I joined the local branch of the I.A.M. and waited for an observer . |
| 12 | Every day he went out with his scribe in his boat and stayed for an hour in each of the twelve provinces of hid kingdom , ensuring that all was well . |
| 13 | The next morning , after I had drunk some coffee and sat for an hour with the first suggestions of boredom stirring inside me , the Feldwebel who had enjoyed the ride in the Mercedes so much came to the door . |