Example sentences of "and [vb base] [adv prt] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We , all of us had er a bed-sitting room of our own which we kept on between cases cos we had to have somewhere to live and erm and then of course we , we 'd come back there and make up for lost time really . |
| 2 | St Albans held on for the rest of the match to win 2–1 and take the ladies ' title for the second time and make up for four previous final defeats by Mutineers . |
| 3 | Again , warm up for 20 to 25 minutes , do your repeats and warm down for 20 to 25 minutes . |
| 4 | Even when he 'd roared full-blooded into a spiny bush in pursuit of a tennis ball , he 'd ignore our gasps and head back for more . |
| 5 | You must go out on a starry night and walk about for half an hour trying to see the sky in terms of the old ( Ptolemaic ) cosmology . |
| 6 | Lying down , with knees bent towards the chest , raise the elbows , head and shoulders towards the knees and hold up for 5 counts . |
| 7 | Raise the elbows head and shoulders towards the knees and hold up for 5 counts . |
| 8 | Raise the elbows , head and shoulders towards the knees and hold up for 5 counts . |
| 9 | Raise the elbows , head and shoulders towards the knees and hold up for 5 counts . |
| 10 | Raise the elbows , head and shoulders towards the knees and hold up for 5 counts . |
| 11 | Raise the elbows , head and shoulders towards the knees and hold up for 5 counts . |
| 12 | Lying as shown , raise the elbows head and shoulders towards the knees and hold up for 5 counts . |
| 13 | Lying as shown raise the elbows , head and shoulders towards the knees and hold up for 5 counts . |
| 14 | Lying as shown , raise the elbows , head and shoulders towards the knees and hold up for 5 counts . |
| 15 | Lying as shown , raise the elbows , head and shoulders towards the knees and hold up for 5 counts . |
| 16 | Repeat 3 more times and hold up for 10 counts each time . |
| 17 | Repeat 3 more times , and hold up for 10 counts each time . |
| 18 | Repeat 3 more times , and hold up for 10 counts each time . |
| 19 | Repeat 3 more times and hold up for 10 counts each time . |
| 20 | Repeat 3 more times and hold up for 10 counts each time . |
| 21 | Repeat 4 more times and hold up for 10 counts each time . |
| 22 | Repeat 5 more times and hold up for 10 counts each time . |
| 23 | Raise the elbows , head and shoulders towards the knees and hold up for 3 counts . |
| 24 | Cos you just sit there and , do you think you can lend me some money , please , I promise I 'll pay you back , and they 'll all give you about ten P , some of them give you fifty , some of them give you twenty got about , I was thinking you could just go in there and save up for all your Christmas shopping could n't you ? |
| 25 | Well Karol I have to go now , see you on the balcony at Easter and watch out for those pigeons. kind regards to the papal dunces . |
| 26 | Once you have selected a possible field , move towards it , checking its size , slope and colour , and look out for possible wires on the approach . |
| 27 | And look out for more news concerning the dedicated vintage section of the show , which promises to showcase a multitude of lustworthy collectables for the delectation of the curious and the cognoscenti . |
| 28 | If you have a moisture meter , test the corners and centre of each wall just above the skirting board ; otherwise tap the plaster , feel with a dry hand for damp and coldness , and look out for loose wallpaper or flaking emulsion paint . |
| 29 | If I have a problem then I can take it elsewhere and find out for sure . |
| 30 | this is just one of thirty sessions a week for Swindon 's young swimmers … lack of facilities and pool time dictates they start at the crack of dawn and go back for more at dusk … |