Example sentences of "and [v-ing] [adv] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | And we 've been waiting and waiting and waiting now for a week to get this reconciliation at least together so that we could go out and re-count whatever was required . |
| 2 | Charles continued to live with her in Cambridge , commuting by car to Ipswich to teach his classes , and staying there for a night or two each week . |
| 3 | His wet , cold body was aching and calling out for a hot meal and warm bed . |
| 4 | I felt that some of those on the bank waiting for the net to come in were wanting a body and wishing hard for a corpse . |
| 5 | They heard him dialling and speaking tersely for a moment . |
| 6 | A glastyn is rather like a BROWNIE , helping the farmer with chores and asking only for a bowl of cream and some bread at day 's end . |
| 7 | Both handled conditions well , Andrew 's Minstrel pulling eight lengths clear of Thuhool and Stirrup Cup making all and jumping well for a 20 lengths win over market rival Kingfisher Bay . |
| 8 | ‘ I was ten times worse myself and got over it on my feet , ’ he said in casual dismissal , opening his raincoat and reaching inside for a cigarette . |
| 9 | You could no longer do the things I 'd taken for granted , like making a cup of tea and sitting down for a gossip when I came in from college . |
| 10 | We sat drinking and talking together for a while . |
| 11 | Skinner , who ticked me off yesterday for suggesting his vote had fallen , is off after 14 years , leaving my colleagues on the Sun distraught and casting around for a new NEC contact . |
| 12 | He had rented the flat through an agency and had no idea who owned it , only that he was male and single and working abroad for a year . |
| 13 | When we see sin unmasked now and again , and reigning even for a minutes unrestrained , we get a faint idea of its extreme hatefulness and loathsomeness . |