Example sentences of "and [vb past] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | She said : ‘ God grant it ! ’ and clung for a moment to the great , warm , vital hand that could put heart into her even now . |
| 2 | Canon Wheeler allowed his eye to wander around the handsome room lit by the full , secure English sunlight and gazed for a moment through the window at the spire of Medewich 's beautiful Cathedral . |
| 3 | ‘ We have sent it back and asked for a translation . ’ |
| 4 | When at last my number came , I presented myself at the window and asked for a ticket on the 10.05 to Stockholm the next morning . |
| 5 | I went to window three and asked for a ticket to Stockholm the next morning . |
| 6 | Nancarrow , on his third match point , at 9–9 , played another drop which was not that tight and Marshall , closing in to drive it deep , was obstructed and asked for a let . |
| 7 | The painting of the Virgin blessing Christ before the Passion by Urbino was once popular with newly-wedded couples who knelt before it and asked for a blessing on their marriage . |
| 8 | Indenbaum remembered that he was gentle , with a beatific smile , and asked for a tune on the harmonium … |
| 9 | That evening I rang Fred Workman , News Editor of the Times-Herald , at his home and asked for a job as cub reporter . |
| 10 | I thought he was wandering off , but he went up to the counter and asked for a coffee . |
| 11 | Margaret inspected it and asked for a number of prints to be made . |
| 12 | Cheeky Paula produced a sprig of mistletoe and asked for a peck on Channel 4 's Big Breakfast Show . |
| 13 | A traveller in Scotland went into a pub and asked for a pint of bitter . |
| 14 | The just before Christmas a teenager came in with his friends and asked for a book ‘ honestly ’ listing all the mistakes in the Bible . |
| 15 | They reported that they knew of no matter involving her in any way and asked for a description of the white identification cards . |
| 16 | ‘ I saw Rosemary 's Baby , fell in love with Mia Farrow , went to the barber and asked for a Mia Farrow cut . |
| 17 | The book should have been in Tollemarche 's only bookstore for several weeks ; however , when Hank casually sauntered in and asked for a copy , old Mr Pascall said it had not arrived . |
| 18 | The following morning I rose early , dressed and asked for a driver to take me and my suitcase to the hospital . |
| 19 | Like the lady who came into the shop one day and asked for a bottle of ‘ blue ’ . |
| 20 | A beautiful girl went into a sweet shop and asked for a box of chocolates . |
| 21 | I tottered across to a cottage on the edge of the loch and asked for a pot of tea and a bite to eat . |
| 22 | The temperature remained high so Spencer called Humberside and asked for a QDM ( bearing to effect a return ) . |
| 23 | A year later she met someone else and asked for a divorce . |
| 24 | But erm , if so , please get in touch before Wednesday as they 've , he rang me up last night and asked for a final figure from us which he must |
| 25 | They entered and asked for a room for the night and a meal of cold meat and beer , which they ate in the bar . |
| 26 | Christina walked behind the reception desk and asked for a copy of Mr Banville 's account . |
| 27 | She picked up the telephone and asked for a courier service . |
| 28 | So Gabriel knocked at the door of his fine large house and asked for a cup of wine . |
| 29 | Gabriel knocked at the second brother 's door and asked for a drink of milk . |
| 30 | She said that she 'd be happy with wine so he caught somebody 's eye and asked for a carafe of the house red . |