Example sentences of "and [verb] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The partners have taken the pay cut until next March to see if interest rates fall and to wait for the launch of a new product . |
| 32 | Once it has chosen a mate , it will probably remain loyal to mate and to burrow for the rest of its life — and one ringed Manx shear water is known to have lived for at least twenty-nine years . |
| 33 | He had an enjoyable job of work waiting for him , and asked for no more than that . |
| 34 | The winners , who both come from Manchester and asked for no publicity , scooped £1,338,825.45p each . |
| 35 | ‘ We have sent it back and asked for a translation . ’ |
| 36 | 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 . |
| 37 | I went to window three and asked for a ticket to Stockholm the next morning . |
| 38 | 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 . |
| 39 | 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 . |
| 40 | Indenbaum remembered that he was gentle , with a beatific smile , and asked for a tune on the harmonium … |
| 41 | That evening I rang Fred Workman , News Editor of the Times-Herald , at his home and asked for a job as cub reporter . |
| 42 | I thought he was wandering off , but he went up to the counter and asked for a coffee . |
| 43 | Margaret inspected it and asked for a number of prints to be made . |
| 44 | Cheeky Paula produced a sprig of mistletoe and asked for a peck on Channel 4 's Big Breakfast Show . |
| 45 | A traveller in Scotland went into a pub and asked for a pint of bitter . |
| 46 | The just before Christmas a teenager came in with his friends and asked for a book ‘ honestly ’ listing all the mistakes in the Bible . |
| 47 | They reported that they knew of no matter involving her in any way and asked for a description of the white identification cards . |
| 48 | ‘ I saw Rosemary 's Baby , fell in love with Mia Farrow , went to the barber and asked for a Mia Farrow cut . |
| 49 | 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 . |
| 50 | The following morning I rose early , dressed and asked for a driver to take me and my suitcase to the hospital . |
| 51 | Like the lady who came into the shop one day and asked for a bottle of ‘ blue ’ . |
| 52 | A beautiful girl went into a sweet shop and asked for a box of chocolates . |
| 53 | I tottered across to a cottage on the edge of the loch and asked for a pot of tea and a bite to eat . |
| 54 | The temperature remained high so Spencer called Humberside and asked for a QDM ( bearing to effect a return ) . |
| 55 | A year later she met someone else and asked for a divorce . |
| 56 | 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 |
| 57 | They entered and asked for a room for the night and a meal of cold meat and beer , which they ate in the bar . |
| 58 | Christina walked behind the reception desk and asked for a copy of Mr Banville 's account . |
| 59 | She picked up the telephone and asked for a courier service . |
| 60 | So Gabriel knocked at the door of his fine large house and asked for a cup of wine . |