Example sentences of "watch for the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We can all watch for the Labour block vote at the end of this debate as a matter of principle , I could never vote in support of the Labour whip . |
| 2 | Watch for the early signs of stress in yourself and those around you . |
| 3 | Word of his presence had reached the army commander at Inverness and 1500 men were secretly sent off to capture him , but his hostess got wind of the plan and sent the prince to shelter in the woods , having posted four servants with a local blacksmith to watch for the approaching column . |
| 4 | You also have to watch for the sudden windfalls — like the R.P.I. Index monies this year . |
| 5 | But Robin-Anne did not react , and I looked down to see that she was not watching for the new day , but was crying . |
| 6 | Artegall fights as a skilful mariner controls his vessel in a storm ( V , XII , 18 ) and defeats the giant by carefully watching for the right advantage . |
| 7 | It was tempting to think that he might live down there for ever , occasionally emerging to dodge through the empty quiet streets ; watching for the armed patrols of the faceless men in black . |
| 8 | She marked the paths of birds and insects , pointed to the homes of lizards and carried a fishing line which she would occasionally cast , watching for the rough bobbin to lurch , winding in a small , flat saafi fish which danced on the hook until she released it and tossed it back . |
| 9 | Only to be thrown back by the magic of the fire in the tree , the tree spirit , herself , flickering through time , watching , watching for the clay-haired rider . |