Example sentences of "and listen for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She opened the door , looking away as she did so and listening for a second to the song of a skylark on the wind . |
| 2 | It would , he had informed her at their first meeting , be mostly a matter of watching and listening for the moment . |
| 3 | She stood for several seconds , fingering her camera , staring up at the trees , glancing down the path and listening for the sound of trampling in the undergrowth that would herald Fernand 's return to his task . |
| 4 | And what they do , I 'm going to try and show you on this doll in a minute , the hips are abducted which means they 're brought right up against the chest and then they 're pulled round and they 're rotated in the socket and you feel and listen for a click |
| 5 | ‘ Attend you gallant Irishmen and listen for a while |
| 6 | Agnes said : ‘ Speaking , ’ and listened for a minute , then put the phone down . |
| 7 | Her father came up and listened for a while and then said that he thought it was all marvellous but he did n't understand a word of it . |
| 8 | He took the call and listened for a while . |
| 9 | Before Parr knocked on Jessica 's bedroom door , he stood outside and listened for a while . |
| 10 | Nick picked up the receiver and listened for a moment , before muttering ‘ Wrong number ’ and hanging up . |
| 11 | Reluctantly she picked it up and listened for a moment . |
| 12 | He stood just out of sight and listened for the lift . |
| 13 | She was woken at half-past five and listened for the sound that had disturbed her . |
| 14 | She really could not bear to sit and listen for a minute longer , as she explained to Bernard , to the lies of the imperialist lackeys . |