Example sentences of "[adv] and [verb] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As Rex was currently at about five on the scale of ten he left Laura to steam gently and made for the cocktail cabinet . |
| 2 | At that moment Mauleverer tottered in and made for the armchair beside the fire . |
| 3 | Once people have been diagnosed as suffering from food poisoning , or have been struck down by viral infactions and diseases caused by doubtful practices , it is necessary for somebody to step in and legislate for the industry . |
| 4 | The Captain sat down and reached for the telephone . |
| 5 | The carts had been washed down and polished for the day 's event . |
| 6 | She rose from her chair at the little antique bureau which stood in the attic window space , bent down and fumbled for the catch of the secret drawer which she had found there . |
| 7 | As soon as they had turned the corner , however , he put his paper down and headed for the row of pay phones that lined the wall . |
| 8 | From the north door emerges , with entourage , Cranley Onslow , chairman of the 1922 Committee , head down and making for the lift . |
| 9 | They stood together and posed for the pass , Alleyne relaxed and smiling , a tall , angular man who carried himself with natural elegance . |
| 10 | Now those same partners gave their blessing to the idea of the two solicitors moving out of their own offices , and setting up a temporary Law Centre where everyone involved could get together and fight for the return of the children ; they would fight for justice , and ultimately a judicial inquiry . |
| 11 | He tried to catch the attendant 's eye but the man was already turning away and reaching for the nozzle of the pump hose . |
| 12 | He was very apologetic , and looked as if he might be taken away and hanged for the delay . |
| 13 | Bishop Stratford , preaching on the text ‘ My head is sick ’ , announced the decision to depose the king nevertheless and asked for the assent of the commons . |
| 14 | Trent rolled over and swam for the beach . |
| 15 | Half past eight comes and it is time to stand outside and wait for the bus . |
| 16 | I will probably widen the scope a little and speak for the list … so if there are any questions loosely related to the topic of transfers and mid-long term strategy etc … forward them to me so i can compile a list . |
| 17 | I will probably widen the scope a little and speak for the list … so if there are any questions loosely related to the topic of transfers and mid-long term strategy etc … forward them to me so i can compile a list . |
| 18 | I jumped off the bank I was sitting on and ran for the ball , elated . |
| 19 | Eventually a further final , concurrent budget resolution has to be voted on and submitted for the president 's signature , theoretically in time for the beginning of the financial year on 1 October . |
| 20 | That I 'm still rehearsing Hamlet somewhere and waiting for the pain to end . ’ |
| 21 | and finally they 're off and running for the point to point season tomorrow … 266 horses will be racing in the South Midland meeting near Chopping Norton … first race is at 11 |
| 22 | So the dream becomes a symbolic expression of this conflict and what very often happens is the there 's a kind of compromise in which you go off and look for the bathroom or the drink of water or whatever it is you want , but the dream keeps postponing you finding it , in order to lengthen the dream and the state of sleep , so you go on sleeping for a bit longer . |
| 23 | He called the RAC once more and arranged for the car to be taken to the edge of Brighton . |
| 24 | She rolled onto a knee , then pushed herself upright and reached for the bottle of Sancerre in one complete , if clumsy , movement . |
| 25 | The rain struck him across the face like a whiplash as he fought to keep the bike upright and driving for the protection of the leeward bank . |
| 26 | Next morning , Dot was surprised when Gloria got up early and left for the Housing Applicant Office the same time as she went to school . |
| 27 | He sprang up at once and made for the door as if he 'd been propositioned by a dirty old man in a public convenience . |
| 28 | She cringed back from him , pressing herself against the stove , wondering if she could edge past and make for the door . |
| 29 | He allowed her to take the bag and then brushed past and headed for the door . |
| 30 | Owen watched it carefully and waited for the arm to tire again . |