Example sentences of "i [vb past] [adv] [coord] [vb past] for " in BNC.

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1 When I could make it , I got up and made for the nearest shelter .
2 I got up and went for a walk and ended up at the Bunker .
3 After nine or ten tournaments with Frank I moved on and caddied for Tom Shaw for three years , from 1969 to 1971 .
4 Fifteen miles south of Garberville my eyes began to close and I pulled over and slept for half an hour .
5 We were not even properly docked before Lorne and I leapt ashore and headed for our favourite Chinese restaurant .
6 I scrambled up and reached for the eject button on the cassette deck .
7 I broke down and cried for fifteen minutes .
8 I looked out and saw for the first time the main street of Koraloona 's largest town , Anani : a dusty white strip of road , a long row of assorted shops , a few cars .
9 Needless to say , I went home and apologised for being late .
10 So I flipped around and made for the ground , I 'd completely lost my bearings , I did n't recognize it , did n't even know which panel it was .
11 I banked again and headed for the Bunker .
12 I sat forward and waited for my craft to appear .
13 I went into this field and I sat there and cried for hours in this pouring rain and I suddenly thought to myself , ‘ This is ridiculous , this is no good — you 're not meant to be an actor , you 're meant to be something else — a comedian . ’
14 So , with flight planning filed , mostly mentally , I sat back and waited for the weather to give me a perfect day .
15 I sat back and relaxed for a moment .
16 ‘ Navan ! ’ called the driver , and I jumped up and reached for my bag .
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