Example sentences of "[adv] and [adv] [vb past] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | And so I tell you we slammed the window down and just ducked for about an hour . |
| 2 | She read it through and then sat for a long time on the white strips of the reclining chair in which she had first seen Signor Fixit . |
| 3 | At the comparative safety of a deserted road we collected ourselves a little and then headed for the station , trying hard to chuckle about it all , though obviously we had both been deeply affected . |
| 4 | The reference call to the hotel , The Randolph — that 's what he 'd remembered clearest of all , really : he 'd looked up the telephone number and then been put through , on the extension given to him by his client , to the Deputy Manageress , who had promptly and effusively vouched for the bona fides of Rent-a-Car 's prospective customer . |
| 5 | This girl ripped my shirt off and then went for my trousers . |
| 6 | Lawyers should be fairly and reasonably remunerated for work done under the legal aid scheme . |
| 7 | Intensive — short reading passages which have been lexically and structurally graded for intensive reading practice . |
| 8 | When he emerged , Dr Shakhar seemed to think that the talk had gone well and then asked for another audience . |
| 9 | She turned round and slowly headed for home . |
| 10 | Mr Larwood , 88 , was shunned by the cricketing establishment for many years afterwards and never played for England again . |