Example sentences of "[noun] and [verb] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | By the time he took to do his business , the bank 's video cameras must have had me down as a fairly suspicious character and I was happy to stop fidgeting when he finally turned away from the cashier and headed for the door . |
| 2 | This was the key for Statoil 's joining the partnership and sanction for the project . |
| 3 | Judges initially were not amenable and denied sellers certain rights both to repossession and to sue for the deficiency . |
| 4 | ‘ All I want to do now is concentrate on football and work for the success of a great little club . ’ |
| 5 | We drew up by the main entrance and Tony and I went through the swing doors at speed and headed for the secretary 's office . |
| 6 | Coun Wood said he was very upset by the theft and appealed for the return of the chains . |
| 7 | Dr Gysi had the advantage of being a completely new face in mainstream East German politics , after previously concentrating on defending dissidents and fighting for the recognition of opposition groups . |
| 8 | In Paris ! ) , then took a growler and made for the first address I had . |
| 9 | He just shut his eyes and hoped for the best . |
| 10 | He saw the naked longing in her amber eyes and realized for the first time how much he had been neglecting her . |
| 11 | He closed his eyes and waited for the pupils to widen . |
| 12 | Yanto closed his eyes and waited for the inevitable . |
| 13 | Now close your eyes and aim for the bull ! |
| 14 | He was also a member of the XL Club and played for the local Lloyds Bank XI . |
| 15 | But right now we have to complete our plans for the club and plan for the future . ’ |
| 16 | The road serves the village of Barashevo and sometimes the civilians have to stand behind the lines of the guards and wait for the columns of criminals to go by before they can proceed on their way . |
| 17 | ‘ At the NEC , we received lots of trade interest in the new branding and positioning for the range and also widespread international approval for the new merchandising , including commitment from Au Printemps , one of the leading French retailers , ’ he added . |
| 18 | On March 20 the opposition National Convention for the Restoration of Democracy [ see p. 37922 ] criticized the government for failing to uphold the pledges of its own programme and called for the formation of a government enjoying the nation 's confidence , which would institute real political change . |
| 19 | One path of enquiry leads Gallop to repudiate this ‘ homosexual economy ’ and speculate thus : ‘ I wish to speak of radical heterosexuality , a true openness and love for the heteros , the other , an intercourse between two modalities … . |
| 20 | Robyn clutched the cast-iron railing and wondered for the first time why her legs felt so shaky and weird , why her stomach was churning so violently . |
| 21 | Of that I have no doubt , but I am equally certain that it was his own hands which fastened his belt around his neck and fumbled for the window bar . |
| 22 | When he drew he put aside all other considerations and reached for the truth . |
| 23 | Iris picked up her pyjamas and headed for the bathroom . |
| 24 | Shiona gathered up her pyjamas and headed for the bathroom , her mind retracing the events of the night . |
| 25 | She pulled on a plain black swimsuit and headed for the sea . |
| 26 | The wise veterans nod their heads and wait for the first whistle . |
| 27 | Now there were people putting hoods or sweaters or newspapers over their heads and running for the entrance . |
| 28 | They spouted the need for hard line , no compromise , battle tactics and urged for the medium of roack/pop music to be used for propaganda purposes . |
| 29 | I went to Argentina and sat in a cell and waited for the torturers to come in . |
| 30 | As well as supporting the Group 's production units in optimising and controlling process activities , research teams also undertake investigations into the qualities and properties of raw materials , plant design , suitability of packaging materials , environmental issues and the development of new products , and research and planning for the operating units . |