Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] [coord] [vb past] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Really ? ’ she whispered , something in his look , something in the way he stretched forward across the small distance between them and reached for her hands causing her heart to race once more . |
| 2 | ‘ He saw an opportunity to go past me and went for it and I had no choice there but to close the door . |
| 3 | The powerful motor roared into life and the car moved smoothly past me and headed for town . |
| 4 | Watching her sleep , however , is not the most stimulating experience I 've had of late , although I realise that certain New York film-makers would have shot ten solid reels of it and begged for more . |
| 5 | He had very red hair and a pale complexion with masses of freckles all over his face , he was very popular with everyone and lived for the day when he could join the Army , particularly the Camerons . |
| 6 | Robert drew into himself and waited for his parents to go away . |
| 7 | ‘ He got away from me and came for me with his fists . |
| 8 | Diplomatically , he took the golf bag from me and headed for the car park . |
| 9 | He turned away from them and struggled for control . |
| 10 | He squatted down beside her and took one of her hands in his and waited for her to go on . |
| 11 | He got away from her and looked for Dangerfield . |
| 12 | And then Felipe came back after the war , and I knew I should have believed in myself and waited for him . |
| 13 | I chose as my subject the person of the Buddha , tried to relate his teaching to Christians , expressed my deep admiration for him and pleaded for a more tolerant and positive attitude towards the religion which he had founded . |
| 14 | So , I just pulled some blankets over me and waited for somebody to come . |
| 15 | He added : ‘ Derby gave us plenty of problems when we drew there , but we stood up to them and worked for a result . |
| 16 | He kept his eyes on her and reached for his tie . |
| 17 | As Gerry and his fellow villagers talked of the better days to come , a carload of American tourists pulled up in the street beside him and asked for directions to ‘ Dannygal ’ . |
| 18 | As Hugh Paddick remembers : ‘ People then came up to him and asked for his autograph . |
| 19 | The bullying got worse and worse until eventually one day the leader of the gang came to him and apologised for being so mean ! |
| 20 | He lowered himself creakily beside her and felt for his own packet . |
| 21 | As she spoke , Jack moved his hand gently on to hers and asked for the salt . |
| 22 | Isabel saw his face go taut an instant before he whipped an arm around her and dived for the floor , taking her down with him . |