Example sentences of "[unc] [noun pl] and [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | When it was sunny we picnicked among the forest 's ponies and searched for fossils on deserted beaches . |
| 2 | But if you simply want to enjoy the birds , you will want to visit the Society 's reserves and see for yourself what wonderful places they are . |
| 3 | In chapter 5 below , David Howell , his leading backroom boy , describes the work of the Public Sector Research Unit , how it scoured North America for business methods adaptable to Whitehall 's needs and searched for think-tanks to visit . |
| 4 | We have spent some passionate evenings together changing traveller 's cheques and looking for medicine to cure stomach disorders . |
| 5 | Thank God it was n't high summer , McLeish thought , stepping back almost on to Catherine 's toes and reaching for his handkerchief ; the cold , particularly at night , would have retarded decay . |
| 6 | The baby struggled purposefully out of its mother 's arms and made for Alexandra . |
| 7 | The master hit him with the serving spoon , then seized Oliver 's arms and shouted for the beadle . |
| 8 | ‘ One member of staff left for a moment and a man in his mid-30s appeared out of nowhere with what appeared to be a gun and pushed it into the other assistant 's ribs and asked for the money . |
| 9 | No doubt when Wrexham see what a joke he is , he will be back at ‘ The Tip ’ licking a few supporters ' backsides and begging for his job back . |
| 10 | The Merchant Seamen 's Fund provided an illustration and stimulus for the development of a large number of private philanthropic societies to provide relief for sick and shipwrecked mariners , Sailors ' homes and schooling for seamen 's children which endeavoured to do something to ease their lot . |
| 11 | We read and experimented until we could stride into builders ' suppliers and ask for one-way cistern inlet valves , 1.5 mm triplecore insulated or three-inch steel angle brackets , just as though we had been born knowing all about it , like men ! |
| 12 | And Northumberland had chosen , rather than pursue them with a force then quite inadequate , to gather his and his sons ' levies and wait for the marauders to return . |