Example sentences of "[noun pl] and [verb] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Add orange zest and chestnuts and saute for a couple of minutes . |
| 2 | But no , as I watched , he turned a ball elegantly off his legs and called for a quick single . |
| 3 | Immediately it sprouted numerous legs and scrabbled for a purchase . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | He just shut his eyes and hoped for the best . |
| 6 | He opened his eyes and searched for a break in the streaming fog . |
| 7 | He saw the naked longing in her amber eyes and realized for the first time how much he had been neglecting her . |
| 8 | He shaded his eyes and blinked for a few seconds until he had adjusted to the change . |
| 9 | Again Hassan closed his eyes and waited for a second . |
| 10 | He closed his eyes and waited for the pupils to widen . |
| 11 | Yanto closed his eyes and waited for the inevitable . |
| 12 | Fabia stirred , awakened in her hotel bedroom that Monday and , as memory awakened with her , she abruptly closed her lovely green eyes and wished for a moment that she were back in England . |
| 13 | Miss Stoner put her hand over her eyes and cried for a minute . |
| 14 | Now close your eyes and aim for the bull ! |
| 15 | It was like the feeling he used to get when he played another game from his childhood ; that of closing his eyes and walking for a certain number of steps along , say , a wide path in a park . |
| 16 | She closed her eyes and concentrated for a second , shaking the blues from her thoughts . |
| 17 | Rita , beautifully and accurately played by Judy Holt , fulfils her personal goals and craving for a knowledge-filled , disciplined mind . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | An enclosed community guards and cares for an enclosed community and we the public gladly subcontract this duty , hoping that it will be carried out unseen and unheard . |
| 20 | When he drew he put aside all other considerations and reached for the truth . |
| 21 | Iris picked up her pyjamas and headed for the bathroom . |
| 22 | Shiona gathered up her pyjamas and headed for the bathroom , her mind retracing the events of the night . |
| 23 | The wise veterans nod their heads and wait for the first whistle . |
| 24 | Now there were people putting hoods or sweaters or newspapers over their heads and running for the entrance . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | Detectives found group members would buy written-off cars and arrange for a vehicle of the same make and model to be stolen from Teesside , Humberside or North Yorkshire . |
| 27 | Yesterday West Yorkshire officers advised women to stay in their cars and wait for a patrol if they break down . |
| 28 | He was speaking during a special service on Tuesday to give thanks and blessing for the life of a hospital , whose hallmark has been the ‘ quality of its service . ’ |
| 29 | Early one morning they tied their stripy woven bags of Tibetan salt on to the yaks and left for the south . |
| 30 | You cos you know Bonnie yeah , sh she erm got offered a er job in Glitters in Camden yeah it 's a shop in Camden , and sh she told Honey and Dan about it yeah and the next thing she knows yeah like the next day , she 's talking to Dan and Honey and Honey comes out and says oh I went down to Glitters and asked for a job right said right to Honey 's face I mean Bonnie 's face . |