Example sentences of "and [verb] for something " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had a fair idea as to who had done it , and I passed on my suspicions about so-and-so and so-and-so , and asked for something to be done about it . |
| 2 | You think that 's especially true and like say Aberdeen if you go in a shop there and and , at least it used to be the case , and asked for something you be thought you were speaking fine but they would just say , Oh my you down from Orkney for a holiday ? |
| 3 | And even if the Host is still able to hope that the Monk will show another side to his character as a tale-teller , the Monk will not , and retreats into a sort of sulky silence after being interrupted and asked for something less serious : The Monk as a character is explicitly and repeatedly compared and contrasted with the teller who succeeds him , the Nun 's Priest . |
| 4 | All too often teachers intend to teach one thing , actually teach another , and test for something quite different . |
| 5 | Do you build a picture in your head before you play anything or do you just jam around over the backing track and wait for something good to happen ? |
| 6 | You 've got ta do your , you know , go out and sit in the county court and wait for something exciting to happen |
| 7 | Until then , we must wait and watch for something to turn up . ’ |
| 8 | If you are in the Manchester area and looking for something to do , the City Art Gallery in Mosley Street might be well worth a visit . |
| 9 | a bit more resigned , there 's another , there 's another sort of erm possibility , I mean if they sold their house quickly of course then , you know they 'd come down here obviously and they 'd try and look for something , but it 's not likely that they 'd sell their house that quickly |
| 10 | But then he decided he 'd go and look for something else . |
| 11 | Watching him and waiting for something . |
| 12 | They all seemed to be watching us and waiting for something spectacular to take place . |
| 13 | Marian was deep in thought but what she was thinking about she hardly knew : only that there was distance and stillness all around her and that the forest seemed to be watching her , and waiting for something to happen . |
| 14 | They had stayed while the sun went down and all the time Tom had lain watching and waiting for something to happen — for something was bound to happen , otherwise for what reason had they come ? |
| 15 | However , she could not avoid it at The Tamarisks , for although Fru Møller offered a generous choice of hors d'œuvres and puddings she did not provide a choice of main course and Elisabeth would not have dreamt of placing herself at a disadvantage by drawing attention to her disability and pleading for something easier than steak to swallow . |
| 16 | We play to lots of kids who like The Jam and I think that they hear something like ‘ English Rose ’ and I believe that they go in and look for something deeper . |
| 17 | To check on your horse and look for something to eat . ’ |
| 18 | Jumping up , she flung open her suitcase and rummaged for something to wear , standing up to step into brief white silk bikini-pants . |
| 19 | Banning importation , for example , often creates a market and demand for something else . |
| 20 | Sally Watkin talked to three adventurous couples who defied the tradition of the white wedding and opted for something completely different . |
| 21 | I did n't know whether to go back and try for something in the West End again , or television , films — or even go back into fringe theatre . |
| 22 | Parke thought the old version was ‘ a bit Seventies ’ , and went for something ‘ more authoritative ’ ( below ) . |
| 23 | if you , even if you just go in a shop and ask for something , I tell you what I 'll send you in butchers with it , for one or two bits and |
| 24 | Many people trivialize their desire for God , and settle for something that is inferior . |
| 25 | We arrived at the hospital at 6.00 a.m. , me still leaking away and waited for something to happen . |
| 26 | But in retrospect thinking back I should just have and waited for something else come along . |
| 27 | A couple of summers back , a lot of new age disciples rushed off to remote mountain tops to await a momentous signal to occur They waited and waited for something exciting to happen . |