Example sentences of "[verb] and [verb] for [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They stand over their riders while they sleep and watch for any danger . |
| 2 | Others were running wild , frightened of human contact and impossible to catch and treat for many days . |
| 3 | After tossing and turning for another while , Amiss fell into a deep sleep from which he was woken less than an hour and a half later by his alarm clock . |
| 4 | But they could only wait and listen for any scrap of news . |
| 5 | In this country a hospital accepts and cares for any person who can not be cared for in their own home , but to step into their admission halls is not always the loving experience needed . |
| 6 | Europe now produces more food than she needs and has for some years been supporting a section of industry that provides employment for less than 1% of our National workforce ; good for British agriculture , but how much better if the support had gone to those industries that took up a greater proportion of the work force , i.e. the engineers with 10% . |
| 7 | If you do snap a twig then freeze and wait for several minutes before continuing . |
| 8 | You will need to use Minitab instructions PLOT and RLINE for this exercise . |
| 9 | Packages will be prepared and tested for each topic . |
| 10 | It was his responsibility to convince the Whale to cooperate in the hunt , so the people of the village might be fed and clothed for another season . |
| 11 | I sit and stare for some time , wondering if he is sick . |
| 12 | She continued to weep and suffer for many months but the tears were no longer helpless but purposeful . |
| 13 | Benjamin turned and shouted for more wine . |
| 14 | Because he felt so relaxed , he was able to smile and wait for another bar or two before letting the music dictate an answer . |
| 15 | Gbedemah unselfishly withdrew and stood for another seat . |
| 16 | Weight was measured and recorded for each patient . |
| 17 | Old age is not a sudden event : those becoming dependent must have anticipated and prepared for this stage in some characteristic way , even if by denial . |
| 18 | Under good conditions they will , thrive , reproduce and live for many years . |
| 19 | Commenting on her selection , Sue Baring said : ‘ I 'm delighted to have been chosen to stand in a part of the country that I have known and loved for many years . |
| 20 | Allowed to choose her hairdresser , Carole Ann Ford plumped for an up-and-coming young stylist she had known and visited for some time named Vidal Sassoon . |
| 21 | They are easy to read and spell for this word , and variant pronunciations of ‘ banana ’ are recognisable across cultures . |
| 22 | ‘ I will call and arrange for another guide . |
| 23 | Miss Keeler 's love life had provided a sensational scandal in that a ‘ coloured friend ’ , moved to desperate jealousy by her behaviour , had opened fire at the window of her home and been arrested and charged for that offence . |
| 24 | On March 10 eight Roman Catholic bishops were arrested and interrogated for several hours after a pastoral letter , termed by the government as " seditious " , had been read out in churches . |
| 25 | If so he wonders if the patient needs to cry and has for some reason stopped himself . |
| 26 | When he came out he worked for some years at a stud-farm at Henley ( Suffolk ) ; then he went back to smithing and worked for many years at Needham Market , a large village near Ipswich : |
| 27 | She thought and thought for some time , and then she smiled . |
| 28 | Exact sizes have to be cut and prepared for each model . |
| 29 | I 'll go and look for some wallpaper . |
| 30 | ‘ But the one true faith , ’ went on Constance balefully , ‘ have gone and fallen for that codswallop . |