Example sentences of "[noun pl] and [verb] [adv prt] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She crossed the bridge between the frogs and set off for the far end of the green , where the lane led up into the council estate . |
| 2 | Passengers actually changed into their pyjamas and settled down for the night bunks or convertible seat-beds complete with sheets and blankets . |
| 3 | She spooned coffee into their cups and reached out for the kettle . |
| 4 | He put on his sandals and set out for the office of the babu who had the power to give his people what they wanted , or to refuse . |
| 5 | Although it was raining and freezing cold outside , we all got ready and pulled ourselves into our wet suits and set off for the river . |
| 6 | I gritted my teeth and hung on for the climb up to Ana 's Cross on the peak of Spaunton Moor . |
| 7 | Realising that there was more snow on the way , she clenched her teeth and set off for the moors . |
| 8 | Once the veneer of hunt balls and dressing up for the occasion is stripped away all you have left is a very cruel activity which is a disgrace to those of us who live in the modern world . |
| 9 | Some universities now have deputy or pro vice chancellors , who chair major committees and stand in for the vice chancellor . |
| 10 | OTHERS have preferred to select the right machine for the duty and ground conditions and hired in for the job . |
| 11 | We put on our képis , straightened our ties , pulled our fingers into regulation gloves and set off for the guardhouse . |
| 12 | Try to pick a line through the birch forest on the northern slopes and look out for the wreckage of a World War II aeroplane on the north-eastern side . |
| 13 | We carried a medical team with vehicles and back up for the medical team . |
| 14 | ‘ At Elland Road I was expected to go and win the ball and that was about all they liked ! ! — get the ball up to the big front men and look around for the knock downs ’ ( Batts obviously did nt look very hard cos he did nt find many ! ! ) |
| 15 | Godolphin only had to pick up the encyclopaedia and he was ready to put on his boots and set off for the Dominions again . |
| 16 | In 1980 McDevitt and an accomplice dressed up as Federal Express employees and set out for the Hyde Collection in Glens Falls , New York . |