Example sentences of "[coord] [adv] [vb base] [adv prt] for a " in BNC.

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1 The volunteer may help the young person with job applications or other form-filling , go to a football match or the cinema with them or just meet up for a chat .
2 Sometimes he was too sick to eat anything all day , but other days he would sleep for a while and then get up for a meal .
3 ‘ My mother will probably have a very genteel fit of hysteria , and my father will mutter something about it being a ‘ damn shame ’ and your not being ‘ the right kind of girl ’ , and then stomp off for a game of golf .
4 Anyone who seems suitable will receive an informal visit and then come down for a more formal interview . ’
5 ‘ Then we would probably have a mandatory defence , which we would not duck , and then come back for a third defence against Bruno . ’
6 Her style is to run around the mat , changing direction at a moment 's notice , and then fly in for a throw .
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