Example sentences of "[noun] [adv] [coord] [vb past] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Washington , US Administration officials said the soldiers — members of the elite Green Berets — feared the rebels had left booby traps behind and waited for Salvadorean troops to work their way to the sixth floor , on which the soldiers were trapped . |
| 2 | I said , and I pushed the instrument back and paid for the rest . |
| 3 | Geoffrey rolled his eyes dramatically and headed for the door . |
| 4 | Then suddenly a demoniacal light had entered his eyes and , since he seemed to be a man who would set about proving his own theories — in this case that it was inconceivable that she should be as innocent as she would appear — he took a couple of steps forward and reached for her . |
| 5 | She swivelled her eyes round and paused for a moment as they meshed with Jake 's . |
| 6 | I polished off the lager , put my feet up and waited for the editorial meeting . |
| 7 | She had neither the energy nor the time to feel irritated ; instead she took out her pen again and reached for a sheet of the museum 's paper . |
| 8 | Councillor came to a meeting in and spoke for for th for twenty minutes or whatever it was . |
| 9 | I missed my grandparents desperately and longed for Pam . |
| 10 | ‘ In fact , I did n't even know McCallen had n't started for I just got my head down and went for it from the fall of the flag . |
| 11 | Bishop Stratford , preaching on the text ‘ My head is sick ’ , announced the decision to depose the king nevertheless and asked for the assent of the commons . |
| 12 | They flung each other off and stared for an instant , each of them aware that he was known , each conscious that this recognition made many things plain . |
| 13 | He picked up the phone again and asked for Agnes at the Mount Row number . |
| 14 | As soon as they had turned the corner , however , he put his paper down and headed for the row of pay phones that lined the wall . |
| 15 | G418 selection ( 1mg/ml ) was commenced 24 hrs later and continued for approximately 2 weeks . |
| 16 | Ralph stood up and controlled the flames around and beckoned for the team to run quickly to the staircase . |
| 17 | I slammed the receiver down and stood for a second , congratulating myself on how well I had done , all things considered . |
| 18 | With a smile he put the rifle down and reached for the next in the stack at his side . |
| 19 | He tossed the jug aside and reached for the discarded bandage with his good arm . |
| 20 | She backed the Golf round and headed for the exit . |
| 21 | And I went berserk about two nights later and said for god 's sake you 're driving me bonkers , go away and sleep on the sofa . |
| 22 | He smiled , sat down at the table again and reached for the Bushmills . |