Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] [coord] [vb past] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hampden fought and died for the sovereignty of Parliament . |
| 2 | Without a word , Roberts rose and headed for the service hatch . |
| 3 | Morthen turned and ran for her horse , swinging across its bare back and violently twisting its head to face Tallis . |
| 4 | The soldier grinned and reached for a half-smoked cigarette behind the earflap of his fur hat . |
| 5 | Three hours later , Becky returned and went for a lunchtime drink with Jamie to talk things over . |
| 6 | The truck-sized stone Ars Gratia Artis lion on the roof mewled and leaped for a safer perch . |
| 7 | ‘ Of course , ’ Kegan said and reached for the intercom on his desk . |
| 8 | He walked around to where Donna stood and motioned for her to follow him . |
| 9 | Carol sighed and reached for a tissue from the bedside table . |
| 10 | Scathach gasped and reached for his spear . |
| 11 | Out at sea flocks hovered and plunged for fish . |
| 12 | The city at night intimidated me : the piss-heads , bums , derelicts and dealers shouted and looked for fights . |
| 13 | That night the rain began and continued for twenty-four hours . |
| 14 | At that moment , the art group emerged and headed for the tea-table . |
| 15 | Rebels slid and scrabbled for hand holds , claw holds , as the district plummeted towards the fringe of the jungle two kilometres below . |
| 16 | However at 2100 air attacks on the departing Fleet and convoy began and lasted for the next one and a half hours — torpedo-bombers attempted to attack down moon but were greeted by intense A.A. fire and were forced to turn away . |
| 17 | Bigwig listened and sniffed for a few moments . |
| 18 | Anna smiled and reached for Caroline 's hand . |
| 19 | Inspired by the coral coasts of Papua New Guinea ( where Liz lived and worked for nine years ) , this aquarium on silk is made by using a rubber-based glue called gutta in the same way that wax is used in the batik process . |
| 20 | It is his word that makes us aware that Jesus Christ came and died for us , that God loves us . |
| 21 | Jack nodded and headed for the lift , followed by a determined Tina . |
| 22 | Finally they reached their destination , to find a huge crowd of silent onlookers all standing back a respectful distance and watching in mesmerised fascination as a distraught woman sobbed and screamed for help . |
| 23 | Roget halted and waited for his fellow knights to form up again . |
| 24 | Jahsaxa sat and pondered for a while . |
| 25 | With World War II came one more hit , Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary ? ( 1944 ) , which Lynn produced and played for more than two years at the Duke of York 's Theatre and a further two years on tour . |
| 26 | Once — ’ the voice shook and hesitated for a moment ‘ — once it was a pair of pliers . |
| 27 | When the Eighth Army turned and stood for what was to be the first battle of Alamein , a tiny force consisting of the 11th Field Regiment and a part of the Essex Regiment was rushed to the Ruweisat Ridge with orders to plug the vital gap between the South African positions on the coast and the New Zealanders on the edge of the Quattara Depression . |
| 28 | Kate sighed and reached for the wine . |
| 29 | Sheila smiled and reached for her drink . |
| 30 | He fed mints to dray horses , said hello to a caged European eagle owl called Gonzo and let two barn owls fly on and off his arm as a smiling crowd clapped and asked for autographs . |