Example sentences of "[verb] and [verb] for [det] " 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 | They start behind men in certain ways because of the sort of training they are getting in school , in the home I mean , and in so many respects I think schools have to try and compensate for that . |
| 4 | to try and finish for half past twelve if we can . |
| 5 | ‘ I could lose everything I 've earned and fought for all my life to get where I got . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | He shuffled past well ordered , dusted shelves and racks , and past the little office where his father had sat and schemed for most of his life . |
| 8 | But they could only wait and listen for any scrap of news . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | The nature of pollution control work draws attention to these issues because it involves a substantial degree of discretion at field level among staff who are physically dispersed and isolated for most of the day while tending a complex and unpredictable environment . |
| 11 | 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% . |
| 12 | It should be possible to detect and compensate for this using ‘ intelligent ’ software routines , but this would seriously complicate the software . |
| 13 | Kelly was pushing and kicking for all she was worth , with her stick working in her left hand . |
| 14 | If you do snap a twig then freeze and wait for several minutes before continuing . |
| 15 | You will need to use Minitab instructions PLOT and RLINE for this exercise . |
| 16 | Packages will be prepared and tested for each topic . |
| 17 | Ensure there is no petty cash owed and arrange for any outstanding telephone bills to be paid . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | I used to go to Orkney for to go and asked for some cardboard boxes only we call them pasteboard boxes . |
| 20 | Perhaps the shopkeeper should have a panic button under the counter to press during such a confrontation , and while humouring the shopper by pretending to go and look for some grey ones , stout men could rush in and restrain the customer before he can make it to his Access card . |
| 21 | Our Dawn told me he 's had to go and wait for that bloody pregnancy scan . |
| 22 | I sit and stare for some time , wondering if he is sick . |
| 23 | She continued to weep and suffer for many months but the tears were no longer helpless but purposeful . |
| 24 | Most of the money is owed by people whose homes have been repossessed and sold for less than their outstanding mortgage . |
| 25 | Benjamin turned and shouted for more wine . |
| 26 | The 1981 Special Education Act , which came into force in early 1983 , requires LEAs to identify and provide for all those pupils who have special educational needs . |
| 27 | Good learning environments are more than the sum of their parts ; they are exciting , attractive , motivating and challenging for those within them . |
| 28 | Because he felt so relaxed , he was able to smile and wait for another bar or two before letting the music dictate an answer . |
| 29 | Gbedemah unselfishly withdrew and stood for another seat . |
| 30 | Weight was measured and recorded for each patient . |