Example sentences of "[verb] [noun prp] for a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A young woman called Simone Thiroux had eyed Modigliani for a long time . |
| 2 | De Benedetti disclosed that Hewlett-Packard Co had also approached Olivetti for a possible alliance , but declined to elaborate . |
| 3 | You have n't seen Alexander for a long time , have you ? |
| 4 | And tomorrow TI 's finance team it due to visit Cheltenham for a close inspection of the company it now owns . |
| 5 | The first man , Maui , begged Mafulke for a little fire and she reluctantly gave him one of her fingers . |
| 6 | Hyde hated Jekyll for a different reason . |
| 7 | Nuclear Electric is planning to reopen Trawsfynydd for a six-month trial . |
| 8 | He eluded Kinnear for a full hour after the whistle , but when he finally turned up , he no doubt got an earful like the rest . |
| 9 | Athelstan said his prayers , the Dies Requiem for Springall , Brampton , his own brother and others , made the sign of the cross on himself and thanked God for a wholesome day . |
| 10 | But Warrington have warned they may cite Jones for a different challenge in the same game . |
| 11 | Let's take Ben for a long walk , eh ? |
| 12 | I 've known Becky for a long time and I never thought she 'd go public with what is a private afffair … it may in part be naivity … but I think some of it was vengence . |
| 13 | ‘ Will you take Donald for a little walk , Christine ? ’ her mother asked her when she came home from school one afternoon . |
| 14 | He said : ‘ I have known Graham for a long time but there will be no sentiment when he picks the England team . |
| 15 | ‘ You had those inhibitions — that 's why I needed Miguelito for a little while . |
| 16 | Finney had known Harwood for a long time before finally working with him on the film of The Dresser . |
| 17 | West Bromwich boss Ardiles , an enthusiastic 15-handicap golfer , said : ‘ I 've known Vicente for a long time . |
| 18 | But , since you 're so interested , I 've known Nicole for a long time . ’ |
| 19 | Denis Smith says … he 's known John for a long time and has just the experience and talent that Oxford need |
| 20 | After turning down a Melody Maker request on these grounds , editor Allan Jones asked Morrissey for a convenient alternative . |
| 21 | At least now , today , she could ease his suffering , help him forget Madeleine for a little while , make him see that he could still find happiness of a kind without her . |
| 22 | You never know who might mistake Armstrong for a real taxi and offer me a few quid as a friendly gesture for giving them a lift . |
| 23 | Less sensitive than the nurses , he evidently took Richard for a quarrelsome garage proprietor . |
| 24 | Leave Luxor for a direct flight to London Gatwick . |
| 25 | ‘ I 've just signed Schwarzenegger for a three-movie deal , my wife 's oil paintings are going to be shown in a major London gallery , my son got first-class honours at Oxford and I 've won half a million on the pools . ’ |
| 26 | TELEVISION reporter Tim Ewart told last night how he left ITN for a new career at a rival station and then slowly realised it was all a terrible mistake . |
| 27 | On June 17 Herzog left Hungary for a four-day visit to Bulgaria where he held talks with President Zhelyu Zhelev . |
| 28 | Their devastated father Garry — a computer company executive who left England for a new life in Ireland 20 years ago -said : ‘ I am so numb at the loss of my two beautiful children . |
| 29 | In the middle of July she left Paris for a brief trip to England . |
| 30 | Thank God for a fixed set and no stagehands , and the electricians are n't in yet . |