Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [prep] [pron] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Frau Nordern gazed at him for an icy moment then stalked into the bedroom . |
| 2 | Laurence Gilliam of the BBC in London arranged and produced these impressive programmes and it was my pleasure and privilege to work with him for the Vancouver region for several years running . |
| 3 | Tiny red eyes gleamed at her for a moment before disappearing . |
| 4 | Having met Hermione Farthingale , David lived with her for a year . |
| 5 | Not till later was it diagnosed that the mental breakdown which destroyed Hoskyns crept upon him for a year or more before he died . |
| 6 | Manville toyed with it for a few moments , imagining the corridors of the Pentagon and White House alive with zooming figures , grey-flannel covered asses farting tongues of flame . |
| 7 | He stood within the doorway looking at her for a moment . |
| 8 | She tried lifting her skirt to fish under it for the pocket hanging over her petticoat . |
| 9 | I got back to Ingard House a bit after four o'clock , and went up to rooms 207–8 , the offices allotted to us for the purposes of our audit . |
| 10 | Now she let her eyes dwell on them for a moment — Sally glowing with pride , Edward with a slightly dazed expression on his handsome face . |
| 11 | The county court judge gave judgment for the mother in an action brought by her for the £1 per week based upon the father 's undertaking . |
| 12 | Schellenberg brooded about it for a moment . |
| 13 | Becky 's dark eyes fixed on him for the first time . |
| 14 | Surere looked at him for a long time . |
| 15 | Bert looked at him for a full half minute . |
| 16 | We had sergeants and inspectors jumping on us for the least little thing and very often trying to get us into trouble , whereas young fellows learning the job , what we needed was assistance . |
| 17 | Travis stared at her for a second or two , then reached for the champagne bottle . |
| 18 | wishes to retire as Editor after the May issue of Medau News , and our thanks go to her for a long and excellent Editorship . |
| 19 | Dana stared after him for a moment , then turned a malevolent glare on Claudia . |
| 20 | She sounded breathless and he frowned , his eyes lifting to hers for a moment before someone drew his attention and he turned away . |
| 21 | And Hector sneered at him for a coward ! |
| 22 | The blue eyes bored into her for a long moment , and she fought the urge to look away from his coldly penetrating look . |
| 23 | Dora glared after him for a few seconds before turning away and striding across the garden towards the orchard . |
| 24 | Obviously he did n't remember me , for when the College wrote to him for a reference , he replied that he had not heard of me . |
| 25 | Jean pondered on it for a day while we held our breath . |
| 26 | She stopped to catch a child by the hand and whisper some word which was rewarded with a kiss , then caught the corner of her veil to cover her already masked face as the chief driver came towards her for a quick answer to a query , always given and received after the words of greeting and queries as to health had been exchanged . |
| 27 | Nancy moved among them for a while , making them welcome , peering into their pale faces with the object of discovering which were her grandchildren . |
| 28 | About fifteen years ago , we had a Nigerian girl living with us for a few months before her marriage , and she was married from our house . |
| 29 | The Statue of the Etook Ha'chllt he 'd bartered for in a little town called Slew , which was now , regrettably , a blasted spot , its citizens the victims of a purge visited upon them for the crime of a song , written in the dialect of their community , suggesting that the Autarch of Yzordderrex lacked testicles . |
| 30 | Yeah hall hired from you for a function |