Example sentences of "[adj] and [verb] for the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He seemed embarrassed and stammered for the first time in his English . |
| 2 | They left within two days of his release , leaving me tired , dazed , relieved and waiting for the Second Son to come ‘ home ’ for yet another week-end . |
| 3 | The first one was still exploding through my cortex as I gulped the second and reached for the third . |
| 4 | She looked young and pretty and relaxed for the first part of the evening until a ghastly sense of anti-climax set in when she realized that many of the young English guests had arrived well watered and rowdy after their coach trip , soon to become hideously drunk on the Ashley 's generous provision of champagne and wine , with a few dainty canapés and other elegant nibbles . |
| 5 | During January , six planets are visiting your sign , so to say that life 's likely to be busy , fun and demanding for the next few months is an understatement . |