Example sentences of "[prep] i for [art] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ After the defeat at Bramall Lane they had the biggest hammering they 've had off me for a long time . |
| 2 | ‘ She has worked for me for a long time . |
| 3 | I did the business with my camera , now there was plenty of light with the barn doors open , and was in the process of replacing the tarpaulin when the alarm bells went off and scared the hell out of me for the second time in five minutes . |
| 4 | As the white cliffs of Dover receded and the coast of France drew near , the inimitable excitement of ‘ abroad ’ took hold of me for the first time — the only really positive emotion I had felt for twenty-six months . |
| 5 | She 'll stay with me for a long time . ’ |
| 6 | So it 's a thing that stayed with me for a long time . |
| 7 | Felipe sat with me for a long time . |
| 8 | ‘ For instance , when you asked the official you met to find you some film-makers to talk to , he rung me up and spoke to me for the first time for years . |
| 9 | And at the end of the class , near the bust of Unamuno , I heard your voice calling to me for the first time . |
| 10 | Professor Ruiperez told me I need not start my classes until I was quite recovered , and the women in the office and the library spoke friendly words to me for the first time . |
| 11 | It occurred to me for the first time that he might not know whether or not I 'd lost the baby . |
| 12 | The policeman looked at me for a long time . |
| 13 | She would not argue , she would not say anything , she would not look at me for a long time . |
| 14 | Offering the blond English boy — the one I was throwing water at now — half my lunch , and sitting there full of gratitude because he smiled , because he liked the taste of the piece of chicken dipped in cumin and saffron and he had smiled at me for the first time . |
| 15 | Nigel turned his head to look at me for the first time and smiled in a kindly manner . |
| 16 | Suddenly , looking at me for the first time , ‘ Tell me , ’ she said , ‘ oh , tell me — what are you in ? ’ |
| 17 | He looked at me for the first time when I said this . |
| 18 | He nodded and he looked at me for the first time . |
| 19 | He looks at me for the first time . |