Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] [verb] for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Comparing him to Demosthenes , in whom oratory compensated for a speech impediment , Storr juxtaposes two key scenes : young Winston being pelted with cricket balls and hiding behind a tree , and a slightly older Winston terrifying his friends ( and all but killing himself ) by jumping 30 ft off a bridge . |
| 2 | My heart froze for a second , as if I had put on an elaborate disguise and suddenly been addressed by name — I did n't feel safe any more . |
| 3 | I grab him by the lapels , and as my fingers scrabble for a hold I drop my little micro-transmitter into his breast pocket . |
| 4 | I seek leave this morning to hold my recommendation to adopt for a day as per Bungay bypass , tending member discussions which need to be held with representatives from both Suffolk County Council and Norfolk County Council . |
| 5 | Craned my neck to look for a way up to the high high bridge , saw a rocky overgrown path over the other side of the road . |
| 6 | My husband works for a firm . |
| 7 | My husband works for a bus company but he has n't said anything about this . |
| 8 | A teacher has only to say : " Now which of you girls did — " and my spots merge for a time into the scarlet background provided for them by the rest of my face . |
| 9 | I ca n't go around my friends begging for a home , can I ? |
| 10 | My stomach did for a while , as it did not like the vapours given out by the hops in the borough market after the sea air it had been used to in Hastings , but one can not live on sea air . |
| 11 | Not a single one of my colleagues doubted for a moment what she said . |
| 12 | My mother argued for a while that the dry heat was known to be bracing , but Lili went on to speak of rumours of a cholera epidemic in the rural districts and disaffection among the fellahin and I said I would rather go to Bournemouth , which was a black lie but efficacious since we had gone there for our holidays and my mother seemed gratified that I should wish to return . |
| 13 | When I asked Mrs Zamzam what her sons did for a living , a young man interrupted to say that they all worked ‘ for the revolution ’ . |
| 14 | She left her sister to rest for a while , and she herself set off at once with her possessions in a basket . |
| 15 | The facts are : Lady Eleanor kept to herself , put on her cloak to go for a walk and , in the half-light , slipped on the staircase at Godstowe , fell and broke her neck . ’ |
| 16 | Existing users can have their products upgraded for a cost expected to be some £500 per site ; new users can buy products from the wide-ranging series at between £900 and £50,000 . |
| 17 | She allowed her mind to dwell for a minute on her old schoolfellow in the role of husband . |
| 18 | When it dawned on her that she would have to earn her own living , she made up her mind to work for a diploma and then teach , and do some book-illustrating while she cast about for her real métier . |
| 19 | Benjamin 's parent 's home was created by Richard Sylbert on a sound stage , but the underwater sequences , which Dustin practised for a week , were shot in a real outside pool with a glass wall for photographic purposes . |
| 20 | Their eyes met for a moment , then he looked away . |
| 21 | As he came through the hut again , the man was there , about to sign out , and their eyes met for a moment , and Cormack felt scared . |
| 22 | Their eyes met for a moment and Guido smiled back at her , flooding her heart with foolish pleasure . |
| 23 | Their eyes clashed for a moment , then Leonora shrugged . |
| 24 | Their eyes held for a moment and a slow smile began to grow on the darkly handsome face . |
| 25 | Isabel squeezed her eyes shut for a second . |
| 26 | A bead of moisture clung , and she squeezed her eyes shut for a second lest she reach out and lick it away . |
| 27 | Flipping lazily on to her back , she floated with her eyes closed for a moment , frowning as the sound of a door closing echoed around the pool . |
| 28 | Limping , sniffing , aware that the rain could have ruined her best velvet skirt , she stumbled along , her eyes peeled for a phone box . |
| 29 | She let her eyes close for a moment . |
| 30 | She let her eyes stray for a moment to the door of the bedroom where her little daughter now lay fast asleep . |