Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [prep] it for [art] " in BNC.
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1 | I look at it for a moment , tracing out my journey from Westminster . |
2 | I looked at it for a long time until Marie Claire 's kitchen began to form itself around the pots . |
3 | I thought about it for a moment . |
4 | I thought about it for a while and then telephoned him to say that I could suggest a pretty easy solution , and indicated to him what it was . |
5 | I thought about it for a moment . |
6 | I thought about it for the prescribed two days , chanting , ‘ How do I get her to sign the form ? — How do I get her to sign the form ? ’ , then switched on the wireless in the middle of a biblical play about Moses and God 's voice boomed out of the speakers : |
7 | I think about it for a bit . |
8 | I think about it for a bit . |
9 | I think about it for a bit , then I ask her if I can afford some sandwiches . |
10 | I think about it for a bit , then I get up and go over to the shops . |
11 | I think about it for a bit , then I go in . |
12 | I think about it for a moment . |
13 | It is quite usual to seek translation in tables of regnal years such as those printed in the more common reference books without , perhaps , recognising the historical significance of the system or the traps which lie within it for the unwary . |
14 | She gazed at it for a moment . |
15 | Can you think about it for a minute . |
16 | And they will go by what you want from it for the o , over the next few years you know ? |
17 | She wandered around it for a minute until she realized it was odd there were no sounds from him . |
18 | As hard as Marshall try to convey the message of versatility in this type of combo , I defy anyone who plugs into it for the first time not to go straight for the overdrive sounds : ‘ If it 's a Marshall then it 's going to rock , whether it wants to or not ! ’ |
19 | She stared at it for a couple of minutes , then , with a prolonged sigh , began to take them out and put them back into the cupboards and drawers . |
20 | She stared at it for a long time , shivering , icy fingers trailing along her spine . |
21 | Lifting out the ornament , a beautifully sculpted ballerina on point , she stared at it for a moment , then gave a faint , rather sad smile . |
22 | She stared at it for a moment , her body feeling frozen , her heart as still as a stone in her chest . |
23 | She looked at it for a long time , and then began to cry . |
24 | She looked at it for a long time . |
25 | What would she write in it for the week in which she visited the fire station ? |
26 | Should we look to it for a pool of inventive talent that actively embodied novelty in its products , and thereby provided pressure for technical change among its customers ; or rather , for provision of engineering skills that responded passively to the demands made upon it by the inventiveness of its clients consumer industries and civil engineers ? |
27 | All three of them stared at it for an instant . |
28 | I 'd love to see them manage on it for a year |
29 | They argued about it for the rest of the afternoon , he becoming sullen and sorry , she remaining dispassionate , untouched-She was impressed by his sudden remorse . |
30 | Christine let him stew in it for a few moments . |