Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] [adv] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I accustomed my pupils to the tiny hard lenses — building up their resistance fastidiously for an extra hour per day — then lost one down the sink and the other down the Holborn Public Baths . |
| 2 | I accustomed my pupils to the tiny hard lenses — building up their resistance fastidiously for an extra hour per day — then lost one down the sink and the other down the Holborn Public Baths . |
| 3 | The sergeant thought Blanche would be tired after the tension of the previous hour or two , and he expected Blanche to sit at her desk quietly for a few minutes . |
| 4 | Some 500 psychologists from all parts of the world meet in Scarborough next month when the British Psychological Society holds its conference there for the first time . |
| 5 | The sail would revolve around its man once for every two circuits of the island . |
| 6 | She blinked and scoured her brain desperately for a neutral topic of conversation to deflect his attention , but the question which emerged proved far from neutral . |
| 7 | And for those few hours after she got home she found she could talk to her mother properly for the first time in over two years . |
| 8 | Mr Jackson drives me in his car sometimes for a special treat . |
| 9 | No one had ever asked his opinion before for the specific purpose of putting it into print in a newspaper article that might be read by millions of people . |
| 10 | A KILLER gunned down a young father at his seaside home for no apparent reason . |
| 11 | Marcus stared into his beer broodingly for a long minute . |
| 12 | His shoulder-length jet-black hair falls dramatically and we see his face clearly for the first time — high-cheek-boned , eyes like slits of molten anthracite . |
| 13 | I refer to your interview today for the above appointment and would advise you that , after careful consideration , the Sub-Committee has decided to recommend to the Regional Council that be appointed to the post . |
| 14 | ‘ I need your help just for a few minutes . |
| 15 | Call our hotline NOW for a full information pack which explains how to obtain this AMAZING UNREPEATABLE OFFER ! |
| 16 | Open me post now for the first time , oh oh that 's nice oh I can have a update for supply teachers , Wednesday the fifteenth of April , you baby sit for me ? |
| 17 | I 've been buying your magazine religiously for the last 18 months and would like to thank you for a great read . |
| 18 | We have arrived exactly over the quarter-point from a position slightly south of our line 's origin ( i.e. , from the downwind leg at Gransden ) so must adjust our heading slightly for the next leg to the half-way mark . |
| 19 | So consequently every time I moved school , moved into different I had to fight me way there for the first week because I hated anyone to call me Ginger you see ? |