Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] [prep] i for [art] " in BNC.
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1 | This was the start of the parrot legend which stuck to me for the rest of my career . |
2 | Let's just tell you what you look like , you came to me for a job you would n't get it . |
3 | She came with me for no reason at all , whereas it would have taken quite a few other PCs to shift her . |
4 | Other times , though , if it was a student who stuck with me for a couple of years , eventually they would get interested in reading in some form . |
5 | She blinked at me for a minute or two and then said , ‘ Aliens ! ’ |
6 | She looked at me for a moment , measuringly , as if wondering whether I meant it . |
7 | Three who suffered particularly at the time were Richard and Phoebe Winch who lived just below the Centre and in whose house I often took my evening glass of ‘ allowed ’ claret , and Ann Willson who looked after me for the Saturday and Sunday . |
8 | Two you had off me for the fete . |
9 | She stayed with me for a couple of days before going on to Spain to my sister . |
10 | It occurred to me for the first time that he might not know whether or not I 'd lost the baby . |
11 | That name clearly struck a chord in McIllvanney , for he frowned at me for a few seconds , but the chord must have faded for he shrugged it off . |
12 | It stared at me for a few seconds , then the lens flashed again , a key was put into the lock , bolts were drawn and the door was opened . |
13 | He looked at me for a while , thinking . |
14 | He looked at me for a moment then sighed and got up from the chair . |
15 | He looked at me for a moment , halted in the act of folding his stethoscope . |
16 | He looked at me for a minute . |
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 stared at me for a moment , and I thought he was going to be angry . |
20 | He stared at me for a moment , then very carefully , he picked me up with finger and thumb and looked at me . |
21 | I put my arm across his shoulders , and as he leaned against me for a moment and sobbed I wondered if he had ever been able to cry like this — like a little boy with somebody to comfort him . |