Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] [prep] he for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | you , er , it had happened because I had been , I had had a lot of training and a lot of swindles and thing , I was able to talked to him and I talked to him for an hour and a half er , I was curious for one thing to find out why he was , he , he was breaking into people 's houses , so that the fact that he was doing it for , to , to get money for drugs |
| 2 | The probation found a little stray dog called Benjy for me and I looked after him for a little while , but my money kept on going down and down and down . |
| 3 | I looked after him for a few days before he died . ’ |
| 4 | Marcus patted his lap and I went to him for a stroke . |
| 5 | I went to him for the political because I was a red hot loyalist at that time . |
| 6 | Now I supported Prescott , I must say I voted for him for the er for deputy leader , right , but I think he 's wrong , right , on this particular issue , this compromise that he 's floating and I think it should be dropped . |
| 7 | I waited for him for an hour , outside his half-built apartment building . |
| 8 | She gazed at him for a long time without being able to bring the appropriate words to her lips . |
| 9 | She frowned at him for a moment ; then her brow cleared . |
| 10 | She stared at him for a long time . |
| 11 | She stared at him for a long moment wondering if in her indignation she had hurt his feelings , but his eyes were narrowed and she could not read his expression . |
| 12 | She stared at him for a moment , then grinned . |
| 13 | She stared at him for a long moment before she took in what he had said . |
| 14 | She stared at him for a moment , and then , as he gestured impatiently , ‘ But I do n't know how — ’ |
| 15 | She stared at him for a further moment , then meekly she obeyed and he smiled . |
| 16 | She stared at him for a moment . |
| 17 | She stared at him for a moment , then flushed . |
| 18 | She looked to him for a lead and he gave it to her . |
| 19 | She looked at him for a moment as if weighing up the consequences of telling the truth for once . |
| 20 | She looked at him for a moment and burst out laughing . |
| 21 | She looked at him for the first time , then lowered her eyes again . |
| 22 | He did so partly in order that those who looked to him for a lead would have no doubts about where he stood . |
| 23 | She glared at him for a moment . |
| 24 | But he said : ‘ The fans may not think Ian 's the best man for the job but if they lay off him for a bit then he might get it right for them . ’ |
| 25 | It occurred to him for the first time that Celia would be a bad enemy , just as she was a good friend . |
| 26 | It was full of pieces of paper , which he dropped behind him for the other boys to follow . |
| 27 | He worked with him for a while , making implements . |
| 28 | Nodding gently to himself , he reached beside him for the blanket . |
| 29 | He could fly all day long and all night long if he wanted , but I wanted him to get 100 hours at night and I felt that despite his enthusiasm I would like to he shot of him for a period . |