Example sentences of "[art] [noun] [vb past] [adv] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Prince sat silently for a moment looking at Owen . |
| 2 | The judge had told the jury of what they had to be satisfied before convicting any of the accused , but the case cried out for a direction which amounted to the reverse side of the coin , namely , that they should not convict any person who was in their charge simply because of his association with others . |
| 3 | The computer went down for a while , it 's probably full of water |
| 4 | The noise went on for a long time . |
| 5 | The cars drew up for a quiet haggle , the girls got in . |
| 6 | I lay for an hour until the wind subsided enough for a hill to show two miles away . |
| 7 | But while the search went on for a suitable donor , Evelyn and Peter Walker kept a constant vigil by their ten-year-old daughter 's hospital bedside . |
| 8 | The work hummed on for a while . |
| 9 | The sun came up for a half an hour , but it was too cold : -46° Centigrade . |
| 10 | oh look at the sky it 's grey , the sun came out for a minute , but it 's all grey again , oh , this sides ever so stiff |
| 11 | The boy fought wildly for a few seconds but then his right arm was bent back behind him until he called out in the most desperate agony he had ever known . |
| 12 | The Gaijin rode on for a moment . |
| 13 | The eruption of Krakatoa has some parallels in these respects , for after an impressive opening , the eruption dragged on for a full three months before reaching its climax on 26 and 27 August . |
| 14 | The sing-song lumbered along for a little while but it appears that the ‘ Ball of Kirriemuir ’ has been removed from the Examination Syllabus . |
| 15 | At the other end Tyrone Howe who saw very little of the ball during the match went over for a try in the left corner , following a fine break from Andrew Gallagher . |
| 16 | The goalkeeper was well beaten , but as the ball cannoned over for a goal kick and the chance went . |
| 17 | When the court sat we were told that the King had died then the court went out for a while . |
| 18 | We walked a bit nearer , careful like , and then the mist rolled away for a minute or two and there she was . |
| 19 | On Oct. 8 the OAS voted unanimously for a trade embargo , the freezing of Haitian government assets , the banning of arms sales and the diplomatic isolation of the military junta , although agreeing to the provision of basic humanitarian aid . |
| 20 | The embrace went on for a long time , but Miguel kept his self-control , so that their kisses , although they grew sweeter and more languid , never became threatening . |
| 21 | Instead of looking for new approaches that could galvanize the industry to deal with its problems , the call went up for a leader who would , in the words of one Bioscope editorial , be able ‘ to make order out of disorder , to organize agreement and concord with a strong hand , tactfully and helpfully , yet with a stern repression of pettiness and ignoble motives . ’ . |
| 22 | The talking went on for a few moments then the sudden , all too familiar , sound of a mortar bomb leaving the barrel . |
| 23 | Looking at the paraphernalia attached to the subject wired up for a night 's recording , one might legitimately ask whether anybody could reasonably be expected to feel natural , and get to sleep in their usual way . |
| 24 | The bastard chattered pleasantly for a while before suddenly producing a small viol from a bag hanging on his saddle horn . |
| 25 | The Threarah waited politely for a few moments and then he said , " Well , now , and what ought we to do about it , I wonder ? |
| 26 | ‘ The attack went on for a long time and the victim is obviously very shocked , ’ said police . |
| 27 | The Dormouse woke up for a minute and then went to sleep again . |
| 28 | She spoke and understood more English than had at first appeared but it seemed to be English she had got from the Kettering children , so she was easily understood by Jacqueline who would run to her , climb on to her lap , whenever the maid sat down for a moment and stay there silent and apparently overawed . |
| 29 | The plane came down for a smooth landing amid the radar gear . |
| 30 | Rose begged him to think of a plan , and the doctor thought hard for a few minutes , frowning fiercely . |