Example sentences of "[adv] and [vb past] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The whole kaleidoscope is there in the memory : how proud we were of our daughter Sara 's acting ability , at junior school , at senior and at college ; and of our younger , very shy son , who managed a one-line walk-on part the last year in junior school , but wrote , acted in , sang in and played for a satirical revue at University . |
| 2 | They sat down and talked for a short time . |
| 3 | ‘ I just wandered around and watched for a few minutes , to see how things were done , ’ she said over her shoulder , stowing a small block of fresh Parmesan in an airtight container before putting it in the fridge . |
| 4 | It stayed there and grew for a long time , until it was a real baby . |
| 5 | When Martha had gone as well , Tim picked up the whisky he had poured earlier and stood for a long time in the hallway . |