Example sentences of "[conj] [vb past] [to-vb] [pron] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Guido took a mouthful of his Cynar and seemed to savour it for a moment . |
| 2 | Vass spread his long fingers over the chair arms and seemed to contemplate them for a moment . |
| 3 | Harry Lamb worked on his father 's farm , managed on five hours ' sleep a night and studied to prepare himself for the Church of Ireland ministry . |
| 4 | Alex stomped by and declined to join them for an early morning cocktail . |
| 5 | ( He had in fact put on weight while resting after Alfredo Alfredo , and needed to lose it for the role anyway . |
| 6 | After a chase on foot of over three miles he had finally run out of puff and offered to fight me for the goods . |
| 7 | I 've just returned from South Africa , during which he went to stay with Sally Newcombe and refused to eat anything for a week and a half ’ . |
| 8 | Applicants were given cash grants , usually no more than £75 , and trusted to use it for the purpose they had proposed - such as buying a bicycle to do a newspaper round , obtaining equipment for a camping trip , or acquiring the wherewithal to learn a new skill or a sport . |