Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] [verb] for a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 My heart froze for a second , as if I had put on an elaborate disguise and suddenly been addressed by name — I did n't feel safe any more .
2 I grab him by the lapels , and as my fingers scrabble for a hold I drop my little micro-transmitter into his breast pocket .
3 I seek leave this morning to hold my recommendation to adopt for a day as per Bungay bypass , tending member discussions which need to be held with representatives from both Suffolk County Council and Norfolk County Council .
4 Craned my neck to look for a way up to the high high bridge , saw a rocky overgrown path over the other side of the road .
5 My husband works for a firm .
6 My husband works for a bus company but he has n't said anything about this .
7 A teacher has only to say : " Now which of you girls did — " and my spots merge for a time into the scarlet background provided for them by the rest of my face .
8 I ca n't go around my friends begging for a home , can I ?
9 My stomach did for a while , as it did not like the vapours given out by the hops in the borough market after the sea air it had been used to in Hastings , but one can not live on sea air .
10 Not a single one of my colleagues doubted for a moment what she said .
11 My mother argued for a while that the dry heat was known to be bracing , but Lili went on to speak of rumours of a cholera epidemic in the rural districts and disaffection among the fellahin and I said I would rather go to Bournemouth , which was a black lie but efficacious since we had gone there for our holidays and my mother seemed gratified that I should wish to return .
12 When I asked Mrs Zamzam what her sons did for a living , a young man interrupted to say that they all worked ‘ for the revolution ’ .
13 She left her sister to rest for a while , and she herself set off at once with her possessions in a basket .
14 The facts are : Lady Eleanor kept to herself , put on her cloak to go for a walk and , in the half-light , slipped on the staircase at Godstowe , fell and broke her neck . ’
15 Existing users can have their products upgraded for a cost expected to be some £500 per site ; new users can buy products from the wide-ranging series at between £900 and £50,000 .
16 She allowed her mind to dwell for a minute on her old schoolfellow in the role of husband .
17 When it dawned on her that she would have to earn her own living , she made up her mind to work for a diploma and then teach , and do some book-illustrating while she cast about for her real métier .
18 Their eyes met for a moment , then he looked away .
19 As he came through the hut again , the man was there , about to sign out , and their eyes met for a moment , and Cormack felt scared .
20 Their eyes met for a moment and Guido smiled back at her , flooding her heart with foolish pleasure .
21 Their eyes clashed for a moment , then Leonora shrugged .
22 Their eyes held for a moment and a slow smile began to grow on the darkly handsome face .
23 Isabel squeezed her eyes shut for a second .
24 A bead of moisture clung , and she squeezed her eyes shut for a second lest she reach out and lick it away .
25 Flipping lazily on to her back , she floated with her eyes closed for a moment , frowning as the sound of a door closing echoed around the pool .
26 Limping , sniffing , aware that the rain could have ruined her best velvet skirt , she stumbled along , her eyes peeled for a phone box .
27 She let her eyes close for a moment .
28 She let her eyes stray for a moment to the door of the bedroom where her little daughter now lay fast asleep .
29 The sponsors of the bill made clear their intention to press for a vote on it within the current legislative session .
30 With old foe Nigel Benn favoured to take the WBC version of the title from Italy 's Mauro Galvano on October 3 , the two champions could afford to forget their squabbles fighting for a mountain of cash .
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