Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] [vb past] [pers pn] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sometimes I would catch her looking at me with such intensity of feeling that my breath left me for a moment . |
| 2 | But as her parents took her for a swim , she collapsed without warning and died . |
| 3 | Her husband left her for a job in the Arabian Gulf one year ago , and apart from regular maintenance , neither she nor the children have heard from him since . |
| 4 | When I did , something about its stillness stilled me for a moment . |
| 5 | His glance met hers for a brief , breathtaking moment , before he started forward , his stride slow , and rangy . |
| 6 | His eyes surveyed her for a moment . |
| 7 | His gaze held hers for a moment , then , turning abruptly , he went out . |
| 8 | His firm sent him for a month to another part of the country , and at first he telephoned home every night ; but three weeks later she got a letter saying that he had met another woman and was planning to marry her as soon as possible . |
| 9 | That weekend , we had a glorious ride and walk in Derbyshire , and our family joined us for a meal . |