Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun sg] [vb past] for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 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 | My hand groped for the light in terror as I wondered what this object could be . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Suddenly her heart ached for the sight of her native country , for the sounds and scents and the voices of her own people . |
| 6 | It seemed to fill her plumage with its cold light as her body shivered for a moment , her head trembled and her eyes , which had been half closed , slowly opened . |
| 7 | erm And if you look at the second line , and begin three words in , it says ‘ the mistress , ’ the mistress is abbreviated , ‘ answers her man can not work , nor can she spare him till she be paid for what her husband did for the King 's soldiers ’ . |
| 8 | When they stood at the curb to cross the road her back ached for the support of his hand in its pit . |
| 9 | Her father thought for a moment . |
| 10 | When her father reached for a cigarette , Miranda intercepted his hand as it searched for his lighter , and touched the flame to the tip to make contact with him . |
| 11 | Her father reached for the tea pot . |
| 12 | Her dog sniffed for a moment at the ankle of the young man who worked at the engine of his car . |
| 13 | Her voice faltered for a moment , then she went on more strongly , ‘ Elise died in an accident . |
| 14 | Instinctively her hand reached for a light switch . |
| 15 | She contends that the tenant ceased to be a statutory tenant for the purposes of the subsection when the possession order was made in the county court or , alternatively , when the possession order took effect or , alternatively , when her client applied for the warrant of execution . |
| 16 | Why was Mrs Thatcher upset when her son went for a drive in 1982 ? |
| 17 | Once they had filled the trolley and checked off everything on their list Stuart and his Mum looked for a checkout that was n't busy . |
| 18 | On 27 September of the same year he published his first book , Galfredus Petrus , Opus sane de deorum dearumque gentilium genealogia ( STC 19816.5 ) , from his new premises near the conduit in Fleet Street , where his printing-house remained for the rest of his life . |
| 19 | His Superintendent asked for a priest to go to the island of Molokai where a colony of lepers lived in appalling conditions . |
| 20 | Finn demanded , standing up as his superior headed for the door . |
| 21 | His voice died for a moment . |
| 22 | And erm , it wa , at the reception afterwards we actually paid him the fine er , a contribution to a a , a fund his church had for a painting they wanted to buy . |
| 23 | It was now … she caught a glimpse of a man 's gold watch as his hand reached for a drink , and saw to her consternation that it was already after eight . |
| 24 | His hand reached for the knife on his belt . |
| 25 | Unconsciously his hand reached for the pocket of the greatcoat he was not wearing , where he kept his silver flask . |
| 26 | His journalism continued for a while until the mid '80s when he decided to concentrate purely on recording . |
| 27 | Our information continued for a while , but it was of doubtful origin . |
| 28 | ‘ Now dear , ’ said Mum ‘ Your brother asked for the salt and I suggest that it might be polite if you were to do what he asked . ’ |