Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [pers pn] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | a Services Division to support them for a transitional period |
| 2 | His glance met hers for a brief , breathtaking moment , before he started forward , his stride slow , and rangy . |
| 3 | Sorrel watched him for a few seconds , then snatched it out of his hands and stuck it in her mouth . |
| 4 | The light dazzled us for a bare ten years with its brilliance , before it was extinguished . |
| 5 | In 1973 a Mossad hit squad went to Norway and murdered an innocent Moroccan mistaking him for an alleged Arab terrorist . |
| 6 | My first girlfriend left me for a new man . |
| 7 | The species are ‘ christened ’ when a scientist describes them for the first time , illustrates their peculiarities and publishes the name in a scientific journal . |
| 8 | A 16-YEAR-OLD boy who fired a catapult at a low-flying Sri Lankan air force helicopter yesterday was wounded when the copter 's gunner mistook him for a Tamil terrorist and shot back at him . |
| 9 | The Formula One world champion test drives it for the first time in Phoenix on January 4 and will find his sleek , high-speed T93 series chassis also longer , bigger , heavier and cheaper than any previous IndyCar or championship-winning Canon Williams Renault FW14 . |
| 10 | When a child loves you for a long , long time , says the Skin Horse , then you gradually become Real . |
| 11 | If a child has it for the first ten years hardly anything else matters . |
| 12 | Thus , in the context of consensual sexual activity with a girl under the age of 16 , it states : ‘ Most of us think that acts such as oral sex are extremely serious ( perhaps more likely to disturb a young girl meeting them for the first time than sexual intercourse ) . ’ |
| 13 | Its death had been postponed , which had enabled the Hunt Ball Committee to hire it for the triumphant last appearance of a house that had outlived its glamour , and all kind importances . |
| 14 | The tigress suckles them for the first six months , by which time they will weigh 100 lb ( 45 kg ) . |
| 15 | If they are purchased through a large department store , the shop will send an expert to fix them for a small extra charge . |
| 16 | Wahono , general chair of Golkar ( the ruling Functional Group Centre or Golongan Karya Pusat ) , announced on Oct. 20 that President Suharto had agreed to Golkar 's plan to nominate him for a sixth five-year term as president . |
| 17 | I intended at first only to teach her needlework to qualify her for a genteel position , for you see she has a delicacy in her person that makes it a pity ever to put her to hard work , but she masters everything so fast that now I am desirous to have to divert and entertain me in my thoughtful hours . |
| 18 | ( Phoebe ) Bradley became the first lady to serve on the Club Committee , an event doubly unique , for although not a bondholder she was elected by their Committee to represent them for a four-year term . |
| 19 | Rain watched her for the last few yards , noting how the morning 's cheerfulness had been replaced by anxiety . |
| 20 | Tiny children , barefoot and dirty , tried to generate enough courage to touch us for a few fils ’ . |
| 21 | When he and Johnson got back to their inn , Boswell ‘ begged permission to leave him for a little while , that I might run about and pay some short visits to several good people of Inverness ’ . |
| 22 | In fact , a musical dedicated to Elvis is on tour , giving two fans the chance to see it for the FORTIETH time . |
| 23 | And we discover the doctrine that conscience reprimands you for every one of your pleasures erm sweet dishes , music , everything , because they are all the product of depraved and sinful human nature . |
| 24 | If he is taken to court , detectives can apply for permission to question him for a further 24 hours . |
| 25 | Then Folly reached the top of the steps , and the woman noticed her for the first time . |
| 26 | The dog entered regularly in breed classes will need to be thoroughly groomed beforehand , standing still while its owner prepares it for the big event . |
| 27 | If I present my ideas in writing , my father marks them for the appropriate offices … |
| 28 | In retrospect , it seemed that the Lord protected her for the first few days , and then … |
| 29 | He chortled as Herr Nordern shuddered , and laughed again as the waitress , a stout fifty year old , brought the beer and refused his offer to take her for a sensuous holiday in Siberia . |
| 30 | Detectives are applying to magistrates for permission to hold them for a further 24 hours . |