Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] for a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The headless trunk stood for a long second , the blood fountaining in a gush of scarlet from the raw stump of its neck , before collapsing bonelessly to the mat . |
| 2 | The Queen asked for a three-month cooling off period . |
| 3 | Doubt was cast on Cameron 's results partly by the lack of control data he offered , and , later , after his death , his reputation for scientific integrity was irretrievably damaged by the revelation that much of his experimental work had for a long time been secretly supported by the CIA , including some rather insidious studies of the effects of covertly administered LSD on the behaviour of unsuspecting people . |
| 4 | The Collector sat for a long time contemplating his boots which , because of the dampness , had become covered in green mould . |
| 5 | Several speakers at the seminar argued for a monetary value to be placed on resources such as irrigation water . |
| 6 | And yet , as the sentry yelled for a stable boy to take Guy 's horse before they mounted the outer stairway of the forebuilding , he felt every muscle in his body tighten . |
| 7 | The metal bubbled for an eye-aching moment , and then the door fell in two pieces in the passage beyond . |
| 8 | The fact that the army and guerrillas had agreed to meet directly for the first time was seen as a breakthrough and a indication that " professional " elements in the army leadership wished for a political solution . |
| 9 | The only interesting point to emerge was that the Roman ditch continued an almost certainly unbroken course northwards past the medieval gate and its street to terminate 5.5 m ( 18 ft ) beyond them , while both the early rampart and the Roman wall continued for an unknown distance beyond this end of the ditch . |
| 10 | A minority of the Commission argued for a small number of super-selective schools , for the most able 2 per cent of each age group . |
| 11 | Whether a visitor came for a particular story or whether the old woman had one in mind she wanted to relate , the preliminaries were the same : she entered into a state approaching that of a trance . |
| 12 | The exhibition opened for a private view for the members of both Houses of Parliament on Friday , 1st May and Saturday , 2nd May , 1857 , and the public were admitted on the following Monday . |
| 13 | Your father worked for a good man . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ British Gas asked for a wide-ranging review in order to clarify our regulatory environment and develop a clear way ahead for the future . |
| 15 | The public prosecutor asked for a four-year sentence , but the judge sent Meyer to jail for six years . |
| 16 | A KESTREL swooped for a refreshing stop at a waterfall in a little garden paradise high above a busy South London road . |
| 17 | As my hon. Friend the Member for Copeland ( Dr. Cunninghan ) said , the Secretary of State spoke for a long time — until about 6 o'clock . |
| 18 | But the old Jew sat for a long time in silence as the wind and rain in the darkness outside lashed at the windows of Damiani 's old home . |
| 19 | The bank asked for an independent appraisal . |
| 20 | Many agree however that to maintain that the Report argued for a single worker appropriate to all situations is false , and would endorse Hey in her suggestion that generalist , even general purpose , may be the more appropriate term for the individual the Committee envisaged . |
| 21 | The talented female star headed for a welcome rest after a hectic six months that 's seen the release of her first solo LP and current hit single Walking on Broken Glass . |
| 22 | ‘ Our oil-fired central heating system was showing signs of age , so the National Trust 's adviser on Conservation Heating looked for a new system which would be efficient , cost effective and environmentally sound . |
| 23 | It was probably unconnected , but the superintendent nurse asked for an extra scrubber for the male side , and the temporary appointment was approved . |
| 24 | On Nov. 8 a UN human rights panel asked for an official explanation why the Oufkir family and the left-wing leader Abraham Serfaty were still imprisoned . |
| 25 | Neil Thompson 's excellent winning goal atoned for a missed penalty by John Wark . |
| 26 | When Mr Adley , along with Mr Gore-Booth and others , was asked to help restore relations with Syria last year , before the outbreak of war , he and the Foreign Office asked for a specific promise that Mrs Thatcher would not intervene again — and got it . |
| 27 | Afterwards Sharon 's stepfather appealed for a concerted campaign to end the spate of car thefts that so often ended in tragedy … |
| 28 | The grin on Turner 's face disappeared for a startled moment . |
| 29 | In the theatre , a single chariot-wheel propelled across the stage stood for a whole army : in the film version , you have horses , chariots , contending extras . |