Example sentences of "[noun sg] and [pers pn] [vb past] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The last time I saw Jonathan was Thursday evening when he picked me up in the car and we went for a drive . |
| 2 | As the Dutchwoman and I waited for the musicians to gather themselves up she commented on the sea symbols of fish and anchor in the nave . |
| 3 | The rear wall of the churchyard loomed ahead of the figure and it sprang for the top . |
| 4 | But Maggie had a warm heart and she looked for the best in people . |
| 5 | IB4E paid the money and they waited for the train to take them to Ratvick . |
| 6 | It was about how to deal with a road accident and I arranged for a smashed-up car to be towed into the studio , and for actors to sprawl around , made-up to look as if they had appalling injuries . |
| 7 | She took the package and it lay for a moment in her lap while she stared down at it . |
| 8 | I said I 'd be in any time after six that evening and he came for the key precisely on the hour . ’ |
| 9 | The author of The Jovial Cutlers , Joseph Mather , was himself a working cutler and he wrote for an audience of his fellows . |
| 10 | ‘ Michael ran a cab and he worked for the bookies on the side . |
| 11 | It seemed as if it were coming from a long distance and he waited for a moment , and the moment went into a full minute , and then slowly he opened the door . |
| 12 | He returned the embrace and they relaxed for a while in the comfort and safety of each other . |
| 13 | His wages in 1780 were 20 shillings ( £1 ) a week and he asked for an increase to 2 guineas ( £2.10 ) a week . |
| 14 | My mother volunteered to look after the luggage while my father and I went for a short walk . |
| 15 | Her pink flying suit had two dirty orbs where her backside had imprinted itself on the ground and I noticed for the first time that her trainers were at least size 9 ( men 's ) . |
| 16 | And they said so at the er at the district council , went up to district and I asked for the support of the district council and er probably John immediately said , you have the full support of the district council for it he says and I 'll ensure that you get support with the result I also received four posters direct from the Edinburgh District Council with John photograph on it and with the caption st stating every old age pensioner should be signing here . |
| 17 | Fenella took a deep breath and I noticed for the first time just how impressively she could breathe . |
| 18 | Her warm and wide smile greeted me at the door and I forgot for a while the riddles and innuendos which surrounded Brian Harley and hid the killer of Froggy Davies . |
| 19 | Upstream , through the gorge known as the Wachau , runs one of the prettiest stretches of the river and I sat for a pleasant hour on its embankment watching the swallows skim its waters . |
| 20 | Then I was able to er go for my own self , you know and er I went on doing locks , one thing and another , best I could and all that sort of thing and I worked for a , a bloke what was in there er be a little bloke but he was the best locksmith in the shop and I went to help him and er he used to give me all the to do and this and that and the other . |
| 21 | It did n't dawn on me how seriously injured I was until I got into hospital and they sent for a cameraman to photograph me because they had never seen anyone survive injuries like mine and they wanted a record . |
| 22 | The pilot again tipped the canard on the edge of a stall and we dived for the field a second time . |
| 23 | It was cool in the shade and I stayed for a while by the deep pool below the falls before turning back to the path and climbing through the heat of the late morning past Poor 's Land towards Knarlton Knot . |
| 24 | After supper my father went to see the doctor and they went for a walk together to kill time up until the appointed hour . |
| 25 | He produced a pocket-book and I thought for a moment he was going to tip me . |
| 26 | My immediate reaction was to reduce power and I grabbed for the throttles . |
| 27 | There was a movement at the door of the office and she stiffened for a moment , remembering Jarrett Keach 's warning about security . |
| 28 | But on the way she noticed a crowd listening to a preacher and she stopped for a while to join them . |
| 29 | She went up the stairs two Levels , dodged across a gangpath to another stair and went up that five Levels , and finally , across another gangpath and she leapt for a lift just leaving . |
| 30 | Joe made room for me with the same amount of good grace he might have afforded an enemy invading his castle and we sat for a few minutes without speaking , inspecting the view . |