Example sentences of "[prep] [pers pn] [adv] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I would sit with her often for a whole hour , she with her feet up on the sofa , resting . |
| 2 | I was with him constantly for a whole year and in that time I never saw him with anyone , man or woman . |
| 3 | I would n't er bestow them er on you even for a short visit though . |
| 4 | If we could talk to you inside for a few minutes you wo n't regret it . ’ |
| 5 | There had been a period when he allowed Barbara Castle , Dick Crossman and George Wigg , all of whom suffered from the belief that politics was a conspiracy , to influence him too much , but in later years he had broken free from them and I suddenly realised how much I had got used to him being there to shoulder the final responsibility , to feeling able to turn to him naturally for a second opinion and for well-informed advice . |
| 6 | He advanced on him only for an exquisite googly to dip and dart through the gap to bruise the off stump . |
| 7 | Placing her thumb in her mouth , she sucked on it furiously for a few seconds before settling down once more into a deep sleep . |
| 8 | Wendell lit a cigar and puffed on it thoughtfully for a few minutes before saying , ‘ Those guardians of yours , Harry — the ones who filched your father 's legacy from you . |
| 9 | The Doctor stared at her silently for a few seconds . |
| 10 | He looked at her thoughtfully for a long moment before nodding . |
| 11 | Nicola looked at him steadily for a few seconds . |