Example sentences of "[prep] [subord] [pers pn] [verb] for [art] " in BNC.
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1 | The old woman stared at him and her eyes were bright and piercing and the silver thimble had fallen to the lap of her dress , and her fists were clenched now as if she searched for a memory , and her husband watched her anxiously as if he witnessed that she was at war within herself . |
2 | It 's not as if I worked for a large network news show . |
3 | Be aware of the category you fall into before you go for the interview and make a conscious effort to avoid the pitfalls . |
4 | HOSPITAL officials have pledged to investigate allegations that a 90-year-old patient was not properly cared for while she waited for an operation . |
5 | I suppose it depended on whether you went for the older man , which , speaking for herself , Rosie did n't and never had done and was , anyway , leaving to stay with the Spratlings at Porto Ercole and then , perhaps , driving down to Rome to see poor old Jack Gerontius , who had n't long to go , and after that , who knew ? |
6 | A night-cap was called for before we retired for the evening — where better than the Rovers Return ? |