Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] [prep] [pron] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So she put the dress on , and thought for a moment that perhaps it was not quite so frightful after all , and then , after looking at herself for a little longer , wondered if it were not in fact more frightful than she had ever imagined . |
| 2 | After staring at her for a few seconds in silence , he finally nodded and went out , leaving her to dress . |
| 3 | After staring at it for a minute the client pointed at the picture and exclaimed angrily , " I do n't like that bean . " |
| 4 | Often the counsellor of ageing people will experience this when , after talking with them for a short period , many of the pressures and worries appear to be visibly lifted from their shoulders . |
| 5 | After talking to her for a while I asked her if she was English . |
| 6 | When we received it we thought it was great , but after chewing on them for a while , mum got a bit worried as the pieces we were chewing off looked like hard plastic . |
| 7 | He was then taken outside and made to dig a grave in the rocky , frozen ground , which took about three hours , before sleeping in it for the night . |
| 8 | Last time Roger was outside waiting for me for an hour and a half |
| 9 | So I wish you and your family a particularly enjoyable festive season and look forward to working with you for a successful 1993 and making it a year that will bring real growth . |
| 10 | He 's got this really boring name — Stuart Hughes , I ask you , there 's a career in soft furnishings for you , no qualifications needed except the perfect name , sir , and you 've got it — and he 's quite complacent about answering to it for the rest of his days . |
| 11 | ‘ Well , he can atone for his sins by waiting on you for a few days , ’ Jack said laughingly . |
| 12 | ‘ You can tell if their attitude 's right just by talking to them for a few minutes , ’ he says . |