Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [pron] [noun sg] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Can I pinch his pen for a minute ? |
| 2 | At night , I hold my excuse for a pillow , and think about your face and your hair and your incredible eyes . |
| 3 | I received a straightforward message recently when I telephoned her flat for a chat : ‘ Elizabeth says she 's busy . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ When I was 13 , I declared my love for a girl in the street , putting my knees on the ground , ’ he recalls . |
| 5 | Nor was it mere coincidence that I arranged my holiday for a special part of September . |
| 6 | The client is encouraged , and initially assisted , in developing and carrying out strategies for testing thoughts and beliefs about what might happen , e.g. ‘ If I ask my boss for a raise he 'll sack me or bite my head off . ’ , |
| 7 | The bat flitted so low that I saw its silhouette for a brief moment against the Milky Way . |
| 8 | ‘ She spent Christmas with me and my wife Pam and I took her dog for a walk . ’ |
| 9 | Having applied in June 1991 for recognition of my doctorate , which I obtained in Paris , I presented my candidacy for a CSIC post as a palaeobotanist . |
| 10 | I left my sack for a third time clipped to Sal and relished the cool caress of wind around my back as I finally found out how to enjoy myself on the steep granite of the ridge . |
| 11 | I held my jaw for a moment . |
| 12 | She asked her aunt for a little money , for the first time , shuffling her feet and keeping her eyes shyly down . |
| 13 | She cracked her face for a while . |
| 14 | She rested her head for a moment against his shoulder and then sat up straight , conscious that she must not ruffle her carefully coiffured hair . |
| 15 | She soothed his brow for a little . |
| 16 | Nicandra burst into tears and , as she opened her mouth for a bellow , the stored spinach and saliva shot out , into her plate , on to the tablecloth , a horrid defilement . |
| 17 | this National Service you served your country for a set period of time . |
| 18 | After the Anglo-French reconciliation of 1303 , Edward wrote to Marie of France thanking her for her letters in which she expressed her desire for a meeting and conversation between him and her stepson , Philip the Fair . |
| 19 | She watched his back for a moment . |
| 20 | We urge you to consider our request for a nursery to be attached to the first school to give the children a head start in their education . |
| 21 | She slowed their journey for a day or so and nudged some flying fish along to thrill the penguin with rainbowed crests as fine as spun sugar , spinning sea-drops in an arc over the waves . |
| 22 | She lost her breath for a moment . |
| 23 | As things are , I 'd like you to postpone your leave for a bit . " |
| 24 | When you use your Card for a transaction to be carried out with or through the agency of another organisation or individual , we reserve the right to supply to that organisation or individual ( as the case may be ) such information as may be appropriate in the circumstances . |
| 25 | If you devise your item for a specific number e.g. divisible by two or four , have an alternative plan in case someone falls sick . |
| 26 | She scans our hand for a while and then adopts a worried look . |
| 27 | You take your dolly for a walk . |
| 28 | Looking up at Trent , she searched his face for a resemblance . |
| 29 | A T E , A T R at the university and just , the block , the side of the university , she had her apartment for a little time . |
| 30 | But Pope , now and then at least , deserted his couplets for stanzas with another movement , and so does she ; and when she does her instinct for a completeness of design is notable . |