Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] [pron] [noun sg] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Los Angeles , where I lectured for a living , I pursued my fascination for the harmonic patterns and golden-mean ratios which run so consistently through the sacred art , music and architecture of both Western and oriental mystical traditions . |
| 2 | I received a straightforward message recently when I telephoned her flat for a chat : ‘ Elizabeth says she 's busy . ’ |
| 3 | I could n't do anything about Nassim 's cousin being in Pakistan , I reasoned as I rinsed my mouth for the hundredth time . |
| 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 | At the end of my reading , the lecturer asked the newcomer his name , and I heard his voice for the first time — a soft , warm American accent , with the rich , furry tone the English find so attractive . |
| 7 | I heard your name for the first time . |
| 8 | The bat flitted so low that I saw its silhouette for a brief moment against the Milky Way . |
| 9 | ‘ She spent Christmas with me and my wife Pam and I took her dog for a walk . ’ |
| 10 | Outside in the street I took her hand for the first time . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Silicon Amnesia Sir : I bought your magazine for the first time this month and was very annoyed that I have been missing out on an excellent value piece of publishing catering to beginners ( me ) and experienced alike . |
| 13 | Wildly , I searched his body for the keys . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | I sacrificed my family for the sake of seven terrorists who were planning bombing raids in some of America 's major cities . |
| 16 | I held my jaw for a moment . |
| 17 | She met her aunt for the first time and was invited to spend a holiday with her . |
| 18 | She asked her aunt for a little money , for the first time , shuffling her feet and keeping her eyes shyly down . |
| 19 | She cracked her face for a while . |
| 20 | As she clambered over the steep Alpine meadows with Portia , she told her friend for the first time about Thomas and how he had helped her when she had nowhere to go . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | She soothed his brow for a little . |
| 23 | She reserved her temper for the horse . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | this National Service you served your country for a set period of time . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | She watched his back for a moment . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | She lost her breath for a moment . |
| 30 | Then , pleading a headache and fatigue , she cancelled her outing for the evening , and went to bed . |