Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adv] [vb past] [pers pn] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I only saw him for a moment , but my blood seemed to freeze . |
| 2 | I only saw her for a day or two . ’ |
| 3 | It looked tall but I only saw it for a moment . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I only met her for the first time earlier this evening . ’ |
| 5 | I only meant it for the best . |
| 6 | I only wanted it for a |
| 7 | ‘ I only stole it for the wire , ’ she said , ‘ but now we 've got it I suppose we might as well drink it . ’ |
| 8 | I just did it for a laugh . |
| 9 | No I just did it for a laugh cos I want , I want everyone to know the most interesting language in the world which is part of my language is n't it ? |
| 10 | I just needed them for a purpose , and that was enough . ’ |
| 11 | I do n't know what it was , but I instantly fingered her for an obvious goer , sack-artist , dick-idolator , and so on . |
| 12 | No I really got it for the er card holder . |
| 13 | In all the years Francis and I were married I never asked him for a cent . |
| 14 | His head was full of sentences he was going to write to Hilary when he had the time to put pen to paper : I may remind you that I never asked you for a penny towards the summer gas bill … do you think I am made of stone ? … surely I deserve better consideration … who listened for hours when you had that disagreement at Bromley over Fortescue upstaging you in She Stoops to Conquer … have you forgotten that it was I , when your mother had her second stroke , who travelled with her in the ambulance and went back on the bus to collect her plaster replica of the Sacred Heart ? |
| 15 | ‘ I never took you for a person who constantly changes her mind , Fran . ’ |
| 16 | I appreciate you 're a very clever woman , but then I never took you for a fool . |
| 17 | I had intended to try and ring Jo as soon as I got in , to find out what the hell was going on , but I never made it for the house was in turmoil . |
| 18 | I never doubted it for a minute , Jane , never . |
| 19 | She only fought him for a moment or two . |
| 20 | He might be the key to her freedom , but she still hated him for the confusion he aroused in her . |
| 21 | It was then that she really saw him for the first time and the blood began to sing in her ears . |
| 22 | She initially mistook him for a police officer as he was wearing a police-style anorak , white shirt and black tie . |
| 23 | ‘ You think we just built it for the tourists ? ’ |
| 24 | Which was good news for START ( Skin Treatment and Research Trust ) as we also asked you for a donation to help START in their research into replacement skin for series skin problems . |
| 25 | ‘ But I reckon they just mistook it for a runway . |
| 26 | They scarcely left it for the next two weeks , their passion putting her dreams to shame . |
| 27 | It would appear from investigations that this government in nineteen eighty four did a deal with the E E C to close down shipyards in future years , for which they received millions of pounds from E E C funds , and they never used them for the purposes they were supposed to be used for . |
| 28 | ‘ What happened , Fabia ? ’ he relentlessly pursued her for an answer . |
| 29 | Blyth Tait says that the last time he won the top spot from Mary he only kept it for a week and is hoping to hang onto it for longer this time . |
| 30 | She had vowed to fight for Roman 's love , but how could she when he only wanted her for a stopgap while Dana was away ? |