Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [prep] [pron] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Frau Nordern gazed at him for an icy moment then stalked into the bedroom . |
| 2 | Having met Hermione Farthingale , David lived with her for a year . |
| 3 | Not till later was it diagnosed that the mental breakdown which destroyed Hoskyns crept upon him for a year or more before he died . |
| 4 | Manville toyed with it for a few moments , imagining the corridors of the Pentagon and White House alive with zooming figures , grey-flannel covered asses farting tongues of flame . |
| 5 | Schellenberg brooded about it for a moment . |
| 6 | Surere looked at him for a long time . |
| 7 | Bert looked at him for a full half minute . |
| 8 | Travis stared at her for a second or two , then reached for the champagne bottle . |
| 9 | Dana stared after him for a moment , then turned a malevolent glare on Claudia . |
| 10 | And Hector sneered at him for a coward ! |
| 11 | Dora glared after him for a few seconds before turning away and striding across the garden towards the orchard . |
| 12 | Jean pondered on it for a day while we held our breath . |
| 13 | Nancy moved among them for a while , making them welcome , peering into their pale faces with the object of discovering which were her grandchildren . |
| 14 | Perry stares at her for a moment , and then examines her arm . |
| 15 | When the bike 's owner , replete in heavy leather jacket appeared , Agassi chatted with him for a while before offering to buy the bike for £9,000 . |
| 16 | Mick stared at him for a moment , then again he said , ‘ Goodbye . ’ |
| 17 | Mick looked at me for a couple of moments and , scratching his head , he replied If the Marines want you to play your bagpipes in their area , and you agree to do it , then you are all bloody mad . |
| 18 | As well as coaching many of Britain 's leading international crews , Spracklen is a key member of the Oxford University team , and he will be returning from Canada in March to look after them for the last fortnight before the Boat Race . |
| 19 | Alyssia gazed at him for a fraction of a second , then she took his advice and walked back to the house , when what she wanted to do was run as far away as she could from it . |
| 20 | Piper squirmed between them for a moment , fighting to get free , then went limp . |
| 21 | When Christian left for London to begin his new life in the Methodist ministry , Seb took him to the railway station at Shipton-under-Wychwood in the farm 's gig and Carrie came with him for the ride . |
| 22 | Vincente caddied for him for a while but it was an awkward role for a big brother . |
| 23 | Paul Devraux grinned at him for a moment , then raised a cynical eyebrow . |
| 24 | Connor looked at him for a moment , then joined in the laughter . |
| 25 | Hart listened to him for a few minutes , shouted hello to his brothers who were sitting outside and wished the boy luck . |
| 26 | Maurice stared after her for a moment . |
| 27 | Martin looked at him for a moment and smiled softly at him as he said , ‘ I would , laddie , but you 'd better not ; I think your mother needs you tonight . |
| 28 | Fred thought about it for a few seconds . |
| 29 | I know I have n't anything to offer her and that it might be years before I could afford to run a house and give her the kind of life style she 's used to , so I would n't expect Sir Philip to agree to it for a long while . ’ |
| 30 | Mr Braybrooke looked at her for a long moment . |