Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] [adv] for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Both had in May called publicly for a return to a multiparty system . |
| 2 | Fergus stood there for a moment . |
| 3 | When they split up , Tree stayed away for a year , but reemerged to send Bailey a telegram when he married Marie Helvin . |
| 4 | Rory looked away for a second , towards the beach , where the long Atlantic rollers crashed against the broad expanse of gold . |
| 5 | Piper looked away for a moment . |
| 6 | Young Donald listened sceptically for a moment . |
| 7 | Ellwood stayed still for a while , letting the priest set up his tackle and make a couple of casts , then he slithered down to the path . |
| 8 | Franz Kafka lived here for a time . |
| 9 | I was n't even tempted , until Darren came home for a while and started having a lot of fits . |
| 10 | Never afraid of disturbing cosy arrangements that had outlived their usefulness , McEwan Younger worked single-mindedly for a merger with William Youngers , another family company . |
| 11 | Jack thought hard for a moment , almost not liking to confirm his suspicion . |
| 12 | On Oct. 8 the OAS voted unanimously for a trade embargo , the freezing of Haitian government assets , the banning of arms sales and the diplomatic isolation of the military junta , although agreeing to the provision of basic humanitarian aid . |
| 13 | Kenneth looked away for a moment , then cleared his throat . |
| 14 | Dr Dunstaple paused triumphantly for a moment to allow the significance of this to seep in . |
| 15 | It was already beginning to fill up with French businessmen , and Jean-Paul made purposefully for a table in the window . |
| 16 | The Bishop of London stayed abroad for a while , and then discreetly returned and was found to be in office again , and so effectively that no one troubled to make an issue of it . |
| 17 | Fernie stood irresolutely for a moment . |
| 18 | Preston sat there for a while stroking her and then , when he was sure that she was sleeping soundly , he crossed over to the window and lifted a corner of the curtain and peered cautiously out into the street . |
| 19 | Tod stood there for a moment , staring at the clock 's face , and then the mirror 's face , with a sallow smile . |
| 20 | Recollecting that she had no money with her , Clare asked only for a cup of tea ; but Len made her and Bridget sit down while he queued , and returned with a loaded tray . |
| 21 | Lady Paignton , too , found various jobs for the girls , as Mrs Dare had prophesied , and when her son Tony came home for a fortnight , things began to hum in another direction . |