Example sentences of "[adv] [vb pp] [adv] for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm not an expert — I 've only lived there for a couple of years . ’ |
| 2 | Owner Stewart Tarratt said : ‘ There were several burglaries that night and I think the thief just stopped here for a meal break . ’ |
| 3 | Since action implies narrative , such figures are generally designed primarily for a profile view ( cf. above , p. 14 ) , while the ‘ repose-statue ’ ( the Kritian boy , Euenor 's Athena and their successors ) is meant to be seen from the front , like kouros and kore . |
| 4 | The horse still searched desperately for a footing in the soft , moving earth of the cliff-side and Maggie felt that every bone in her body was jarred as the flying hoofs found what they sought . |
| 5 | This is the date England had originally set aside for a friendly against the Republic of Ireland in Dublin but which both Robson and Jack Charlton agreed to abandon when they found themselves paired in the same World Cup group . |
| 6 | The young couple were now secluded together for a week in a specially decorated apartment . |
| 7 | The boathouse looked completely disused from the river and a courting couple , discovering the unlocked grille , had simply slipped inside for a bit of extra privacy . |
| 8 | ‘ They have then waited there for a minicab to arrive and take them and their bounty away . |
| 9 | I was waiting for Professor Avenarius whom I 'd occasionally met here for a chat . |
| 10 | Gundulph we know most certainly lived here for a while , for here he could retire with his household to live on tithes collected locally as the manor was allotted to supply his table " ad victum episcopi " as it was styled . |