Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] him [adv] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think it dawned on him then for the first time that there were two streams , and that the pond was not formed by Burden Creek . |
| 2 | He had come before luncheon , eaten everything put before him with great dedication , looked about him hopefully for the cigar the household did not possess , and then explained abruptly without any preliminaries to Alexandra that she was her aunt 's sole heir . |
| 3 | He advanced on him only for an exquisite googly to dip and dart through the gap to bruise the off stump . |
| 4 | She stared at him hopelessly for a fraction of a second and then she looked away as tears sprang into her eyes . |
| 5 | ‘ It 's not them I 'm — ’ She broke off , stared at him intently for a moment , then said : ‘ What do you know about me , Mr … |
| 6 | Nicola looked at him steadily for a few seconds . |
| 7 | She looked at him enigmatically for a moment , and then said , ‘ I have kept you from something . |
| 8 | Sylvie looked at him uncomprehendingly for a moment . |
| 9 | Rostov looked at him levelly for a moment , then he turned away . |
| 10 | I looked at him doubtfully for a moment . |
| 11 | Laura 's mind was in a whirl as she gazed at him silently for a moment . |