Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] [adv] for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She invited him home for a coffee and he set about trying to find out what was wrong with her washing machine . |
| 2 | She regarded him steadily for a minute with eyes still bloodshot from crying . |
| 3 | Donna regarded him blankly for a moment , then nodded . |
| 4 | Scott regarded him impassively for a moment . |
| 5 | She regarded him thoughtfully for a moment or two . |
| 6 | Ouch , I thought , that really hurt , and I clenched it tight for a moment to stop the pain , before looking to see the damage . |
| 7 | Robinson regarded it cautiously for a moment , then shook it , feeling the power in the other man 's grip . |
| 8 | ‘ Oh — do n't tell me , I do n't want to know , ’ Emmie cried passionately , flinging herself down on top of William who suffered her patiently for a moment and then got up , shook himself and moved away . |
| 9 | He studied her intently for a moment , then bowed his head slightly . |
| 10 | He studied her impassively for a moment . |
| 11 | The Heathfield trainer commented : ‘ Breakfast Car bashed a leg in his last race and got a bit of heat in it , so we turned him away for the rest of last season . |
| 12 | ‘ It was his first job and he locked himself away for the day with a feather and a bottle of wine , ’ remembers Sally . |
| 13 | Again he thanked her warmly for the meal and her hospitality , then , when she had gone , went before Shepherd and his son into the other room . |
| 14 | He watched her guardedly for a moment , then he said , ‘ Do I take it that you 're referring to Elise ? ’ |
| 15 | Our escorts , both dressed in blazers and boaters jumped on-board — and promptly steered us straight for a garden wall . |
| 16 | Last autumn a conference in Toronto brought them together for an update and planning meeting . |
| 17 | But like that A lot of families had them and kept them just for the family . |
| 18 | Did n't want to go home , and he took them both for a walk . |
| 19 | ‘ I almost took you seriously for a minute . |
| 20 | brought him there for the view , but it was impossible not to watch just the aircraft lights , perhaps macabrely hoping one would lose its grip . |
| 21 | If his work kept him late for a meal , he had satirical reproaches cast upon his head by the landlady . |
| 22 | The man took her aside for a moment . |
| 23 | Not only did John make full appearances in Palace 's promotion side of 1968–69 , but he absolutely relished the challenge of Division One and , unless you saw him there for the Palace you will simply never know just what he did for us . |
| 24 | When he screened it privately for the director of the Cannes Film Festival , he was delighted with the reaction and was duly invited to exhibit Drive , He Said at the next festival in May 1971 . |
| 25 | He saw it only for a second . |
| 26 | He put an arm around her shoulders and kept it there for a moment . |
| 27 | ‘ Look , there 's the holes where it was unscrewed before they brought it here for an altar . |
| 28 | I bought them just for the bag though . |
| 29 | ‘ My pupils accompanied me here for a fortnight 's holiday during which they would acquire the art of fish cookery . ’ |
| 30 | Furthermore , when it became clear from the tone of the debate that Georgy Razumovsky , Gorbachev 's favoured candidate to head the key statutes commission ( responsible for finalizing the draft party rules ) , would be defeated , Gorbachev instead put himself forward for the post and was approved by a three-to-one majority . |