Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] [vb infin] for the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 There were times when Joanna 's somewhat footslogging performance made me long for the thoroughbred feel of Lisa , but I had an affection for Joanna and she had one advantage over Lisa — her small cuddy where I could cook and sleep , and be independent of the land .
2 We made one change for the second week of interviewing .
3 It made him long for the open fields of the island , again .
4 The Pumas path to the final saw them account for the second Hallamshire squad represented at the weekend , thus ending any aspirations of Yorkshire success .
5 So erm how did it , did you stay for the full six months or did it er extend further than that ?
6 This last point is certainly not irrelevant , since the commemorative scroll sent to me from the Palace names Leslie as of the Parachute Regiment ; and under this unit did he appear for the last time in the Army List .
7 When the Under-Secretary met the TEC chairman did he apologise for the 97 per cent .
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