Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] [verb] [pron] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The eyes flickered up to meet mine for a split second before returning to his notes . |
| 2 | At least he was spared the knowledge that he 'd given the doge 's ring to a heartless little bitch who 'd just taken him for a ride . ’ |
| 3 | Then , when they came in , he came up to see me for a bit . ’ |
| 4 | Lydia had barely set foot beyond the ashram in three years when Lorne turned up to kidnap her for a reconnaissance mission with him to Celebes island , eight hundred miles away to the north-east . |
| 5 | Unwelcome tears threatened again to expose him for a big softie . |
| 6 | Much work was needed to bring them up to scratch and the small band worked hard to ready everything for an opening to the public in June . |
| 7 | Cunningham 's chummy dropping of the ‘ Mr ’ from his name did not fool him for a moment : the withdrawn and irascible figure he had encountered in mid-afternoon was nearer the soul of this man than mine accommodating and smiling host of the Skein of Geese 's oak-panelled restaurant . |
| 8 | Brian did not say anything for a moment . |
| 9 | Blanche looked at Lancaster with a quizzical smile and did not say anything for a full ten seconds . |
| 10 | He did not say anything for a few moments and then he shrugged and gave a sharp laugh . |
| 11 | The Queen Alien was built in two versions , a full-size mechanical one also using two stuntmen inside , and a quarter-sized puppet , operated mechanically , since Cameron , who had accepted stop-motion for the Terminator 's final stage , did not like it for an organic creature . |
| 12 | Then , although I did not believe them for a moment , I stored them away in my memory against a rainy day . |
| 13 | He felt a contentment when he was in her company that he missed when he did not see her for a while . |
| 14 | He did n't answer her for a moment ; when he did , it was quietly . |
| 15 | ‘ We did n't do anything for a year because nothing was built , ’ she says . |
| 16 | ‘ We did n't do anything for a year to see what would come up , and we had constant , wonderful surprises . |
| 17 | ‘ Scheduling , ’ he repeated blandly with a patience that did n't fool her for an instant . |
| 18 | Iain did n't notice her for a while , but eventually it dawned on him that the blur in the corner of his eye was n't just a blob of grease on his eyelash . |
| 19 | But I did n't ring you for a critical appraisal of my work . |
| 20 | Anyway , I did n't ask you for a lecture ! |
| 21 | I did I did n't doubt it for a minute , I thought I know this |
| 22 | We did n't say anything for a while , I was leaning beside him against his bench watching him clean off the rust . |
| 23 | I did n't believe her for a minute but I did n't see what I could do . |
| 24 | Fox did n't believe it for a minute . |
| 25 | ‘ I did n't believe it for a single moment , darling , ’ she repeated earnestly . |
| 26 | Though she did n't believe it for a moment . |
| 27 | I sent her Nit Ac LM1 and did n't hear anything for a year when she rang up with a headache — it turned out that the anal fissure had cleared quickly and she felt she had been miraculously well given her sister had been murdered 12mths previously and she 'd had 4 months leave of absence from work to deal with the aftermath which had involved her nephew joining the family . |
| 28 | She did n't see him for a few days after that , and had time to wonder why she had made it all up . |
| 29 | She was still searching for the right words to describe how she felt when he suddenly got up and went to meet more guests , and she did n't see him for a long time . |
| 30 | She laughed silently at herself ; she had only known him for a few hours , and here she was , assessing his character as if he were an old and true friend . |