Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] [noun sg] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1633 he acted as publisher for A Fresh Suit against Human Ceremonies in Gods Worship by William Ames [ q.v. ] , and another work entitled The Opinion … concerning Bowing at the Name , or Naming , of Jesus . |
| 2 | Sat and glowed with satisfaction for a few hours in silence , studying their effect . |
| 3 | It served as excuse for a quick survey of the choppy water below . |
| 4 | We walked in silence for a long time . |
| 5 | They walked in silence for a few moments then Chris said , ‘ Maureen thinks I should hate Beryl . |
| 6 | They walked in silence for a few minutes . |
| 7 | They walked in silence for a short distance before he asked casually , ‘ You 're not gripped by a mad urge to rip up a few ferns ? ’ |
| 8 | Certainly Gladstone 's view of society was less useful in 1880 when he returned to power for a second time , then , as Chamberlain reminded him , social legislation had become a parliamentary issue . |
| 9 | Peter studied astronomy at University College , London , and worked in accountancy for a short spell before deciding upon a career in nursing . |
| 10 | Sir Geoffrey rang through to his secretary to ask her to bring in tea , and we chatted over tea for a few minutes . |
| 11 | The institute has played a significant role in Kuwait 's mariculture development , as three of our graduates , Dr Sulaiman Al Matter , Dr Abdul Aziz Al Ameeri and Dr Khaled El Allah , now work at KISR plus Dr Albert Tacon who worked at KISR for a short time before being forced to flee Saddam Hussein . |
| 12 | We went into Street for a few years and then we came up here in nineteen twenty eight . |
| 13 | All three of them stared in silence for a few moments . |
| 14 | Mooneyhan ( 1988 ) has described the progress of the pilot stage of GRID which culminated in approval for a full operational phase ; GRID is now involved in integrating , storing and exploiting a variety of global environmental databases , mostly acquired from NASA . |
| 15 | Emilia lay in silence for a long time , biting her lip . |
| 16 | At the end of the fourth day , after hours of gentle massage by Miss Sowerby and myself , I went to bed for a full night 's sleep , Miss Sowerby taking over as ‘ night nurse ’ . |
| 17 | Once again he went to prison for a short time . |
| 18 | In 1990 teachers in five provinces went on strike for a 100 per cent rise . |
| 19 | When they had last been extensively used , in 1894 and 1895 , able-bodied paupers in Bermondsey terrified the workhouse staff and played leapfrog in the stoneyard ; in Poplar they formed a union and went on strike for a higher rate of relief . |
| 20 | Long fringe ruffled with gel for a tousled effect |
| 21 | He stayed with Arrol for a further four years as director and chief engineer before joining in 1949 Freeman , Fox & Partners , with whom he remained until his retirement in 1969 . |
| 22 | She subsided into silence for a few minutes , her glance going around the room , her fingers twining restlessly in her lap until his hand reached out and covered hers . |
| 23 | The Mongols stayed in Fontanellato for a few weeks and did no harm to anybody . |
| 24 | This year , however , there seemed to be more of them than usual , and one star , Barbra Streisand , stayed in town for a few days and had dinner with Janet Reno , the attorney-general . |
| 25 | They stood in silence for a few seconds ; then they were in each other 's arms . |
| 26 | He sat in silence for a long time . |
| 27 | We were still fairly new to the local etiquette , so we sat in silence for a long while . |
| 28 | Helen 's face had gone pale and she sat in silence for a long minute . |
| 29 | They sat in silence for a few seconds . |
| 30 | Jessamy sat in silence for a few seconds while she digested that piece of information . |