Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] [adv] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We played with Gary player for the first two rounds and he was as miserable as sin about our luck with the weather because we caught it again for the second round . |
| 2 | He studied her minutely for a long time until she felt his eyes had bored into her very skull . |
| 3 | Impulses of attraction towards beautiful forms or faces troubled him frequently for the next two years at Oxford . |
| 4 | They said their father contacted them suddenly for the first time two months ago after walking out on them 18 years ago . |
| 5 | Billie heard the housekeeper ask Adam in the kitchen as he followed her through for a new packet of cigarettes . |
| 6 | Our fleet now consisted of three " V " vessels , Venturous , Vigilant and Valiant , all well equipped , modern , purpose-built patrol boats which were worked hard and served us well for the next ten years . |
| 7 | He addressed us now for the first time , in far more lucid Indonesian than we had ever heard from his elders . |
| 8 | Right-wing newspapers singled her out for every conceivable hostility , particularly the circumstances of her divorce from her first husband . |
| 9 | He watched her closely for a long time but there was no further flicker of consciousness . |
| 10 | One of Alejandro 's sons playing back rode him off for the backhand and hit it up the field to his brother who dribbled it a few yards , then sliced it to Perdita . |
| 11 | The figure stopped dead and saw them obviously for the first time . |
| 12 | Connie buzzed them in for a joyous greeting from Hurley , Colonel John Sasser , the Defense attaché , and one of Buck Revell 's FBI team , but there was n't much time for celebration because Hamadan was wanted elsewhere for debriefing . |
| 13 | Jinny remembered Bella 's words and understood them properly for the first time . |
| 14 | she obviously took them both for the same thing did n't she ? |
| 15 | His second-in-command re-divided the men and sent them back for a second search of the places they had searched before . |
| 16 | Next day I took him outside for a long walk in the fresh air . |
| 17 | His sports and hobbies frequently took him away for the best part of the weekend ; work also ate into parts of Saturday and Sunday . |
| 18 | I took him out for a boozy lunch , and in the end he admitted he 'd made the whole thing up . |
| 19 | ‘ I took her there for a last relaxing evening before we threw ourselves into the election campaign . |
| 20 | She did not feel entirely at ease about this , and even went to consult the Careers Adviser in Cambridge , who gave her various leaflets , told her about trainee courses at the BBC , and sent her off for a two-day inspection of the Civil Service . |
| 21 | But when the Cup ties came round , Chapman made another , more dramatic decision — he dropped Alex James , the man intended as the team 's dynamo , and sent him home for a complete rest . |
| 22 | She may , for example , lay it down for a few seconds while she opens the entrance to her hole . |
| 23 | Dip this end into hormone rooting powder while it is still moist from the cut so that some powder adheres , shake or tap off the surplus and lay it aside for a few minutes while the others are being prepared . |
| 24 | Endill thought it over for a few moments . |
| 25 | A few stragglers kept it up for a few seconds , then there was nothing . |
| 26 | We 've spent months of shelving and then in the end he just says oh sod it , just took it out for an eight one six then . |
| 27 | It was true that the chains ' capacity for negotiating good deals made it hard for the family-run business to keep going , and they had many letters offering businesses for sale , and the price of shops was coming down all the time . |
| 28 | Wharton has a big-money fight with Sheffield 's Fidel Castro , formerly Slugger O'Toole , with his title and Castro 's British title on the line , after producing awesome punching that cut Carr , put him down for an eight count and forced referee Dave Parris step in after 2min 7sec . |
| 29 | The two head office teams battled it out for the top spot , but it was no surprise to see , a Bolton Sailing Club member along with his father , steer his craft over the line first . |
| 30 | As conditions were calm and my position at that time left me right for a downwind left join in an easterly direction , I elected to land this way and flew a normal downwind base and approach . |