Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] for a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The membranes of course contain both the proteins and the enzyme that phosphorylates them , protein kinase C. If radioactive ATP is added to a tiny sample of the membranes , and incubated together for a few seconds in a miniature test-tube , the membrane proteins become both phosphorylated and radioactive . |
| 2 | They lived together for a long time ; she bore him children — who took after their mother and turned out to be demons too . |
| 3 | " Collection " covers " a collection got together for a temporary purpose " , but not one " made or exhibited for the purpose of effecting sales or other commercial dealings " . |
| 4 | Before the members of the cast separated to check out of their lodgings on that last night of the provincial tour before moving in for a run at a West End theatre they got together for a few drinks on stage . |
| 5 | Some of the early structure plans were extraordinarily ambitious in their scope : land use plans promised just for a little while to become all-embracing social , economic and ‘ physical ’ documents , with a further clear relationship to transportation matters . |
| 6 | Spared that sort of indignity , the 22 horses and riders approached individually for a staggered start . |
| 7 | Still able to feel the firm sand beneath her feet , she swam quietly for a few minutes , before turning over on to her back . |
| 8 | We splashed and laughed and played together for a long time , sharing their delight at looking underwater through a diving mask for the first time . |
| 9 | The paths of two lives , or three to be exact , came together for a little while and then separated . |
| 10 | At the end of September Violet came home for a long weekend and Perdita was so bloody-minded that in despair Daisy escaped to Harvest Festival for an hour of peace . |
| 11 | Even Archibald earl of Argyll , nearing the end of a long life noted mainly for a remarkable inability to make decisions , now found ‘ boldness ’ in him ; he ‘ reformed many things ’ , we are told , and , despite the strictures of archbishop Hamilton , he maintained the Protestant preacher John Douglas in his household . |
| 12 | The angels promenaded in neat and pleasing lines , three witches cavorted wildly for a brief moment , and some of the singers were given a few simple but effective steps . |
| 13 | Rose drove silently for a few minutes . |
| 14 | In November Lord Lansdowne , an aged , distinguished and highly conservative Tory politician , convinced that continuation of the war would lead to the collapse of the social order , appealed publicly for a negotiated peace . |
| 15 | He gazed calmly for a few seconds before he lifted his hand in greeting . |
| 16 | Helen , with the baby only two weeks away , was very large indeed , but not too large for me to get my arms around her , and we stood there in the middle of the flagged floor clasped together for a long time with neither of us saying much . |
| 17 | It faded away for a few seconds before starting again as others joined it , their howls hanging eerily in the cold shadows of the trees of Regent 's Park , before dying down again among the bars and cages of London Zoo . |
| 18 | He turned away for a few moments and I could see that he was upset by the news . |
| 19 | After that there was no way back for Foulds as Doherty raced away for a 5–2 win , sealing it with a 60 break in what proved to be the final frame . |
| 20 | Maxwell , 33 , who has debts of £406.5 million , arrived promptly for a 20-minute interview with a job counsellor at Didcot , Oxon . |
| 21 | The All Blacks assembled yesterday for a rugged training session but have been unable to prepare themselves fully as the Lions have delayed selection for another 24-hours due to ever increasing injury problems . |
| 22 | The romance novel is unique in popular culture , as a narrative form that is produced and marketed exclusively for a female audience . |
| 23 | Here houses looked to me like Monopoly chips : seeing a man cycling over the pathless tundra I scanned hopelessly for a possible point of reference he might have . |
| 24 | Thankfully , I handed over my pens to Rosemary so that she could finish plotting the latest chart , and escaped outside for a few breaths of fresh air . |
| 25 | I returned home for a late tea and carefully explained to my mother what Dana had done , and tried to excuse the thoughtlessness that had caused her such a shock . |
| 26 | But despite the presence of several musical forms here — canzonas , capriccios , ricercars and motets — and it does begin to sound a bit samey , and I was just beginning to tap my fingers halfway through when the Loeki Stardusters began their arrangements of a part of Palestrina 's Lamentations of Jeremiah , a hauntingly beautiful piece of music , arranged here for a lower-pitched recorders than the rest of the programme . |
| 27 | The last time Iraq threatened Kuwait , in 1966 , the Brits flew 6000 troops into the principality where they sweated quietly for a few summer weeks until , the point having been taken , no more was heard about Iraq 's 19th province . |
| 28 | The boy fought wildly for a few seconds but then his right arm was bent back behind him until he called out in the most desperate agony he had ever known . |
| 29 | Gannets and fulmars appeared out of the mist , flew alongside for a few minutes and disappeared again . |
| 30 | A spokeswoman for the Guides Association said yesterday : ‘ She worked here for a short while and I suppose it was just a job to her . ’ |