Example sentences of "[vb past] [subord] [pron] [verb] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I had no idea it was so beautiful around here , ’ Lisa murmured as they paused for a moment on a promontory to admire the view that stretched out before them . |
| 2 | This is the story about Miranda Mouse , and what happened when she went for a walk in Puddle Lane . |
| 3 | " But there was a time long ago when the cassowary could fly as well as the bower-bird. " the old man rumbled as he reached for a sweetcorn in the cinders . |
| 4 | I said if you go for a drink you do n't have to worry about getting home . |
| 5 | Well Mary said if I thought for a minute that she would stick at it , I would pay for her but |
| 6 | ‘ That 's where you 're wrong , ’ I said as he reached for a pen . |
| 7 | A pregnant woman lost her baby after she fainted as she waited for a bus and fell into the path of a lorry driven by her uncle . |