Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv prt] [adv] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When it got within spitting distance of Mafouz , who was now standing , arms loosely apart , mouth open , as if hypnotized by the thing 's movements , it did a sharp turn to the left , bounced along horizontally for a few yards , and then snarled up and down to land on the unfortunate boy 's head . |
| 2 | Leeds boss Doug Laughton moved in quickly for the 31-year-old former Test forward after he was listed at £20,000 at his own request . |
| 3 | Leeds boss Doug Laughton moved in quickly for the 31-year-old former Test forward after he was listed at £20,000 at his own request . |
| 4 | There was a plop as it landed in the water , then it thrashed around wildly for a few seconds before settling down . |
| 5 | They drove on silently for a few minutes and then Mrs Lomax suddenly spoke . |
| 6 | TWO youngsters cuddled up yesterday for a special ‘ thank you ’ to the man who gave them life . |
| 7 | St Peter walked along silently for a long distance . |
| 8 | The great Waka Nathan touched down twice for the All Blacks . |
| 9 | Welcome to Molyneux , Headley , Brian Horton 's with me , the United manager because he was brought up in this part of the world , must be very proud of what you brought up here for the second half Brian , but so disappointed after that first half showing . |
| 10 | After that , she went out later for a few mornings , not admitting to herself whether or not she was avoiding him . |
| 11 | The eternal flame went out yesterday for the second time since it was lit on July 26 last year . |
| 12 | Then we went back out for the next tournament , the Kemper Open , which we won . |
| 13 | After getting some oxygen , he then went back in for a third time . |
| 14 | He rolled as he hit the ground , and flipped onto his feet again while he looked around frantically for the other dragon . |
| 15 | Rincewind looked around nervously for a tall figure in black ( wizards , even failed wizards , have in addition to rods and cones in their eyeballs the tiny octagons that enable them to see into the far octarine , the basic colour of which all other colours are merely pale shadows impinging on normal four-dimensional space . |
| 16 | Of their 31 meetings , this was their eighth in Florida and Sabatini , invariably revved up hard for the latest occasion , has won seven . |
| 17 | Our main 1979 survey was designed largely to throw light on this relationship between people 's knowledge about credit and how they make actual shopping decisions — the first major study to explore this in this country , and more searching in this respect than even the valuable American studies carried out recently for the National Commission on Consumer Finance and the Federal Reserve Board . |
| 18 | Silly , silly man , she mused as she struck out strongly for the other side of the pool . |
| 19 | He set off cheerfully for a final phase in Worcestershire , saying complacently , ‘ I do n't want any bands here when I come back . ’ |
| 20 | FORMER Beirut hostage Brian Keenan and his beautiful blonde wife , Audrey Doyle , set off today for a secret honeymoon destination . |
| 21 | Meanwhile Saddam Hussein massed troops in northern Iraq in apparent preparation , said the United States , for an attack on the ‘ safe haven ’ set up there for the Iraqi Kurds . |
| 22 | Each time he scrambled out , took a short rest , and set out again for the next refuge . |