Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv prt] for [art] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fiery blast killed everyone on deck instantly , with the single exception of the captain , who lived on for a short time before becoming unconscious and falling overboard . |
| 2 | The curriculum laid down for the first time what pupils should learn in 10 subjects . |
| 3 | ‘ Piece of cake , ’ Nails agreed as they lined up for the first time on the pool edge . |
| 4 | This view lingered on for a long time and probably still exists to this day . |
| 5 | As the curtain came down for the fourth time the ‘ helpers ’ all gave a huge sigh and reverted back to responsible adults ! |
| 6 | When she came in for the second time her throat was like looking at a plate full of strawberries and cream — red enlarged tonsils with a coating of puss . |
| 7 | ‘ Greed came in for the first time . |
| 8 | So we came about for the last time , since we were now south of the entrance , and motorsailed north , a little further off , to give the rock a good clearance . |
| 9 | She did that for half an hour and he only came round for a short time . |
| 10 | Late in March Mahmoud showed up for the first time since the Yanks had moved out . |
| 11 | Cal turned round for the first time and stared at Vern . |
| 12 | The woman clung to Julia 's hand and broke down for the first time , weeping and pouring out a torrent of Italian that Julia was incapable of translating for herself . |
| 13 | As the crews tied up for the last time in Southampton , watched , and waited for by families and friends they had n't seen for eight months , many of them agreed getting back to a routine , going back to work , might by tough . |
| 14 | The bells rang out for the first time just a day after they arrived back at the church . |
| 15 | and I thought to myself that blooming cat 's after them and er it kept on for a long time and then , so I opened the window and looked out a big black cat was here where 's the big black cat coming from ? |
| 16 | At nine-thirty tea was served in the next room and conversation went on for a long time , above all if Mérimée or Octave Feuillet ( the novelist who was librarian at Fontainebleau ) were seated next to the Empress . |
| 17 | It went on for a long time afterwards , I do n't know if he 's still in love with me , ’ she says . |
| 18 | This sort of exchange went on for a long time . |
| 19 | ‘ The attack went on for a long time and the victim is obviously very shocked , ’ said police . |
| 20 | The noise went on for a long time . |
| 21 | He went on for a long time — we had such energy , then , in our quarrels — and sank deeper and deeper into what was really absurdity , saying that it was all his fault , he had been a lousy husband , too absorbed in his job to notice I was bored and fretting because I was ‘ wasting my education ’ , and that if only I had been ‘ straight ’ with him , we could have done something to put this right . |
| 22 | That went on for a long time . |
| 23 | And that kind of thing went on for a long time , until I could stand it no longer and decided to leave the USSR . |
| 24 | The noise in the Opera House went on for a long time . |
| 25 | The royal dinner went on for a long time , but at last Fritz , Sapt , and I were alone in the King 's dressing-room . |
| 26 | The last dance went on for a long time . |
| 27 | This went on for a long time . |
| 28 | The embrace went on for a long time , but Miguel kept his self-control , so that their kisses , although they grew sweeter and more languid , never became threatening . |
| 29 | There was one in this show when Charity Barnum 's understudy went on for the first time . |
| 30 | The Rothmans Honda team member broke his right leg in five places when he went down for a second time during the opening championship round on a wet Suzuka circuit . |