Example sentences of "[coord] [pers pn] [vb past] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I came back , I went to the children 's room , to see if they needed me , and I listened for a moment at their door . |
| 2 | He produced a pocket-book and I thought for a moment he was going to tip me . |
| 3 | ‘ When we heard about poor Alain Gebrec being dead , I had a sudden vision of Dora looking furiously angry … you know how she sometimes glares at Dieter … and I thought for a moment … supposing it had been Dieter who 'd been killed … it might have been Dora who had … oh , I know it 's dreadful of me to think these things , but she hates him so much . ’ |
| 4 | Bob Platt and I pressed for a bowler as fiercely as we could , but to no avail . |
| 5 | ‘ But there were some problem areas , and I went for a swim to get it out of my system . ’ |
| 6 | The following morning , the scout picked me up and I went for a trial . |
| 7 | When the telegram arrived , Joan and I went for a walk so that I could work the adrenalin out of my system . |
| 8 | It was pleasant out of doors and I went for a walk , down by the station , along the Wharf and across the promenade . ’ |
| 9 | We both smiled , and I knew for a fact that she was n't Daine . |
| 10 | The shops were opening and I browsed for a while in one that sold books as well as newspapers and magazines , but I failed to find the American edition of Rodriguez 's book . |
| 11 | It was cool in the shade and I stayed for a while by the deep pool below the falls before turning back to the path and climbing through the heat of the late morning past Poor 's Land towards Knarlton Knot . |
| 12 | A doctor sometimes sees people with a different eye from other people , and I wondered for a moment whether , despite her beauty and her apparently special position on the island , she was really happy . |
| 13 | Lili and I were silent and I wondered for a moment how I would be feeling if I was going to marry the man I loved — had loved , I amended in my mind , for surely even I could n't be so idiotic as to love still where I had met with such treachery . |
| 14 | Her warm and wide smile greeted me at the door and I forgot for a while the riddles and innuendos which surrounded Brian Harley and hid the killer of Froggy Davies . |
| 15 | The flat Polish landscape stretched away into the marshes to the south-east , and I stopped for a moment and stared towards them . |
| 16 | I was left feeling really dirty and confused , and I cried for a month . |
| 17 | And she looked for a way out , though she knew there was none . |
| 18 | ‘ Be reasonable , ’ Johnny whispered , and she thought for a moment that he was going to hit her . |
| 19 | His lips hesitated , and she thought for a moment that he was going to draw her away , but he gave a low groan and his mouth moved against hers again . |
| 20 | And she thought for a moment of little Mrs Richards , and the regrets she had lived with for fifty years . |
| 21 | Feargal was there before her , and she halted for a moment to watch him . |
| 22 | There was a movement at the door of the office and she stiffened for a moment , remembering Jarrett Keach 's warning about security . |
| 23 | Her limbs were cold , as though a freezing mixture had seeped into her bones , and she soaked for a while , letting the heat invade her pores . |
| 24 | But on the way she noticed a crowd listening to a preacher and she stopped for a while to join them . |
| 25 | She went up the stairs two Levels , dodged across a gangpath to another stair and went up that five Levels , and finally , across another gangpath and she leapt for a lift just leaving . |
| 26 | He was staring across at the distant mountains ; he seemed to be in a reverie , unaware of her presence , and she hesitated for a moment before saying , ‘ Could I have a word with you , please ? ’ |
| 27 | Dalgliesh waited until Meg had unlocked the front door and stepped inside before saying his final goodnight , and she stood for a moment watching his tall figure striding down the gravel path and into the darkness . |
| 28 | It was something that had never happened before and she stood for a moment trying to control the thoughts that raced through her head . |
| 29 | The last time I saw Jonathan was Thursday evening when he picked me up in the car and we went for a drive . |
| 30 | I gathered up all my courage and went home and we went for a walk and I just told him . |