Example sentences of "[coord] [vb past] [adv] for a [adj] " 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 | Many people claim that Frederick was imprisoned by the Turks , and that after his release he returned to Kaiserslautern and lived there for a long time . |
| 3 | He called a sudden halt to his crowded agenda at lunchtime and crashed out for a few hours in the adjacent chamber , throwing the timetable into disarray . |
| 4 | The first attempt was almost a disaster , but he got the plane up again and came round for a second shot . |
| 5 | When I was driving my new Granada in 1989 and dropped a friend down the road , a police car came past , saw the car with a black man driving it , circled round and came back for a second check . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Contentedly I went below and turned in for a few hours , leaving my colleague to navigate . |
| 8 | The romance novel is unique in popular culture , as a narrative form that is produced and marketed exclusively for a female audience . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | A band played and onlookers waved and cheered as men , women and children wedged themselves into the tub carriages and settled down for a good day out . |
| 11 | Without difficulty I found a Bed and Breakfast house , equally smart and highly polished , and settled down for a pre-exploratory nap . |
| 12 | Susan went to bed early , and Breeze and Gay made themselves toast and welsh rarebit , and settled down for a long evening by the fire . |
| 13 | It was a horrific crime and I hope the two thugs who did it can be apprehended and sent away for a long time . ’ |
| 14 | I 'm going to recommend that you are taken off duty immediately and sent back for a three-month intensive retraining schedule , ’ |
| 15 | One night , later in their affair , O woke up in the middle of one of his long and noisy dreams and lay there for a long time looking at Boy 's face as he slept . |
| 16 | A census of birds sighted each day throughout the year , and kept up for a considerable number of years , is an invaluable source of information to all concerned with the monitoring of bird numbers . |
| 17 | Fifteen miles north , they put into St Abbs haven , under the mighty headland of that name , just before dawn , and went ashore for a few hours ' rest in a hay barn . |
| 18 | Anna read the letter with incomprehension , then put Charlotte into her secondhand pram — donated by the Young Wives ' Group — and went out for a long and significant walk . |
| 19 | Going into the first Test at Port-of-Spain under the leadership of Mike Denness , England were put in and bowled out for a meagre 131 ( Greig top-scored with 37 ) . |
| 20 | She struggled and was nearly countered , but then negated Wu 's defence and slipped in for a one-armed shoulder throw . |
| 21 | After a particularly barbarous game of Murder Ball in the school gym , I stripped off and queued up for a quick soaking , along with 40 other pre-pubescent boys . |
| 22 | Ami Popper , a 21-year-old Israeli civilian dressed in an Army uniform and carrying his brother 's Army-issue M-16 rifle , drove to the area from his home in Rishon Le Zion and rounded up for a bogus security check a group of Gazans , whom he then sprayed with bullets , killing seven and wounding nine others . |
| 23 | Anyway , after they 'd gone , I just hobbled round to me mates and stayed there for a few weeks . |
| 24 | Henry and I reached London in early October and stayed there for a few months . |
| 25 | I collect a dozen or so from the dewy grass in the early morning and set off for a few hours ' chubbing , knowing I am going to catch several fish , providing , of course , the weather and water conditions are favourable . |
| 26 | In a cold fury he stood and sat about for a long time within , twice changing from chair to chair . |
| 27 | De Warenne was recommended to use a ford some distance below the narrow bridge , but opted instead for a quicker , decisive attack over the bridge . |
| 28 | She could not keep from the house on the bay but went late for a brief evening swim and , elated with resolution , left soon after dinner . |