Example sentences of "[coord] [vb past] for [art] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bank current account loan or ordinary loan Cash loan usually for specific purpose ( like buying expensive durables or cars ) for people with bank accounts , usually without security ( unless it 's a large sum or borrowed for a long time ) ; usually fixed , regular payments over two or three ( occasionally up to seven ) years ; interest on what is owed fluctuates in line with but rather higher than bank base rate . |
| 2 | He seemed embarrassed and stammered for the first time in his English . |
| 3 | In conclusion , I 'd like to warn Ben that the Plage route at Buoux is n't his project , but one which was undertaken and tried for the first time by Le Menestrel , and that he has no particular rights over it . |
| 4 | He was arrested and tried for the first time in April 1916 . |
| 5 | She closed her eyes again , tossed and turned for a long time , then finally managed to get a couple of hours of disturbed sleep . |
| 6 | They stayed on the hill and talked for a long time . |
| 7 | They sat down and talked for a short time . |
| 8 | This was known as the PC-5A and flew for the first time in July 1939 . |
| 9 | Doreen glanced down , and blushed for the first time in a long while . |
| 10 | On reaching the top of the hill , Tess paused and looked for a long time at the familiar green world of home . |
| 11 | Finally , on Saturday 23 June , the Wordsworths left Alfoxden , and went for the last time down the wooded lane through the deer park , past the beech trees and hollies where , on a day in March , they had sheltered from a hail storm , past Christopher Tricky 's hovel near the dog pound , and past the ‘ loud Waterfall ’ , whose sound would always echo in their memories . |
| 12 | It was when I took my jacket off and stood before a mirror and saw for the first time that all I was was a pair of scarlet braces , that I realised that evangelism was n't enough . |
| 13 | I looked out and saw for the first time the main street of Koraloona 's largest town , Anani : a dusty white strip of road , a long row of assorted shops , a few cars . |
| 14 | And Nicholas looked , and saw for the last time the face of Katelina van Borselen , into which Abul Ismail read contentment . |
| 15 | Burton has declared that it was when he was performing that scene on the stage that he felt the hairs on his neck stand on end and knew for the first time the power he could have over an audience . |
| 16 | It stayed there and grew for a long time , until it was a real baby . |
| 17 | Edouard looked up , and smiled for the first time . |
| 18 | He opened the letter , saw the name at the bottom , and smiled for the first time that day . |
| 19 | For centuries civilised man thought poetry was the pinnacle he must reach for — ’ He caught himself suddenly and smiled for the first time Blanche had known him to , the embarrassed smile of a passionate devotee who suddenly discovers that everyone around him , whom he thought entranced by his obsession , was in fact sniggering behind his back . |
| 20 | Nadine clicked her tongue and smiled for the first time . |
| 21 | Christina disliked her nasal drawl , and said for the final time , ‘ Well , nice to have met you both . |
| 22 | The local children used to play in the cutting and had for a long time fancied the hut as a den or HQ for their games , but the hut was always locked by a large padlock securing a hasp that was red with rust but still secured the door . |
| 23 | This brought one of Neil 's cracks of laughter and the comment , ‘ A wily gent , I see , ’ and then silence took over again , and lasted for a long time , until the front door opened , and Matey returned from the sewing circle at St Jude 's Church Hall , and stared at them , sitting there in the dusk , hunched over the board , rapt . |
| 24 | When Martha had gone as well , Tim picked up the whisky he had poured earlier and stood for a long time in the hallway . |
| 25 | She went up to her room , put the Diary in her drawer and stood for a long time , breathing on the window and drawing faces . |
| 26 | She walked one last time down the rickety boardwalk in front of the cabins , and stood for a long time looking down at the sleeping lodge , the moody lake beyond it . |
| 27 | Robyn clutched the cast-iron railing and wondered for the first time why her legs felt so shaky and weird , why her stomach was churning so violently . |
| 28 | Alice went to a cafe in Finchley Road , and sat for a long time quietly by herself over strong coffee . |
| 29 | He said he did not want to involve British troops and planes in action , but admitted for the first time that it was a possibility . |
| 30 | Also in this category , but published for the first time in this volume , is the article Jackie And Just Seventeen which not only records changes in the content of girls ' magazines over the 80s ( since McRobbie 's original analysis of the late 70s , also included here ) but registers theoretical developments as well through its attention to the ways in which girls as readers both construct their own meanings and interact with the texts . |