Example sentences of "[vb past] with [pers pn] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Manville toyed with it for a few moments , imagining the corridors of the Pentagon and White House alive with zooming figures , grey-flannel covered asses farting tongues of flame . |
2 | Will talked with him for a few minutes , then gave him a penny . |
3 | He chatted with her for a few minutes , then placed the bag of clothes into the boot of his car , and headed for home . |
4 | Obviously unwilling , he asked for an absurd sum for doing so , but eventually Omar settled with him for a reasonable amount . |
5 | Many remonstrated with him for a howling storm was raging outside , it was night and the journey was a dangerous one . |
6 | He lay with her for a little while as if all had been for the best and when , with a sudden , slithering movement , she was off the bed and into her dress , he thanked her , wished her good night . |
7 | So it 's a thing that stayed with me for a long time . |
8 | Felipe sat with me for a long time . |