Example sentences of "[vb past] in [pron] [noun sg] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She argues that , before the Public Order Act 1986 was passed , ‘ it was the moral panic surrounding football hooliganism which the government used in its publicity for the new law . |
| 2 | She rummaged in her handbag for the key on its wooden key ring and tried to fit it into the lock . |
| 3 | I could hope that they 'll leave before dessert , she thought bitterly , as Melissa 's affected laugh rang in her ear for the fourth time . |
| 4 | As he edged past the dustbins he reached in his pocket for the keys to the Mercedes . |
| 5 | Mr. Crowther reached in his pocket for the key but Matthew was there before him . |
| 6 | She felt in her pocket for the key . |
| 7 | He put the chicken in a roasting bag and felt in his pocket for the vial of thallium . |
| 8 | He looked from the overcoat to the grimy , torn green flannels and the scuffed brown shoes laced with uneven lengths of string , then felt in his pocket for the cigarettes he had bummed off a group of Swedish students in Bonn a few days earlier . |
| 9 | He felt in his pocket for the key it was not there ! |
| 10 | After the punchline had been delivered and the ensuing laughter had died away , the blonde swayed away from the bar and looked in their direction for the first time . |
| 11 | She fumbled in her pocket for the key then let us in the side door . |