Example sentences of "[vb past] there for a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He hung there for a second before slithering sideways , and as he slipped towards the ground the seladang hooked blindly at his body , knocking it this way and that , until one of its long horns caught and held . |
| 2 | The last gleam of sun touched the ruined battlements as they watched , hung there for a moment like a tattered cloth caught on a briar , and was gone . |
| 3 | He lay there for a moment before rolling over and getting to his knees . |
| 4 | The tiny room at the back of the shop was fitted with a trestle table and two forms and country people went there for a meal on market days . |
| 5 | She abandoned the half-formed thought as he went on , ‘ I was educated in England , and lived there for a number of years . |
| 6 | Well you lasted there for a couple of years . |
| 7 | Anyway , I sat there for a couple of minutes and then the cab came . ’ |
| 8 | They stayed there for a quarter of an hour , the only movement being the driver slowly inching his little finger up so that he could lock the door . |
| 9 | I stayed there for a week in January and for once I found myself in the overworked brochure cliche : Marrakech is a city of contrasts and a fascinating blend of the old and new . |
| 10 | I stood there for a while in the damp grey afternoon and whispered : ‘ Godspeed . ’ |
| 11 | Adam closed the front door and stood there for a moment as if he could not wrench himself away . |
| 12 | They stood there for a moment without speaking . |
| 13 | She stood there for a moment in confusion , the lantern in her hand shedding a golden light on the creamy folds of her dress where the dark fur had fallen open over it , her hand to her eyes , shading them against the lantern light , her brow creased with puzzlement . |