Example sentences of "[vb past] there for [art] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 The Modernists had enjoyed a brief life as a London group after Pound settled there for a dozen years in 1908 ; Bloomsbury was already one , first in Cambridge and later in London and Sussex , sharing not just a range of assumptions and convictions but an intimate web of social and amorous relations .
2 He sat there for a few moments inhaling the smoke .
3 He sat there for a few minutes .
4 She sat there for a few seconds , then heard a voice softly calling her name .
5 The sudden change of colour on the wall had upset its sense of direction and it buzzed about angrily and eventually it came into the porch where I was sitting and it stayed there for a few minutes and then went outside searching the wall again for the entrance .
6 Anyway , after they 'd gone , I just hobbled round to me mates and stayed there for a few weeks .
7 Henry and I reached London in early October and stayed there for a few months .
8 He remained there for a few seconds then slowly got to his feet and moved to the door leading into the hallway .
9 Jessamy stood there for a few moments , staring at his retreating back .
10 He stood there for a few moments .
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