Example sentences of "and [vb past] [adj] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | We got back to camp around 4pm unloaded the van , cleaned all our blackened pots , put away our food , unpacked our gear , had hot showers , washed our hair and got ready for a big lobster dinner with fresh corn and a huge green salad and gobs of ice cream or frozen yoghurt . |
2 | There was Donald from the smithy , joking with young McLaggan from Grandtully and two of his own daughters — they had brought parcels of food and bottles of drink and looked ready for a good day 's outing . |
3 | " It is a woman you will be then , Sara Hussey , " she whispered to herself , and lay awake for a long time after , watching a narrow strip of moonlight creep slowly across the wall . |
4 | But Neva the miller 's daughter had overheard this talk and felt sorry for the old woman who wanted to bake her yuletide cake . |
5 | She reached the edge and stood still for a long time , only her skirt fluttering , and the ends of her hair . |
6 | This special train headboard , made by Belshaw Replicas of Haslingdon and supplied free-of-charge for the Regional Railways North West Charity Special on July 20th was specially posed on the East Lancs Railways ‘ Odney Manor . ’ |
7 | Eventually she stopped , and sat motionless for a long time , watching him go . |