Example sentences of "that [pers pn] [vb past] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To tell the truth I have only hazy memories of the magazine that I took for a long time and until it ceased publication for reasons that were beyond me . |
| 2 | Her heart was thumping so loudly that she wondered for a fleeting second whether Scott could hear it . |
| 3 | That was the doctoring that we had for a broken collar bone you see ? |
| 4 | Berg implies that they settled for a stable relationship , Frances acting the perfect Hollywood wife and ultimately finding consolation in religion , while Sam 's unspent emotions were burned off in work . |
| 5 | It was unfortunate that he returned for a short time but this was necessary in order for him to complete training prior to deploying on an operational tour . ’ |