Example sentences of "he [vb past] [prep] [pers pn] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She drew a breath as he gazed at it for an instant , watching its slow movements , the gentle opening of its tiny mouth as if expressing surprise . |
| 2 | He knelt over her for a moment , tough and handsome in the candlelight , his eyes triumphant with the knowledge of desire on the verge of fulfilment , possessing her as only he could , then he was bending , lifting her into his arms , carrying her across the room , and she felt the sudden chill as the door opened and , wedging it awkwardly with his foot , he bundled her through it . |
| 3 | It was full of pieces of paper , which he dropped behind him for the other boys to follow . |
| 4 | That name clearly struck a chord in McIllvanney , for he frowned at me for a few seconds , but the chord must have faded for he shrugged it off . |
| 5 | A darkened shop doorway appeared on his left , and he ducked into it for a moment till he recovered and regained his breath . |
| 6 | Thankfully he landed on it for a moment , moving his body back and forth to keep balance with the stress of the wind and peering about him . |
| 7 | He hung around us for a while . |
| 8 | He worked with him for a while , making implements . |
| 9 | He chatted with her for a few minutes , then placed the bag of clothes into the boot of his car , and headed for home . |
| 10 | He thought about it for a few moments , but said nothing except that he did not understand why a second shoe had been stolen . |
| 11 | ‘ Yeah , I was covering them today and — ’ he thought about it for a second — ‘ twice last week . ’ |
| 12 | Nodding gently to himself , he reached beside him for the blanket . |
| 13 | He lay with her for a little while as if all had been for the best and when , with a sudden , slithering movement , she was off the bed and into her dress , he thanked her , wished her good night . |
| 14 | He looked at me for a while , thinking . |
| 15 | He looked at me for a moment then sighed and got up from the chair . |
| 16 | He looked at me for a moment , halted in the act of folding his stethoscope . |
| 17 | He looked at me for a minute . |
| 18 | He looked at me for the first time when I said this . |
| 19 | He nodded and he looked at me for the first time . |
| 20 | He looked at her for a moment . |
| 21 | He looked at her for a moment as if seeing her for the first time then paused , giving the question serious thought . |
| 22 | He looked at her for a long moment , puffing on his seisha , then spoke for the first time . |
| 23 | He looked at her for a minute , then he looked away , over her head , at the front of the court . |
| 24 | He looked at her for a long , silent moment , and Merrill dragged her gaze away with difficulty , maddened by her erratic heartbeat . |
| 25 | He looked at her for a long moment , and then he walked slowly towards her . |
| 26 | He looked at her for a long moment , and then he reached out and slid his hand under her hair , around the nape of her neck . |
| 27 | He looked at her for a moment , and a white smile brightened his suntanned face . |
| 28 | He looked at her for a moment , then decided . |
| 29 | He looked at her for the first time with real unease . |
| 30 | He looked at her for the first time since the beginning ; her head was still turned away , her hands over her face ; she had shown no further response to anything he had done . |