Example sentences of "and [vb past] for a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | When Martha had gone as well , Tim picked up the whisky he had poured earlier and stood for a long time in the hallway . |
| 32 | She went up to her room , put the Diary in her drawer and stood for a long time , breathing on the window and drawing faces . |
| 33 | She walked one last time down the rickety boardwalk in front of the cabins , and stood for a long time looking down at the sleeping lodge , the moody lake beyond it . |
| 34 | In 1940 Roosevelt broke with tradition and stood for a third term of office . |
| 35 | As he seized the Thompson and dived for a rear door window , he heard shattering as a bullet came through the back window . |
| 36 | Back home safely , I made a cuppa and sat for a good hour revelling in my favourite magazine . |
| 37 | Alice went to a cafe in Finchley Road , and sat for a long time quietly by herself over strong coffee . |