Example sentences of "it [vb past] [adv] for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Jasper went , was gone it seemed only for a minute , came back to say that they would be welcome . |
2 | Tradition had it that if the corn-dolly reached the following year 's harvest intact , it augured well for the farm in the year to come . |
3 | It boded well for the night . |
4 | It hung there for a moment . |
5 | And it 's got the drawer underneath it , it clipped underneath for a thingy |
6 | It called also for the promotion of closer ties with the European Communities ( EC ) , and for a complete restructuring of the Organization of American States ( OAS ) and the Latin American Integration Association ( ALADI ) , both of which were seen as ineffective . |
7 | It rumbled on for the rest of the week . |
8 | It looked round for an ally , and found one in the old hereditary enemy , Austria-Hungary . |
9 | Wind was measured at 11.00 and 15.00 each day , but only counted if it kept up for an hour or more . |
10 | It glittered eerily for a second and exploded , forming a cloud of tinsel . |
11 | But it remained still for a moment and there was the shimmer of silver about the boy 's head . |
12 | After that it picked up for a while , and we looked quite sharp again . |
13 | He fired , but at once saw that it was a Maryland , banking away as it dived vertically for the sea . |