Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] for a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Was there a secret reason that made them hanker for a new life in a new world ?
2 And it 's been on my heart for a long time to save .
3 I left my sack for a third time clipped to Sal and relished the cool caress of wind around my back as I finally found out how to enjoy myself on the steep granite of the ridge .
4 So began my search for a suitable bird .
5 ‘ He 'll probably report me , and that will be the end of my search for a perfect summer . ’
6 I just felt like I would have given my right arm to be there with a camera — and that stayed in my mind for a long time . ’
7 ‘ This has been in my mind for a long , long time .
8 Ill just go out of the house without a word , and stay at my club for a few days .
9 Having applied in June 1991 for recognition of my doctorate , which I obtained in Paris , I presented my candidacy for a CSIC post as a palaeobotanist .
10 During my annual medical check-up in 1987 , Dr Dingle discovered a blood irregularity , but as I was fighting fit he said it was probably just a virus and I was to forget about it during my impending holiday and to see him on my return for a second blood test .
11 So I decide to hold my peace for a little while longer .
12 I have almost no social life , free only when my disabled mother can manage my child for a few hours .
13 I suppose it came into my room for a few minutes to see a book I 'd been telling him about , then he left and I hit the sack .
14 So I came out of my room for a little walk along the gallery .
15 ‘ Just keep Toby off my back for a few more days .
16 I 'd been wanting to break a board over my head for a long while .
17 To paddle around Laguna Chica enjoying the idle drift of time , the depth of natural silence ; to go and rest my head for a last time between the fifteen-foot-high buttresses of Big Tree …
18 She was my friend for a long time because we got on really well together .
19 I once lied to Basil and this has been on my conscience for a long time .
20 Can you imagine my flat for a whole week to myself ?
21 ‘ Stay in my flat for a few days and enjoy what you can of the Carnival .
22 I do n't remember what the occasion was — maybe it was my first day at school , or maybe I was staying with my aunt for a few days … ’
23 Scottish Grand National is my choice for a tricky looking Martell Grand National at Liverpool next Saturday .
24 He went out with Naomi for a few minutes and then it was my turn for a little chat .
25 I have to drop the work on the catalogue and get into my studio for a few hours each day to carry further a painting which began as a request : it is called ‘ War Games ’ .
26 She lies on top of me , breathing hard , head on my shoulder for a few minutes , then she stirs , pulls herself up so that I flop out of her and her hard little nipples stroke my chest .
27 SUZANNE , 19 , had visited my surgery for a second time in five days .
28 In so far as decorum allows I have tried to do so myself , and at some cost to my reputation for a sympathetic bedside manner .
29 Nor was it mere coincidence that I arranged my holiday for a special part of September .
30 I am a recent subscriber , having recently renewed my subscription for a second year and I have enjoyed every issue that has come to me in the post .
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