Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord and my spirit exults in God my saviour because he has looked upon his lowly handmaid Yes , from this day forward all generations will call me blessed for the Almighty has done great things for me . |
| 2 | I asked for the usual guarantees — that the object would n't endanger my ship or anyone on it , and that carrying it would breach no SenFed laws . |
| 3 | I applied for the occasional post that I thought might be interesting , but never heard anything back . |
| 4 | As Brown observes : ‘ 'What does he do ? ’ remains the most illuminating question to ask about someone met for the first time . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I realised for the first time that I have never been wanted : it really was such a revelation . |
| 6 | Anyway , I was congratulated once more and I realised for the first time that I was actually doing some good . |
| 7 | At that moment I realised for the first time that not a single word had been uttered on the subject since the accident happened . |
| 8 | I lived for the six weeks almost as one of the Community except that I did not sleep at the Manor . |
| 9 | For many years I consulted for the American GE in Schenectady and the thing that struck me there was the way that when they wanted to attack a particular area they could mount an army of people on it , all of whom were pretty good . ’ |
| 10 | This he did , and it was then that I experienced for the first time his unexpected propensity for one-liners , conjured out of thin air . |
| 11 | Determined not to re-enter blind institution life , I headed for the nearby technical college who would n't have me either . |
| 12 | I headed for the white gleam of a village in the distance and was grateful to find that the one and only store sold iced drinks . |
| 13 | We talked about other things , and I told for the first time the story of how I lost the job at Drummonds , which made us both laugh so much the nurses came running with shocked looks to shut us up . |
| 14 | This was when I learnt for the first time how experts conducted dealing for Jim came from a family of dealers . |
| 15 | In 1979 I interviewed for the first ( and last ) time the newly elected Prime Minister , Margaret Thatcher . |
| 16 | I developed so much skill that I could put together a 50 or 60 break and when I moved to York I played for the local Conservative club and reached the final of the York and District competition . |
| 17 | Starving and tired I prepared for the next day . |
| 18 | I noticed for the first rime that there was a little hole in the door . |
| 19 | He stood up and I noticed for the first time a bunch of keys at his belt . |
| 20 | Looking back , I noticed for the first time how wind-bent and close-cropped were the cypresses . |
| 21 | I noticed for the first time that it was dreadfully long . |
| 22 | He looked slightly abstracted ; and I noticed for the first time that his habit of addressing remarks with head bowed — often appearing to contemplate the floor or the ‘ figure in the carpet ’ — had begun to bring about that slight spinal curvature which became accentuated later in life though not without adding to his dignity of bearing . |
| 23 | Her pink flying suit had two dirty orbs where her backside had imprinted itself on the ground and I noticed for the first time that her trainers were at least size 9 ( men 's ) . |
| 24 | Fenella took a deep breath and I noticed for the first time just how impressively she could breathe . |
| 25 | I arrived for the American premiere and these ghosts made no sense at all . |
| 26 | But I paid for the first of March so I 've lost li literally fourteen days have n't |
| 27 | So I paid for the electric motor of the engine to be serviced , but it never worked very well . |
| 28 | Anyway , I paid for the blessed thing . ’ |
| 29 | In one such mood I turned for the first time to Marcus Aurelius . |
| 30 | Berger said , ‘ I acted for the best . |