Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] [pers pn] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ What happened , Fabia ? ’ he relentlessly pursued her for an answer . |
| 2 | But there were plenty of beautiful and recognisable faces to be seen amongst the anonymous , but none-the-less powerful , fashion editors , still enough buying power in this room alone to rock empires , even if no house made a profit from the couture but rather used it for a loss-leading advertisement and a mark of prestige . |
| 3 | Just as Debbie was about to wind up the window , he suddenly asked her for a lift , saying he only lived 5 minutes down the road and could she drop him on her way ? |
| 4 | She only fought him for a moment or two . |
| 5 | ‘ I only met her for the first time earlier this evening . ’ |
| 6 | The bishops also argued that any so-called restricted form of divorce was impossible to maintain in practice and that divorce might solve the partners ' problems but only created them for the children . |
| 7 | But then he suddenly dumped me for no apparent reason and left me broken-hearted . |
| 8 | I only saw him for a moment , but my blood seemed to freeze . |
| 9 | I only saw her for a day or two . ’ |
| 10 | It looked tall but I only saw it for a moment . ’ |
| 11 | I only meant it for the best . |
| 12 | Blyth Tait says that the last time he won the top spot from Mary he only kept it for a week and is hoping to hang onto it for longer this time . |
| 13 | Only had it for a few months . |
| 14 | His arms he folded round her , and so held her for a moment passive ; then with a sudden sharp sigh she embraced him again , quivering , and lifted her mouth to him ravenously . |
| 15 | She had vowed to fight for Roman 's love , but how could she when he only wanted her for a stopgap while Dana was away ? |
| 16 | He would have returned it , of course , he only wanted it for a painting . |
| 17 | I only wanted it for a |
| 18 | ‘ I only stole it for the wire , ’ she said , ‘ but now we 've got it I suppose we might as well drink it . ’ |
| 19 | Evaluation returns from the 1990 cohort ( 2,966 ) shows that 96% of teachers and 93% of companies reported that briefings successfully prepared them for a placement , while 89% of teachers successfully met their placement objectives . |
| 20 | ‘ But I reckon they just mistook it for a runway . |
| 21 | ‘ You think we just built it for the tourists ? ’ |
| 22 | fourteen or I had a sixteen overhead cam Cortina engine sitting up the blokes just swapped it for a two litre cos he wanted some more go . |
| 23 | I just needed them for a purpose , and that was enough . ’ |
| 24 | I did n't think they were gon na fucking hit me for a fiver as well . |
| 25 | Just glimpsed him for a moment , not to be certain . |
| 26 | I just did it for a laugh . |
| 27 | No I just did it for a laugh cos I want , I want everyone to know the most interesting language in the world which is part of my language is n't it ? |
| 28 | ( When he finally left us for the United States , he took these gifts back from me , with the excuse that as he had bought them in Berlin he wanted to show them to the dancer . |
| 29 | They scarcely left it for the next two weeks , their passion putting her dreams to shame . |
| 30 | He might be the key to her freedom , but she still hated him for the confusion he aroused in her . |