Example sentences of "[adv] and [vb past] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The whole kaleidoscope is there in the memory : how proud we were of our daughter Sara 's acting ability , at junior school , at senior and at college ; and of our younger , very shy son , who managed a one-line walk-on part the last year in junior school , but wrote , acted in , sang in and played for a satirical revue at University . |
| 2 | She broke in and radioed for a doctor to certify death , asked other police to tell next of kin — and summoned a funeral director . |
| 3 | The book should have been in Tollemarche 's only bookstore for several weeks ; however , when Hank casually sauntered in and asked for a copy , old Mr Pascall said it had not arrived . |
| 4 | Creggan stooped down and hovered for a moment over the carrion . |
| 5 | They have missed it , they are n't on it , they decided not to come — ’ At the far end of the train a door swung open and a man climbed down and shouted for a porter . |
| 6 | We sat down and talked for a while before setting off towards Hawes , as the sun broke through the clouds and the dog pulled him downhill towards the cairns . |
| 7 | They sat down and talked for a short time . |
| 8 | I slammed the receiver down and stood for a second , congratulating myself on how well I had done , all things considered . |
| 9 | He sat down and fumbled for a cigarette . |
| 10 | Before Parr knocked on Jessica 's bedroom door , he stood outside and listened for a while . |
| 11 | So I covered him up decently and rang for an ambulance . |
| 12 | They flung each other off and stared for an instant , each of them aware that he was known , each conscious that this recognition made many things plain . |
| 13 | She broke off and sat for a moment staring in the fire . |
| 14 | I got up and went for a walk and ended up at the Bunker . |
| 15 | Her father came up and listened for a while and then said that he thought it was all marvellous but he did n't understand a word of it . |
| 16 | Reluctantly she picked it up and listened for a moment . |
| 17 | He leant back and paused for a moment . |
| 18 | ‘ We have sent it back and asked for a translation . ’ |
| 19 | Then he came back and asked for a cup of tea . |
| 20 | I sat back and relaxed for a moment . |
| 21 | She swam around and looked for a way out , but the pool was very big . |
| 22 | And did they , they must have had lean times if they sat around and waited for a boat , one did n't come in some days may be . |
| 23 | ‘ I just wandered around and watched for a few minutes , to see how things were done , ’ she said over her shoulder , stowing a small block of fresh Parmesan in an airtight container before putting it in the fridge . |
| 24 | Sally did n't want another long day on the hill , so wished me well and watched for an hour as my headtorch beam got smaller and more erratic as I moved away across the glacier , interrogating the ice . |
| 25 | It stayed there and grew for a long time , until it was a real baby . |
| 26 | When Martha had gone as well , Tim picked up the whisky he had poured earlier and stood for a long time in the hallway . |
| 27 | A year later she met someone else and asked for a divorce . |
| 28 | He dreamed of the bloodied face with the girl 's hair swinging over it , and of Annabel 's children , and then he surfaced again and went for a walk through Covent Garden fruit market , where Mr. Jenkins must already be at work . |
| 29 | She had neither the energy nor the time to feel irritated ; instead she took out her pen again and reached for a sheet of the museum 's paper . |
| 30 | She swivelled her eyes round and paused for a moment as they meshed with Jake 's . |