Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb past] for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His ginger beard came round and his teeth gleamed for a second . |
| 2 | The dark hole of the ship 's innards gaped for a moment . |
| 3 | His eyes flickered for a second to the rear view mirror . |
| 4 | He glanced sideways at her , and as his eyes lingered for a moment on her form , she realised with horror that she was n't wearing a bra . |
| 5 | The eyes smouldered for a moment at the impertinence , then he seemed to see the funny side and chuckled hoarsely . |
| 6 | Passing cars on the southbound carriageway slowed and came close to bumping as drivers rubbernecked for a spot of interesting carnage , but they drove on disappointed . |
| 7 | Frankie backed away as the animal 's snarling head and powerful front legs hooked themselves over the top of the gate and her back legs struggled for a foot-hold on the curves of wrought iron . |
| 8 | But when she took Lucy 's hand and smiled at her , trying to convey some of the warmth she felt , Lucy 's lips smiled for a half-second and she took her hand away . |
| 9 | His lips hovered for a moment above hers and then he was kissing her , his mouth hot against hers . |
| 10 | The dark eyes flashed for a second , then she saw by my face that it was n't a crack . |
| 11 | ‘ Keep your eyes skinned for a garage , everyone , ’ Hubert said . |
| 12 | RM1 correctly identified 48% of the phonemes in the test utterances , though of course , these labels stood for a set of phonemes ( Bard et al 1987 ) . |
| 13 | It was a beautiful beach , and Breeze 's fingers itched for a paintbrush . |
| 14 | But here , in what visitors mistook for a tool shed , he was conveniently out of the world 's reach . |
| 15 | He was the first to see the amusing side when golfers asked for a caddie — ‘ Your Worship ’ and mused that both his roles were ones of service . |
| 16 | Ranks of curdy milk bottles waited for a milkman who never came . |
| 17 | BES companies lasted for a minimum of five years , and shareholders were interested in what would happen at the end of this period . |
| 18 | So much rain fell at Copt Heath that , as nine of the scheduled 72 holes were washed out , three ducks arrived for a paddle on the 18th green . |
| 19 | In the meantime UN officials tried for a ceasefire . |
| 20 | Bough tried to put his troubles behind him as guests arrived for a lunch yesterday held behind drawn curtains . |
| 21 | Schoolboys queued for a romp with her |
| 22 | The proposals budgeted for a surplus of £200 million . |
| 23 | In addition , customers asked for a deposit may now appeal against the decision by BT to charge a deposit . |
| 24 | The idea of ‘ half-way ’ houses , where discharged patients lived for a year or eighteen months and then moved to ordinary independent living , became fashionable in the 1960s . |
| 25 | Printers expressed similar views , and painters argued for a package of extended pre-work education , a shorter working week , and holidays with pay . |
| 26 | Prices accelerated for a number of interrelated reasons . |
| 27 | ‘ Since our major programs lasted for a decade or more , some observers have mistakenly , in my opinion , concluded that Highlander has been a series of schools . |
| 28 | His comments came at the start of the monthly meeting of Castlereagh Council last night where members stood for a minute 's silence in tribute to the four Catholic workmen killed in Castlerock and the two young victims of the IRA Warrington blast . |
| 29 | When I asked Mrs Zamzam what her sons did for a living , a young man interrupted to say that they all worked ‘ for the revolution ’ . |
| 30 | His eyelids fluttered for a second and stayed shut until they reached the ground floor . |