Example sentences of "[pers pn] and for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | But the whole incident has depressed me and for the first time since being diagnosed it occurs to me that I might be dying . |
2 | These were doubtless satisfactory for the individuals who had collected them and for a short period of time , until perhaps superseded by rulings that were seen to be more appropriate . |
3 | She never knew them , she pined for them and for the better life they might have had together . |
4 | The party turned around to face him and for the first time the fat man moved . |
5 | She forced hatred to her soul , for him and for the unwanted desire that leapt unbidden to her pulses at the taste of his mouth on hers . |
6 | And his quality show earned the praise of manager Steve Gritt , who said : ‘ That is the best all-round performance I 've seen from him and for the second game in succession he 's earned us a draw . ’ |
7 | Nevertheless she followed him and for the next quarter of an hour they streaked up and down the pool . |
8 | Hundreds of organisations have realised that an independent weather service can give them exactly the information they need , when they need it and for a realistic cost . |
9 | In fact it took another two years for the project to be fully studied , for the government to support its formal submission to the World Bank , for the Bank 's board to approve it and for the first tranche of funds to flow . |
10 | I felt the jolt in his chest as I hugged it in rhythm against mine and for a long second could n't believe it , but then he heaved again in my arms and coughed in my face and a mouthful of dirty water shot out in a spout and he began coughing in earnest and choking and gasping for air … gasping , gulping air down , wheezing in his throat , whooping like whooping cough , struggling to fill his functioning lungs . |