Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [vb past] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | For centuries civilised man thought poetry was the pinnacle he must reach for — ’ He caught himself suddenly and smiled for the first time Blanche had known him to , the embarrassed smile of a passionate devotee who suddenly discovers that everyone around him , whom he thought entranced by his obsession , was in fact sniggering behind his back . |
| 2 | Flustered , Rory turned her back on him and all but ran for the kitchen . |
| 3 | Bishop Stratford , preaching on the text ‘ My head is sick ’ , announced the decision to depose the king nevertheless and asked for the assent of the commons . |
| 4 | He tossed the jug aside and reached for the discarded bandage with his good arm . |
| 5 | She rolled onto a knee , then pushed herself upright and reached for the bottle of Sancerre in one complete , if clumsy , movement . |
| 6 | He allowed her to take the bag and then brushed past and headed for the door . |
| 7 | Owen watched it carefully and waited for the arm to tire again . |
| 8 | Geoffrey rolled his eyes dramatically and headed for the door . |
| 9 | From here , a futher interpretation of the Miller 's Tale may be proposed which is similar in form to that of Les quatre Souhais Saint Martin recalled just above , although far less severe , morally , than either that proposed for the French fabliau or that of the allegorizers . |
| 10 | He smiled , sat down at the table again and reached for the Bushmills . |
| 11 | I banked again and headed for the Bunker . |
| 12 | I spoke to him afterwards and apologized for the crowd , as if it was my fault ! |