Example sentences of "[adv] [vb pp] [noun prp] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had only known Heather for a few weeks , after all , and may well have been deceived by the impression she had created in Rhodes ' alien environment . |
| 2 | After creating the maximum of confusion , they piled into the Lancia and set off back along the road for their rendezvous with the LRDG , accompanied by an Italian whom they had taken prisoner after he had foolishly asked Lewes for a light while the latter was placing a bomb on his truck . |
| 3 | It occurred to me that I should perhaps wait for my daughter Sophie outside her school , to make sure she understood that I had not abandoned her , had merely left Lou for a man who loved me and would make me happy ; that things would presently calm down , and as soon as Hugo and I had sorted things out a little and established our new home she could join us . |
| 4 | ‘ I 've just signed Schwarzenegger for a three-movie deal , my wife 's oil paintings are going to be shown in a major London gallery , my son got first-class honours at Oxford and I 've won half a million on the pools . ’ |
| 5 | De Benedetti disclosed that Hewlett-Packard Co had also approached Olivetti for a possible alliance , but declined to elaborate . |