Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [adj] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hari lay awake for a long time , staring into the darkness . |
| 2 | Father Branche looked puzzled for a moment , as if he might have said something amusing . |
| 3 | Travis looked grim for a moment . |
| 4 | When Loretta stopped speaking , Veronica remained silent for a minute . |
| 5 | David remained close for a brief moment , perhaps hoping that she would retract her words , but Beth only looked at him in that certain proud manner which told him she would not change her mind . |
| 6 | Hector stood undecided for a moment , his eyes travelling from Theda 's outstretched hand back to the gentleman who was obviously a favourite with him . |
| 7 | Johnny remained silent for a time , and then said : |
| 8 | Benny looked worried for a second . |
| 9 | Janice looked puzzled for a second , then said , ‘ Oh ; yes , of course ; Fiona … ’ she looked embarrassed . |
| 10 | Sandison felt uncomfortable for a moment or two but was then able to reply : ‘ Yes . |
| 11 | Ash looked concerned for a second , then her smile returned . |
| 12 | This instinctive anti-Americanism was revealed most clearly during the Gulf War , in which the pretence that the Basic Law prevented them from sending troops was a mere figleaf for their initial failure to offer any political support to the American-led campaign ( Genscher remained silent for a week after the fighting began , although he and Kohl tried to make amends later ) and for their inexcusable prevarication about supporting Turkey in the event of an attack by Iraq . |
| 13 | During the treason trials Tixier-Vignancour became notorious for a tactic known as ‘ the defence of blackmail ’ when he repeatedly threatened to call eminent witnesses such as General de Gaulle and the Prime Minister Michel Debre , hinting that they too were involved in criminal plots . |
| 14 | Lancaster looked alarmed for a moment . |
| 15 | Jim Lancaster looked confused for a moment , blinking furiously behind his spectacles . |
| 16 | The destruction of the labour movement in Italy , Germany and , in 1934 , in Austria boded ill for a strategy of international proletarian war resistance . |
| 17 | Troy looked puzzled for a moment , not expecting this childlike cry from his proud wife . |
| 18 | Golding fell silent for a moment , tugging reflectively on the lobe of his left ear . |
| 19 | Willie stood stunned for a moment for he had never been praised by anyone ever . |
| 20 | After he 'd gone Sarella sat still for a few moments with her head resting on the chair-back . |
| 21 | Estonia gets ready for a three-letter miracle : Rupert Cornwell traces the Baltic republic 's rapid move to remarkable degree of economic and political autonomy |
| 22 | Jack looked disconcerted for a moment , then laughed . |
| 23 | Thérèse looked noble for a minute , like one of her favourite virgin martyrs about to be broken on the wheel . |
| 24 | Sandy lay still for a while , hoping to feel better ; but being flat on her back did n't help , and closing her eyes only made it worse . |
| 25 | Sophia looked worried for a moment . |
| 26 | Boswell felt depressed for a brief time , and homesick : no letters had arrived for him , the cause of a little worry . |
| 27 | Maeve sat silent for a while . |
| 28 | Sophie looked blank for a moment . |
| 29 | Duclos looked puzzled for a second . |
| 30 | Patrick was slowly taking off his clothes and Kate felt scared for a moment . |