Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] [pron] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | In September 1316 Edward retained him for a very large fee in return for the promise of his service with a commensurately large retinue ; and shortly afterwards he and Pembroke set off for the papal curia on a mission which had the repeal of the Ordinances as one of its objectives . |
| 2 | The Welshman kicked the ball away and referee Dangaard dismissed him for a second bookable offence . |
| 3 | Designed to counteract poor visibility on murky winter afternoons , it had been used in Scotland and by the visiting South Africans in 1924 before Arsenal adopted it for a public trial match three years later . |
| 4 | Travis watched her for a second , then eased off his load and knelt down beside her . |
| 5 | Donna watched them for a moment , then looked away . |
| 6 | Madame Gautier watched them for a moment , drawing deeply on her cigarette . |
| 7 | Travis said nothing for a moment , then , ‘ Did Rosemary — mention me at all ? ’ he wanted to know . |
| 8 | Travis said nothing for a moment , then opened the zip so that he could sit up . |
| 9 | Shiona held her for a moment , her anger instantly vanishing to be replaced by a warm , maternal well of love . |
| 10 | The two owners were aged 84 and 71 and , after the chewing incident , the RSPCA swapped it for a smaller dog . |
| 11 | So when Jane asked him for a loan , he snapped back : ‘ I think my first duty is to look after myself ! ’ |
| 12 | My father 's passion for Tracey Childs prepared me for a life of drama |
| 13 | ‘ I think it 's fine , ’ Alina said , and Pete watched her for a moment longer , almost as if he was checking her score on a test . |
| 14 | Anabelle watched him for a long while , but he did n't twitch a muscle . |
| 15 | Jake watched her for a moment , then observed in a soft voice , ‘ Of course , I care about Kirsty . |
| 16 | In English , it has been shown that an unmarked theme is one that signals the mood of the clause : in declarative clauses the unmarked theme is the subject ( Jane said nothing for a moment ) ; in interrogative clauses it is the wh-word ( What did Jane say ? ) , or the auxiliary in the case of polar questions ( Did Jane say anything ? ) ; in imperative clauses it is the verb ( Say something ) . |
| 17 | Claudia Yeo nerved herself for a final effort . |
| 18 | Malone fined himself for a lack of discipline on Saturday as Ards lost 2-0 to the Blues . |
| 19 | Burun watched her for a moment , then he looked back at Suragai . |
| 20 | Elaine watched her for a few minutes before paddling further into the shore , lying on the soft , creamy sand , letting the shallow water caress her feet and legs . |
| 21 | I 'm not quite sure whether that was a pat on the back or what but anyway erm and when Martin offered you for a drink I actually took it as a cup of tea actually so |
| 22 | Julia said nothing for a moment then she said quietly , ‘ Thank you , doctor , for the offer , but I do n't think I 'll go in hospital if you do n't mind . ’ |
| 23 | Wayne said nothing for a while , and Pete allowed his attention to wander down the inventory list ; his eyebrows raised at the mention of a waterbed , a hi-fi system and a video hookup in the after stateroom . |
| 24 | Adam studied her for a moment in silence . |
| 25 | LIVERPOOL prepared themselves for a backlash from Crystal Palace tonight after their weekend walkover . |
| 26 | Vitor studied her for a moment . |
| 27 | Vitor studied her for a long , piercing moment . |
| 28 | Vitor caressed her for a moment but then , impatient for the nakedness of the woman who had been such an obstinate aching presence in his bloodstream , he eased the amber silk from her shoulders and unhooked her lacy bra . |
| 29 | Kevin detained him for a moment . |
| 30 | Jack watched him for a moment , impressed , then winked at her and strolled off , whistling . |