Example sentences of "and [pers pn] [vb past] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then it began to rain hard and I sheltered for a long time in a barn , but I could n't stay there all night so I just walked and got thoroughly soaked . |
| 2 | When I came back , I went to the children 's room , to see if they needed me , and I listened for a moment at their door . |
| 3 | He stood up and I noticed for the first time a bunch of keys at his belt . |
| 4 | He looked slightly abstracted ; and I noticed for the first time that his habit of addressing remarks with head bowed — often appearing to contemplate the floor or the ‘ figure in the carpet ’ — had begun to bring about that slight spinal curvature which became accentuated later in life though not without adding to his dignity of bearing . |
| 5 | Her pink flying suit had two dirty orbs where her backside had imprinted itself on the ground and I noticed for the first time that her trainers were at least size 9 ( men 's ) . |
| 6 | Fenella took a deep breath and I noticed for the first time just how impressively she could breathe . |
| 7 | Professor Pearn and I had for the last ten years been interchangeably secretary and editor of the Burma Research Society , and when we discovered that the Society 's bank had been able to get our balance safely into India before the break-up , we conceived the plan of a series of Burma Pamphlets , describing various aspects of the national life . |
| 8 | Anyway , I was congratulated once more and I realised for the first time that I was actually doing some good . |
| 9 | I had no choice but to leave and I made for the kitchen carrying the dollar on the tray like a trophy anchored by a thumb . |
| 10 | He produced a pocket-book and I thought for a moment he was going to tip me . |
| 11 | ‘ When we heard about poor Alain Gebrec being dead , I had a sudden vision of Dora looking furiously angry … you know how she sometimes glares at Dieter … and I thought for a moment … supposing it had been Dieter who 'd been killed … it might have been Dora who had … oh , I know it 's dreadful of me to think these things , but she hates him so much . ’ |
| 12 | The man at Capital told me to hold on , and I waited for a very long time . |
| 13 | As the Dutchwoman and I waited for the musicians to gather themselves up she commented on the sea symbols of fish and anchor in the nave . |
| 14 | Bob Platt and I pressed for a bowler as fiercely as we could , but to no avail . |
| 15 | Her crew danced to their tasks , and I understood for the first time the meaning of the Indonesian words for " crewman " — " anak prahu " , literally " child of the prahu " . |
| 16 | And I rung for an ambulance and it came and we took her up and sat with her , and they kept her in for four days . |
| 17 | Of course , there was always Agnes , and I lived for the nights when I joined the Ralembergs for their simple meal . |
| 18 | When the telegram arrived , Joan and I went for a walk so that I could work the adrenalin out of my system . |
| 19 | ‘ But there were some problem areas , and I went for a swim to get it out of my system . ’ |
| 20 | The next day he and I went for a shorter walk and returned about 6 . |
| 21 | My mother volunteered to look after the luggage while my father and I went for a short walk . |
| 22 | It was pleasant out of doors and I went for a walk , down by the station , along the Wharf and across the promenade . ’ |
| 23 | The following morning , the scout picked me up and I went for a trial . |
| 24 | Girls , money , fast cars — it was the choice between that and working in a factory for the rest of your life , and I went for the girls — ‘ I 'll have the girls and all the money , please . ’ |
| 25 | It was about how to deal with a road accident and I arranged for a smashed-up car to be towed into the studio , and for actors to sprawl around , made-up to look as if they had appalling injuries . |
| 26 | At least , this is how Mary , Freda and I felt for the first few weeks . |
| 27 | Frances told me about their life in Cornwall and I felt for the first time in my life that I was among people of an older generation that I understood , real people . |
| 28 | And I asked for the Kommandant 's help to have him released . |
| 29 | And they said so at the er at the district council , went up to district and I asked for the support of the district council and er probably John immediately said , you have the full support of the district council for it he says and I 'll ensure that you get support with the result I also received four posters direct from the Edinburgh District Council with John photograph on it and with the caption st stating every old age pensioner should be signing here . |
| 30 | and I competed for the Quain Essay prize — a sum of 50 — to be written on the survival of the medieval conception of tragedy in post-medieval literature . |