Example sentences of "and [vb past] for the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Freud moved from Vienna in 1938 , when the Nazis took over , and lived for the last year of his life in London . |
| 2 | He seemed embarrassed and stammered for the first time in his English . |
| 3 | I left him there , and headed for the next block . |
| 4 | In conclusion , I 'd like to warn Ben that the Plage route at Buoux is n't his project , but one which was undertaken and tried for the first time by Le Menestrel , and that he has no particular rights over it . |
| 5 | He was arrested and tried for the first time in April 1916 . |
| 6 | This was known as the PC-5A and flew for the first time in July 1939 . |
| 7 | Sister was then transferred to Wythenshawe , and worked for the last 13 years on the chaplaincy team of Wythenshawe Hospital . |
| 8 | Doreen glanced down , and blushed for the first time in a long while . |
| 9 | He swung one foot out , to the next joist , then put out one hand and felt for the next rafter ; he transferred his weight carefully . |
| 10 | Gingerly , sweating , I curled my left hand behind my back and felt for the third arrow , and found it sticking out of my jersey though fairly loose in my hand . |
| 11 | Finally , on Saturday 23 June , the Wordsworths left Alfoxden , and went for the last time down the wooded lane through the deer park , past the beech trees and hollies where , on a day in March , they had sheltered from a hail storm , past Christopher Tricky 's hovel near the dog pound , and past the ‘ loud Waterfall ’ , whose sound would always echo in their memories . |
| 12 | It was when I took my jacket off and stood before a mirror and saw for the first time that all I was was a pair of scarlet braces , that I realised that evangelism was n't enough . |
| 13 | I looked out and saw for the first time the main street of Koraloona 's largest town , Anani : a dusty white strip of road , a long row of assorted shops , a few cars . |
| 14 | And Nicholas looked , and saw for the last time the face of Katelina van Borselen , into which Abul Ismail read contentment . |
| 15 | Burton has declared that it was when he was performing that scene on the stage that he felt the hairs on his neck stand on end and knew for the first time the power he could have over an audience . |
| 16 | The first one was still exploding through my cortex as I gulped the second and reached for the third . |
| 17 | She pursed her lips and reached for the next letter on the pile of personal correspondence brought in by her secretary . |
| 18 | Behind the scenes Paula slipped out of one outfit , letting it fall to the floor , and reached for the next , hanging in the correct order on her clothes rail . |
| 19 | With a smile he put the rifle down and reached for the next in the stack at his side . |
| 20 | Edouard looked up , and smiled for the first time . |
| 21 | He opened the letter , saw the name at the bottom , and smiled for the first time that day . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | Nadine clicked her tongue and smiled for the first time . |
| 24 | She looked young and pretty and relaxed for the first part of the evening until a ghastly sense of anti-climax set in when she realized that many of the young English guests had arrived well watered and rowdy after their coach trip , soon to become hideously drunk on the Ashley 's generous provision of champagne and wine , with a few dainty canapés and other elegant nibbles . |
| 25 | I crumpled this ticket and waited for the next to be called . |
| 26 | William got two oars ready , and waited for the next wave . |
| 27 | We sat and waited for the next move , which turned out to be a visit from Younis and Bilal , insisting that Brian was trying to escape . |
| 28 | Doris smoothed a hand over her rounded knee and waited for the next question . |
| 29 | However at 2100 air attacks on the departing Fleet and convoy began and lasted for the next one and a half hours — torpedo-bombers attempted to attack down moon but were greeted by intense A.A. fire and were forced to turn away . |
| 30 | Robyn clutched the cast-iron railing and wondered for the first time why her legs felt so shaky and weird , why her stomach was churning so violently . |