Example sentences of "he [vb past] [indef pn] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was only too apparent , as Olga tore into him about the disgrace she would suffer , that , like a hippie , he cared nothing for the kind of life his parents led ; he did not share their values or ambitions . |
| 2 | Gombert 's linear sense — and sometimes Crecquillon 's and Lupi 's was so strong that he cared nothing for the asperities of harsh suspensions or accented passing-notes , as in this passage from his motet , ‘ Ave sanctissima Maria ’ : |
| 3 | Instead of the authorised prayer , he recited one for the dead . |
| 4 | He said nothing for a few seconds , and I sensed that I might have unsettled this policeman . |
| 5 | He said nothing for a minute . |
| 6 | He said nothing for a time . |
| 7 | He said nothing for a minute or two and told the person next to him that he was having a bad dream when the stranger woke him up . |
| 8 | He said nothing for a moment , watching Blanche with his wide eyes , the black lashes curling back on themselves . |
| 9 | She felt that the atmosphere between them was suddenly much easier although he said nothing for a moment but kept on looking at her as if he were turning something over in his mind . |
| 10 | He said nothing for a moment . |
| 11 | He said nothing for the moment . |