Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [pron] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Having watched television documentaries about life in East Germany , Becker was keen to see for himself for the first time . |
| 2 | Once territories have been established by young fans , occupants are physically confined within them for the entire duration of the match . |
| 3 | It occurred to me for the first time that he might not know whether or not I 'd lost the baby . |
| 4 | The unremitting contempt had become unendurable , although it occurred to her for the first time that Luke might actually resent her . |
| 5 | It occurred to her for the first time that there were a couple of curious anomalies in her childhood . |
| 6 | It occurred to her for the first time that there was no sign of a car , apart from her own . |
| 7 | It occurred to him for the first time that Celia would be a bad enemy , just as she was a good friend . |
| 8 | He looks at me for the first time . |
| 9 | Yet , I am not writing about him for the above reasons , it 's rather on account of an unlikely weakness of his than for one of his many strengths . |
| 10 | ‘ Bring a horse , ’ said Hotspur , rearing up fiercely and looking about him for the nearest serviceable squire , ‘ and get him on to it . |
| 11 | ‘ My dear , your real mother has been looking after you for the past twenty years , ’ said Miss Rose sharply . |
| 12 | It was full of pieces of paper , which he dropped behind him for the other boys to follow . |
| 13 | Johnny Miller played with us for the last two days . |
| 14 | It was here , in the Syrian capital far to the north of Damascus , that the term ‘ Christian ’ was to be applied to them for the first time . |
| 15 | Neither was she too happy about the epithet ‘ min skat ’ , which he 'd applied to her for the second time that day . |
| 16 | I wanted to talk to you for the whole journey , but I could n't let you know that , so I just sat there thinking , I 've got to touch her … |
| 17 | Johnson found little support among them for the reformist policies of the government of the day . |
| 18 | Her eyes flew upward , looking at him for the first time . |
| 19 | Suddenly , looking at me for the first time , ‘ Tell me , ’ she said , ‘ oh , tell me — what are you in ? ’ |
| 20 | As she turned to wait for me at the end of the path , I felt I was looking at her for the first time : her face paler than her arms , a blonde shadow on her upper lip , no lipstick . |
| 21 | He knew the pattern of the carpet by heart but now it was as if he were looking at it for the first time , taking it all in , the design of orange and black squares . |
| 22 | ‘ I 've been waiting for you for the past three hours , pacing the corridors , wearing out the carpet . |
| 23 | As well as coaching many of Britain 's leading international crews , Spracklen is a key member of the Oxford University team , and he will be returning from Canada in March to look after them for the last fortnight before the Boat Race . |
| 24 | I think you 'd better work with me for the next few days , or if I 'm not here , then with one of my staff nurses . |
| 25 | We 'll stick with you for the next three months , with fresh advice on the latest findings in psychology and exercise , and more glorious recipes . |
| 26 | We stand with them for the last gloomy minutes till the clock strikes the hour . |
| 27 | It is quite usual to seek translation in tables of regnal years such as those printed in the more common reference books without , perhaps , recognising the historical significance of the system or the traps which lie within it for the unwary . |
| 28 | THE Labour Party 's land policy paper , Planning a New Agenda , has been called partially flawed by Christopher Jonas replying to it for the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors . |
| 29 | The Inspector turned to her for the first time , but if he was cheered by her observation he gave no sign of his approval . |
| 30 | Its bluish-black eyes seemed to focus on her for the first time . |