Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] [adv] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bryn 's mouth worked silently for a few seconds . |
| 2 | But while the search went on for a suitable donor , Evelyn and Peter Walker kept a constant vigil by their ten-year-old daughter 's hospital bedside . |
| 3 | The boy fought wildly for a few seconds but then his right arm was bent back behind him until he called out in the most desperate agony he had ever known . |
| 4 | This meant that the married women left at home came in for a large share of the work about the croft . |
| 5 | The sun came up for a half an hour , but it was too cold : -46° Centigrade . |
| 6 | Tory turned back for a last look at the rejected blooms as the ponies moved off . |
| 7 | The last dance went on for a long time . |
| 8 | All the general SVQ tutors , and the SVQ co-ordinator went away for a three-day residential to develop the programme . |
| 9 | This sort of exchange went on for a long time . |
| 10 | The closeness of the Anglo-American special relationship during the Second World War boded well for a continuing post-war partnership , in which Britain would be able to influence US policy in a mutually beneficial way ; and latent Soviet hostility , which became apparent in London sooner than in Washington , was lessened by the assumed technological backwardness of Russia , and by the devastation she had suffered at the hands of the Germans . |
| 11 | The sing-song lumbered along for a little while but it appears that the ‘ Ball of Kirriemuir ’ has been removed from the Examination Syllabus . |
| 12 | The eruption of Krakatoa has some parallels in these respects , for after an impressive opening , the eruption dragged on for a full three months before reaching its climax on 26 and 27 August . |
| 13 | Afterwards the whole group stayed on for a few extra days . |
| 14 | " Collection " covers " a collection got together for a temporary purpose " , but not one " made or exhibited for the purpose of effecting sales or other commercial dealings " . |
| 15 | Furthermore , even if a woman paid in for a full pension she had to pass the ‘ half test ’ ; that is , she had to work for at least half of her married life before she could count in her contributions both before and after marriage ( Groves , 1983 , pp. 45–7 ) . |
| 16 | The embrace went on for a long time , but Miguel kept his self-control , so that their kisses , although they grew sweeter and more languid , never became threatening . |
| 17 | The Steady State Theory floundered on for a few more years , being continually revised , but eventually its three proponents conceded defeat . |
| 18 | After a time the goat disappeared , and its place was taken by some hens , and these hens I looked after when , as quite often happened , their mistress went away for a few days . |
| 19 | The noise went on for a long time . |
| 20 | Even Archibald earl of Argyll , nearing the end of a long life noted mainly for a remarkable inability to make decisions , now found ‘ boldness ’ in him ; he ‘ reformed many things ’ , we are told , and , despite the strictures of archbishop Hamilton , he maintained the Protestant preacher John Douglas in his household . |
| 21 | Helen , with the baby only two weeks away , was very large indeed , but not too large for me to get my arms around her , and we stood there in the middle of the flagged floor clasped together for a long time with neither of us saying much . |
| 22 | The talking went on for a few moments then the sudden , all too familiar , sound of a mortar bomb leaving the barrel . |
| 23 | ‘ The attack went on for a long time and the victim is obviously very shocked , ’ said police . |
| 24 | The plane came down for a smooth landing amid the radar gear . |
| 25 | The crowd pressed round for a better view . |
| 26 | Rose begged him to think of a plan , and the doctor thought hard for a few minutes , frowning fiercely . |
| 27 | And that kind of thing went on for a long time , until I could stand it no longer and decided to leave the USSR . |
| 28 | This situation carried on for a few weeks , she would try to talk but always just ended up leaving some food on the step . |
| 29 | This brought a lot of laughter and people on the rim of the crowd pushed forward for a better look , squeezing the inside circle until there was no room left for fighting , though Paddy had managed to free himself . |
| 30 | All the work in connection with these facilities was carried out in Hong Kong and the cost thereof was included in the sub-licence fee unless a customer asked specifically for a separate invoice . |