Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] [coord] [vb past] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | A year later she met someone else and asked for a divorce . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Before she could add , as she was evidently about to , that she never bought anything at the door , he announced himself hurriedly and asked for her husband . |
| 4 | She rolled onto a knee , then pushed herself upright and reached for the bottle of Sancerre in one complete , if clumsy , movement . |
| 5 | Sally did n't want another long day on the hill , so wished me well and watched for an hour as my headtorch beam got smaller and more erratic as I moved away across the glacier , interrogating the ice . |
| 6 | A small boy appeared from the table behind the counter , he smiled at her politely and waited for her to speak . |
| 7 | Your ma probably worked here same as everybody else and fell for somebody who let her down , and that 's all there is to it . |
| 8 | I spoke to him afterwards and apologized for the crowd , as if it was my fault ! |
| 9 | The policeman kicked it away and gestured for Whitlock to approach the police car . |
| 10 | Gassendi adopted it enthusiastically and argued for it at great length . |
| 11 | Owen watched it carefully and waited for the arm to tire again . |