Example sentences of "[prep] it [adv] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | He reached for the Caithness paperweight on his desk and fiddled with it absently for a moment . |
| 2 | The autobiography — Sins of My Old Age and Earlier he had already dipped into , and he went back to it reluctantly for a more systematic reading . |
| 3 | Placing her thumb in her mouth , she sucked on it furiously for a few seconds before settling down once more into a deep sleep . |
| 4 | Wendell lit a cigar and puffed on it thoughtfully for a few minutes before saying , ‘ Those guardians of yours , Harry — the ones who filched your father 's legacy from you . |
| 5 | " Oh , darling , perhaps not just now , " Maman parted a sticky strand of Nicandra 's green-blonde hair and looked at it sadly for a moment . |
| 6 | somebody comes to look at it just for a view I mean , I say , I , I 'm quite happy coming like I said th if you motion behind there , make the bar presentable we 'll fill it out with stock then that 'll look better |
| 7 | He waved out the match , gazed at it thoughtfully for a moment , dropped it into the ashtray and then looked at Herr Nordern . |
| 8 | He placed the receiver down , stared at it thoughtfully for a moment , then turned back into the room , intending to join the Hatches in the garden . |