Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] [pron] [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Placing her thumb in her mouth , she sucked on it furiously for a few seconds before settling down once more into a deep sleep . |
| 2 | and erm I paid for them dearly for piercing for me |
| 3 | I think it might be an excellent idea if you forgot about everything else for a minute and let me hold you . ’ |
| 4 | I think it dawned on him then for the first time that there were two streams , and that the pond was not formed by Burden Creek . |
| 5 | And I was sponsored to be bored to death by a friend , who talked to me non-stop for three hours . ’ |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | He had come before luncheon , eaten everything put before him with great dedication , looked about him hopefully for the cigar the household did not possess , and then explained abruptly without any preliminaries to Alexandra that she was her aunt 's sole heir . |
| 8 | He advanced on him only for an exquisite googly to dip and dart through the gap to bruise the off stump . |
| 9 | She stared at him hopelessly for a fraction of a second and then she looked away as tears sprang into her eyes . |
| 10 | ‘ It 's not them I 'm — ’ She broke off , stared at him intently for a moment , then said : ‘ What do you know about me , Mr … |
| 11 | He stared at her incredulously for a moment , then , as he began to speak , she forestalled him . |
| 12 | He stared at her steadily for a moment and then nodded . |
| 13 | The Doctor stared at her silently for a few seconds . |
| 14 | Lissa stared at her blankly for a moment . |
| 15 | He stared at her blankly for a moment . |
| 16 | He stared at her bleakly for a moment then turned on his heel . |
| 17 | She stared at me blankly for a moment , then turned and went back to the sitting room . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | Ven looked at her levelly for all of one second , then , ‘ If you remember , ’ he answered , ‘ it was not until the next day that I knew that the beautiful green-eyed woman with stunning light gold hair was a ‘ journalist ’ . ’ |
| 20 | Detective Inspector Aziz looked at her carefully for a minute . |
| 21 | He looked at her steadily for a moment and then his hard expression softened considerably . |
| 22 | Her mother looked at her vacantly for a moment , then she said in a weak voice , ‘ My poor girl . |
| 23 | He looked at her thoughtfully for a long moment before nodding . |
| 24 | She did not immediately come back with an answer , but looked at him steadily for some seconds before she said , ‘ That 's why you think you 've got me here for good , is n't it , Father ? |
| 25 | Nicola looked at him steadily for a few seconds . |
| 26 | I looked at him curiously for Master Benjamin and Doctor Agrippa had told me about him on our journey to the castle . |
| 27 | She looked at him enigmatically for a moment , and then said , ‘ I have kept you from something . |
| 28 | Sylvie looked at him uncomprehendingly for a moment . |
| 29 | Rostov looked at him levelly for a moment , then he turned away . |
| 30 | I looked at him doubtfully for a moment . |