Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] [pron] [noun] [adv] for " in BNC.

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1 Penry 's fingers bit into her flesh cruelly for a moment , then his face drained of expression as he released her .
2 Marcus stared into his beer broodingly for a long minute .
3 Joanna looked at her friend curiously for a moment .
4 It sat in my wardrobe malevolently for a while until , out of sheer defiance , I grew two inches in as many months and in most directions .
5 Cassie stayed at her family home for nearly a week , but on the Monday , with her parents due to leave the following morning , she packed her bags and prepared to go .
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