Example sentences of "[vb pp] for words " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Er … ’ said Zach thoughtfully , feeling a little stumped for words , ‘ Er , Mr Oakley says that he 'd like to er … converse with you . |
| 2 | And when Travis seemed absolutely stumped for words , she could do no other than fill what would have been an awkward silence with , ‘ I could probably make the lasagne go three ways if … ’ |
| 3 | But exceptions have had to be made for words like prie-Dieu ( prayer-stool ) , which will remain without an x in the plural so as to avoid blasphemous implications . |
| 4 | The same provision is made for words spoken on a cable programme . |
| 5 | Furthermore , it can be seen that feature lists would be duplicated for words such as ’ dance ’ , ’ ball ’ , ’ party ’ , etc. , which is grossly inefficient , and would result in very complex feature lists for each word in the lexicon . |
| 6 | The ANLT lexicon aims to provide consistency ( i.e. syntactic information is only explicitly provided for words that can not be derived from extant morphemes within the lexicon ) . |
| 7 | Although not exactly stuck for words , nothing that he has said has yet entered the language . |
| 8 | I loved that , seeing him stuck for words . |
| 9 | I 'm not usually stuck for words , ’ she went on , thinking of the successful extempore speeches she had made in court when her clients had led her into all sorts of impossible positions . |
| 10 | ‘ Leith , ’ he said , but his look was no warmer , no less arrogant than it had been all morning , ‘ you do n't … ’ he went on , and seemed slightly stuck for words . |
| 11 | Although a tedious task it ensured that the correct root forms was found for words . |
| 12 | Asked for explanations , Michael had fumbled for words ; there were ideas somewhere , but he had learned how to voice them yet . |
| 13 | Tony , looks at me , for once lost for words . |
| 14 | Our report Lost for words , published last year , showed considerable complacency in Britain , because so many visitors have an impressive command of English . |
| 15 | For once in her life , she was lost for words , and uncertain of her argumentative ground . |
| 16 | Was this the dreaded writer 's block , or was it merely her desperation to win the SHE/Timotei writing competition that had rendered her completely lost for words ? |
| 17 | Rita Williamson from Arlesey in Bedfordshire , the winner of our SHE/Timotei Fiction competition , could have started her story like this , but she did n't , and she was n't lost for words . |
| 18 | ‘ Hey , lost in music and lost for words , you yell and purr but all you can understand is that The Smiths are special and you 'll hug them to your heart … |
| 19 | My friend , whose ablutions are an elaborate , and to him , essential part of his pre-sermon warm up , was for once lost for words . |
| 20 | When lost for words he occasionally quoted other people 's descriptions of the scenery . |
| 21 | He could picture the house and its setting , but was lost for words . |
| 22 | How often have you been lost for words when engaged in the ‘ what sort of strings do you use ’ type of conversation with a newly acquired guitar playing chum you 're eager to impress ? |
| 23 | DRACULA star Sadie Frost , 25 , was lost for words in a love scene she was supposed to punctuate with moans . |
| 24 | THE Duchess of York yesterday left cancer-stricken Polish children lost for words when she handed out copies of her Budgie books in English . |
| 25 | I am rarely lost for words to say what I mean |
| 26 | Constance was lost for words , overwhelmed that her worth had been recognised . |
| 27 | We make love like no one ever has in the whole world — the whole history of the world — we are better than Antony and Cleopatra , ’ his voice began to rise with his spirits , ‘ Romeo and Juliet , Paolo and Francesca , Beatrice and Dante , ’ he was lost for words , ‘ better than … better than … |
| 28 | PC Gaskell was almost lost for words — but he called for assistance and the entertainer finally got his way . |
| 29 | ‘ What a gift , ’ said Joe , ‘ I 'm lost for words . |
| 30 | Now I find myself alone — that is irrelevant in terms of what happens to me , but for the idea that the Lord was homosexual , and for the perverted practices on his dead body not to be seen to be blasphemous if the case is lost — about that I am lost for words ! |