Example sentences of "[noun] and [vb past] it for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | She held my hand steady to bring the cigarette to the flame and kept it for a few seconds longer than she had to . |
| 2 | She felt an overwhelming urge to lick her lips and fought it for a while till her treacherous tongue simply shot out — only to be retracted slowly , under Lucenzo 's predatory eyes . |
| 3 | He slammed the full magazine into the weapon and gripped it for a moment , the veins in his temple throbbing angrily . |
| 4 | She caught Stephen 's eye and held it for a second . |
| 5 | In the end she had taken the brooch back to the shop and exchanged it for a plain silver cross on a chain . |
| 6 | The task of implementing this change of policy fell on Roger Brown , then editor in succession to Ralph Gee , who had been responsible for the printing of the paper for many years and edited it for a short period . |
| 7 | I lay on my back and watched it for a second , then got up and ran after her as fast as I could , again just because I knew I could n't catch her . |
| 8 | Kelly returned his kiss and held it for a fraction longer than she should have . |
| 9 | Nick reached across the table , took her hand and held it for a moment . |
| 10 | Lisa struck a pose of melodramatic fervour and held it for a few seconds before slumping back in her seat . |
| 11 | I can do is , Mary had a metal cow she milked it with a spanner , she took it to the market and sold it for a tanner . |
| 12 | I stole the candle from its socket and sold it for a crust of bread and a stoup of water from an ale wife . |