Example sentences of "[verb] for [pers pn] [subord] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 'd been making a living , that was all , and now he was going to swing for it because the fucking book would n't fucking burn ! |
| 2 | She searched for words , and was still searching for them as the front door opened and Herr Nordern came in . |
| 3 | For tragic Tony Hancock 's TV career had a lot more going for it than the poorly-performed Blood Donor in 1961 , still his most famous show , even though it was all acted off cue cards . |
| 4 | Someone was always dragged in to delegate for her if the outside world called . |
| 5 | His hand reached for her as the whole building seemed to shudder under another assault . |