Example sentences of "[pron] had [adv] [verb] it for " in BNC.
Next pageNo | Sentence |
---|---|
1 | I find it in the unlikeliest places , many of which had not sold it for at least 25 years . |
2 | Her voice sounded rusty , as if she had n't used it for a long time . |
3 | Because she had been fond of Simon in a sisterly way — as a much older sister — she had always taken it for granted that the affection he had shown her in return had been brotherly , with maybe a spot of heroine worship thrown in . |
4 | The mothers used cotton wool for cosmetic purposes because they had already purchased it for child and babycare , and it is to hand . |
5 | But she , watching him , was surprised that he had n't seen it for himself . |