Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] [pers pn] [adv] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And as the all-too-solid original took a single step out from the doorway he dropped the loop of wire over its head and , like a man straining to start an outboard motor , suddenly hauled it tight for all he was worth . |
| 2 | Marx downed his glass in one gulp and absent-mindedly held it out for more . |
| 3 | Bill Dodd , club captain in the 1930s , was one of those players who always gave his all for ninety minutes . |
| 4 | We also wrote it especially for this chapter . |
| 5 | However , the contract expressly left them over for later agreement . |