Example sentences of "[noun sg] and [conj] [pers pn] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | If he asked him to pass the screwdriver he passed the hammer and if he asked for the hammer , he passed the nearest broomhandle , which was usually in another room altogether . |
| 2 | Terry had to go back on Sunday night and before he left for the station hugged his mother and looked fearfully into her drawn face . |
| 3 | Our Agent advises that we indicate that £25,000 is the lowest acceptable offer and that she pays for the alteration . |
| 4 | Yawning ponderously , he put Clytemnestra outside the back door and while he waited for her , stood staring emptily at the cloudless , star-filled sky . |
| 5 | Anna reached the door and as she fumbled for the latch , Melody opened it from the other side . |
| 6 | He talked glowingly about nuclear powered aircraft but this was beyond Argentina 's ability and so they settled for more conventional designs . |
| 7 | ‘ Planning ’ was judged to have taken place if the girl had known the man for at least six months before cohabitation and if she cohabited for positive reasons rather than because of outside pressures such as pregnancy or the need to escape from an unhappy home . |