Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] [vb pp] [adv prt] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the the people I met made up for that . |
| 2 | She 'd saved up for many months . |
| 3 | She had saved up for such a long time and did n't want to carry a load of coins around . |
| 4 | Serving great forces was not what she had signed up for this trip , but somehow it felt right . |
| 5 | The first person she had opened up for that morning had been the postman at five past eight . |
| 6 | We bought some after we had laid out for most of ours |
| 7 | He 'd sat up for most of the night brooding about it , wondering what her reaction to him would be , finally deciding that he could n't wait until the evening to find out . |
| 8 | Det Insp Jeff Crowther said : ‘ This incident could have been worse if it had gone on for any length of time . ’ |
| 9 | It had gone on for some time , she could n't say how long . |
| 10 | She agreed , but said that before he began work with Brian Harley — after the Safari circuit but before the European Tour began — he had gone off for several days ’ training . |
| 11 | Lincoln , in turn , came across the mystery in de Sede 's book Le Tresor Maudit ( The Cursed Treasure ) , which he had picked up for some light holiday reading . |
| 12 | He remained doubled over for several seconds before slowly straightening up and wiping the sweat from his forehead . |