Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] [adv prt] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Charles made himself up for the new role , and dressed in the new costume . |
| 2 | That settled , I booked myself in for the first two weeks of August , five months after my operation . |
| 3 | Billie heard the housekeeper ask Adam in the kitchen as he followed her through for a new packet of cigarettes . |
| 4 | Right-wing newspapers singled her out for every conceivable hostility , particularly the circumstances of her divorce from her first husband . |
| 5 | One of Alejandro 's sons playing back rode him off for the backhand and hit it up the field to his brother who dribbled it a few yards , then sliced it to Perdita . |
| 6 | Connie buzzed them in for a joyous greeting from Hurley , Colonel John Sasser , the Defense attaché , and one of Buck Revell 's FBI team , but there was n't much time for celebration because Hamadan was wanted elsewhere for debriefing . |
| 7 | His second-in-command re-divided the men and sent them back for a second search of the places they had searched before . |
| 8 | Nigel tarted himself up for the two days before her visit . |
| 9 | I took him out for a boozy lunch , and in the end he admitted he 'd made the whole thing up . |
| 10 | She did not feel entirely at ease about this , and even went to consult the Careers Adviser in Cambridge , who gave her various leaflets , told her about trainee courses at the BBC , and sent her off for a two-day inspection of the Civil Service . |
| 11 | She may , for example , lay it down for a few seconds while she opens the entrance to her hole . |
| 12 | Endill thought it over for a few moments . |
| 13 | A few stragglers kept it up for a few seconds , then there was nothing . |
| 14 | We 've spent months of shelving and then in the end he just says oh sod it , just took it out for an eight one six then . |
| 15 | Those who were too tired to move and still felt cold took themselves off for a hot bath . |
| 16 | An exhausted Anabelle ambled to the gate and squeezed herself under for the last time . |
| 17 | Wharton has a big-money fight with Sheffield 's Fidel Castro , formerly Slugger O'Toole , with his title and Castro 's British title on the line , after producing awesome punching that cut Carr , put him down for an eight count and forced referee Dave Parris step in after 2min 7sec . |
| 18 | The two head office teams battled it out for the top spot , but it was no surprise to see , a Bolton Sailing Club member along with his father , steer his craft over the line first . |
| 19 | The minister 's entourage and assembled media swept into the narrow office building only to grind to a halt on the stairs while he and Mr Fallon shut themselves off for a brief chat . |
| 20 | Fortunately , the high camp of ‘ Goldfinger ’ , ‘ The World We Knew ’ and Brazil ’ set them up for a storming end . |
| 21 | Fortunately , the high camp of ‘ Goldfinger ’ , ‘ The World We Knew ’ and Brazil ’ set them up for a storming end . |
| 22 | I had thrown away my chances in life , pawned them off for a few cheap thrills . |
| 23 | Australian Daryl Beattie , 23 , covering for Gardner , set himself up for a top-three finish at the first attempt as a factory-supported rider . |
| 24 | The bunkers ate into the fairway at around the 240-yard mark to cool the aggressive ardour of the professional golfer who might try to cut the slight dogleg and set himself up for an easier shot into the two-tier green . |
| 25 | You held her down for the other one . |