Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] [adv] for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But when someone tried to test the security of the spare wheel attached to the side of the body by pulling at it roughly and then , intrigued by the pair of leather driving-gauntlets resting on the front seat , fitted them on and passed them around for general examination he decided it was time to leave . |
| 2 | The following afternoon he invited her round for another meal . |
| 3 | In Pearce [ 1973 ] Crim LR 321 ( CA ) , the accused was guilty when he put a boat onto a trailer and drove it away for later use . |
| 4 | After a brief lapse , Fate booked us in for more hardship . |
| 5 | As this liaison officer recognised , the basic level of skills training equipped them only for unskilled work and they had to learn to cope with compromise : |
| 6 | Far from trying to develop their targets for the long haul , the Milken minions broke them up for quick gain . |
| 7 | A few weeks later the appointments committee asked him back for another interview ; only one other candidate remained on the shortlist . |
| 8 | However , the seven republican delegations which attended a further meeting on Nov. 25 refused to initial the Treaty , and sent it back for further discussion in the republican Supreme Soviets . |
| 9 | I wrote them down for each person . |
| 10 | However , the contract expressly left them over for later agreement . |
| 11 | ‘ I can only imagine someone has jumped out on her and dragged her away for some reason . |
| 12 | So well we could go out there anyway to see whether they 've got any er you see if they carried it on for another month |
| 13 | We also wrote it especially for this chapter . |
| 14 | It set him up for next year , I 'm sure . |