Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] for [adj] [noun sg] and " in BNC.

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1 He studied it for some time and then said : ‘ That 's bad , I 'm afraid .
2 She paid me for this week and she said well I you 've got ninety pound here
3 Because Boo had not been seen for so long by Maycomb , he was turned into a scapegoat by the adults who blamed him for any thing and every thing that went wrong , and the children thought of him as a terrible monster with blood dripping from his mouth who ate squirrels .
4 However , since the diagnosis of CMV retinitis was an AIDS-defining illness and therefore qualified him for permanent disability and other benefits , he had concealed this fact from those involved in his care .
5 I asked him for some bread and cheese , and he went down to the kitchen . ’
6 I wore it for one year and that
7 They all took it for white wine and discovered their mistake .
8 Mr. Gordon had persuaded Sir George Phillips , who was a rather crabby old man , to let them use the Park for their meetings , but , all the same , Judy had the feeling that Mr. Gordon did it for Brown Owl and not at all for the Brownies .
9 She got in the bed to watch Neighbours and we came back about five o'clock and I went up the stairs , the T V was and he was erm out for count , so I left them for another hour and I said to mum
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