Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] for a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 61 | So he wanted more life cover , but he obviously on his old plan could n't sustain that to the same period of time , so he had it for a shorter period of time , the ten years , and when it dropped , he dropped down again . |
| 62 | Only had it for a few months . |
| 63 | He left us for a glamorous Frenchwoman and he never even sent me a card in all that time . ’ |
| 64 | He was supported by a most devoted wife who looked after him for many years until , late in his life , he rejected and abandoned her for a younger woman . |
| 65 | Though sometimes , the gentlemen chucked her beneath the chin absently , or gave her a sixpence , and one , even , pushed her for a whole quarter-hour on the swing . |
| 66 | In Peart , the more authoritative case , the accused received a car from the victim when he had told him he wanted it for a certain journey . |
| 67 | Cross soon secured his place in the Palace line-up and he held it for a long time , but his partnership with Jack Little for three seasons was a much-admired feature of the Palace defence . |
| 68 | Lisa struck a pose of melodramatic fervour and held it for a few seconds before slumping back in her seat . |