Example sentences of "[vb past] and [verb] for [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In general , we think of the criminal law as the means by which individuals are prosecuted , tried and punished for the offences ( e.g. theft , assault , etc. ) which they have committed . |
| 2 | Despite the genuine idealism of those who fought and agitated for the Republicans , the role of the Communist Party aroused some doubts on the Left . |
| 3 | ‘ Poor sod , ’ he said to himself as he turned and headed for the others . |
| 4 | Whilst they rested and fed and waited for the skies to clear , we could enjoy their presence . |
| 5 | Many of those who went and fought for the Republicans were not always clear about why they were there , except that they felt a revulsion against fascism and a general feeling that they had to do something in the face of the frustrations of the 1930s . |