Example sentences of "buy and [vb pp] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Blood , for instance , decides in the case of certain army posts , whose incumbents hold them by virtue of family connections , nepotism or favouritism ; but gold gets its due through the circumstance that all army commissions can be bought and sold for coin of the realm ’ ( Marx 1953 ) . |
| 2 | But does not he realise that throughout Scotland he and his cronies are seen as a ’ wee parcel of rogues in a nation who were bought and sold for English gold ’ ? |
| 3 | Anne realised that the younger , prettier members of both sexes had been bought and paid for . |
| 4 | ‘ All bought and paid for . |
| 5 | She was taking a gamble , already Hari had spent precious time and materials making footwear that might never be bought and paid for . |
| 6 | It was to be a local public relations exercise , bought and paid for nothing more . |
| 7 | It became apparent they were n't quite the compliant , bought and paid for hacks the malais hoped they were . |
| 8 | However the dealers who bought and sold for themselves in opportune moments while trading in new issues on behalf of clients have sometimes been found out and reprimanded , but not usually sacked , if they were good dealers . |
| 9 | Hobhouse J. In January 1991 the Republic of Somalia bought and paid for a cargo of rice which was shipped on the Mary to be discharged at Mogadishu . |