Example sentences of "bought it [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I bought it off George Holder 's widow , ’ he said . |
| 2 | I asked that when I bought it of course . |
| 3 | Acknowledge that today is Wednesday , but tell them that you bought it on Tuesday and it is bad and you want a replacement . |
| 4 | bought it on Tuesday ! |
| 5 | He bought it on behalf of a private institution in Switzerland . |
| 6 | At Easter time yes I bought it at Easter time |
| 7 | ‘ I bought it at Oxfam , ’ said Ellen , as if that excused everything . |
| 8 | Pa bought it at Faversham market where the man gave it away for ten pounds . |
| 9 | We only bought it at car boot sale and there were bits missing . |
| 10 | A asked ‘ What 's in it for me ? ’ and was told that he would receive £10,000 if W bought it for £100,000 or less . |
| 11 | The Turner was given to the Royal Holloway — which occupies a 800-room Grade I listed building — in 1883 by its founder , Thomas Holloway , a Victorian philanthropist who bought it for £3,675 . |
| 12 | Angela bought it for £6 about 20 years ago and restored it herself . |
| 13 | My father-in-law bought it for £26 , did it up and gave it to us for a wedding present in June 1969 . |
| 14 | Branson bought it for £400,000 . |
| 15 | Victor Kiam is still seeking a buyer or backer for Remington — the razor company he liked so much in 1979 he bought it for $25m . |
| 16 | She bought it for Shaun . |
| 17 | So he bought it for Christmas for you no |
| 18 | I bought it for £3.00 — a bargain , in spite of its ragged cover and broken spine . |
| 19 | John Bowes immediately bought it for £200 — quite a bargain as it was on sale for £2,000 at the Paris Exhibition . |
| 20 | they bought it for Marg when she was ill and Phil taped you know a lot of his records and some of Marg he 'd got and that was it I suppose that 's what sort Bill plays now . |
| 21 | I bought it for Jay cos I do n't like you know what I mean ? |
| 22 | I bought it for £25 plus £3.10 for the tax and insurance from a taxi driver who had abandoned it at Middlesbrough station with a blown head gasket . |
| 23 | In 1974 , the fire brigade moved into new premises , rendering the existing building useless — so the local district council bought it for £36,000 and changed it into the block of 10 flats for elderly people . |
| 24 | Mitchell bought it for $250 , and began making regular acquisitions of ancient American gold through dealers , auctions , and private collectors in New York , Zurich and London . |
| 25 | Mummy bought it for Daddy really ! |
| 26 | ‘ But they bought it for £46 million and sold it six months later for £92 million , and there was nothing we could do about it . ’ |
| 27 | I bought it in Alders . |
| 28 | I bought it in instalments from a man in the village ; it was a wonderful Art Deco radio which proved indestructible . |
| 29 | ‘ We bought it in Paris and I had to stand for hours while they fitted me . |
| 30 | I bought it in Paris . |