Example sentences of "and [verb] [pers pn] [adv] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But when someone tried to test the security of the spare wheel attached to the side of the body by pulling at it roughly and then , intrigued by the pair of leather driving-gauntlets resting on the front seat , fitted them on and passed them around for general examination he decided it was time to leave . |
| 2 | He has several times got himself into a position of strength in his battle with parliament , and bartered it away for short-term gains . |
| 3 | In 1978 the act was amended to make the earliest mandatory retirement age 70 and to eliminate it entirely for federal employees . |
| 4 | Unable to meet the huge cost of the highly specialised asbestos de-contamination work then demanded of the entire Pullman set , SLOA agreed to sell the Pullmans to industrialist Sir William McAlpine ( better known to railway enthusiasts as the owner of Flying Scotsman ) and to hire them back for steam-charter use once the asbestos stripping work was complete . |
| 5 | The recriminations and angst of an unhappy marriage that reverberated through my head could well have had a self-destructive influence in that lonely , haunting valley and finished me off for good , no doubt . |
| 6 | However , I have resurrected my garter bar and use it constantly for various little tricks that are quicker and easier with this gadget than any other . |
| 7 | By return we will rush you your membership details , plus the latest copy of Lotus User Forum , and enrol you immediately for free technical support from our product experts . |