Example sentences of "and [vb past] [pron] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the mobs rush forward in the Mall they are taking part in the last circus of a civilization that has lost faith in itself , and sold itself for a splendid triviality . |
| 2 | I pulled down my damp bloomers and changed them for a warm , dry pair that were hanging on the line over the fire . |
| 3 | Gordon Macpherson 's Prosen , a long arch of sound , eerie music from distant mountains with the instruments imitating and overlapping in echo effect , taught the ear to listen and prepared us for a fresh hearing of Tchaikovsky 's Souvenir de Florence , ravishing but not cloying , spinning to a close in the exacting fugue which made the composer laugh when he first played it . |
| 4 | Eventually we worked out where the line had been and followed it for a short way up to a demolished bridge . |
| 5 | In the end she had taken the brooch back to the shop and exchanged it for a plain silver cross on a chain . |
| 6 | The task of implementing this change of policy fell on Roger Brown , then editor in succession to Ralph Gee , who had been responsible for the printing of the paper for many years and edited it for a short period . |
| 7 | She refused the porter 's offer to crack open the bottle , and settled herself for a long wait . |