Example sentences of "and [vb past] [pron] for a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 So with this going on we found our company would get on better if I had collateral so I wrote to this boy and asked him for a million and put it in a trust fund that I would get after his death , and we that way so okay .
2 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 .
3 I pulled down my damp bloomers and changed them for a warm , dry pair that were hanging on the line over the fire .
4 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 .
5 Despite this , at lunchtime Kathleen presented me with four hours ' pay and pressed me for a few more details to help her with her enquiries .
6 Eventually we worked out where the line had been and followed it for a short way up to a demolished bridge .
7 In the end she had taken the brooch back to the shop and exchanged it for a plain silver cross on a chain .
8 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 .
9 She refused the porter 's offer to crack open the bottle , and settled herself for a long wait .
10 The regime thus charged him with damage of government property and jailed him for a few months until he was released under a general amnesty .
11 She held my hand steady to bring the cigarette to the flame and kept it for a few seconds longer than she had to .
12 Also a photo of all the officers of Walsall that I saw in a second hand shop and I went and bought it for a few pence .
13 He was supported by a most devoted wife who looked after him for many years until , late in his life , he rejected and abandoned her for a younger woman .
14 Lisa struck a pose of melodramatic fervour and held it for a few seconds before slumping back in her seat .
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