Example sentences of "and [pron] [vb past] for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | And I applied for that job , and I got it . |
2 | I thought about telling him the arrangement Laura and I had for that night , then decided against it . |
3 | Erm now councillor and I asked for this matter to be brought to this chamber because erm we felt that the matter w was important enough that all members of this council should have an opportunity to debate it . |
4 | I see and you arranged for more information to be passed on to Superintendent is that it ? |
5 | She suspected that the good doctor might be laying it on a little thick , but she would not be put off , and said in her stiffest voice , ‘ Yes , I understand all that , and I am prepared to work hard , ’ and she added for good measure , ‘ You need not worry about followers . |
6 | When I found it , there was an argument and we went for each other . ’ |
7 | The result is an absence of diversity — a key requirement for a truly representative press and one suited for political democracy . |
8 | Sir Rhodes urged Mr Patten to reduce poll tax levels in London by imposing a cap of £300 per adult , and he asked for special help for those people living in low rateable value homes built between 1860 and 1930 . |
9 | In another passage our final text reads ‘ His words were as if meant for himself , but he spoke them aloud , and he continued for some time to look at his sister like a man perplexed . ’ |
10 | The magazine text brings in the paradox of public and yet as if private utterance : ‘ His words were as if spoken to himself , but he spoke them aloud , and he continued for some time to look at his sister like a man perplexed . ’ |
11 | One pal said : ‘ He loved her so much he would have done anything to protect her and he paid for that love with his life . ’ |