Example sentences of "and [adv] [vb pp] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1293 he was committed to the Tower for a second time , perhaps for misconduct in the service of Queen Eleanor , and only released for a second fine of 1,000 marks . |
| 2 | According to the evidence at the trial , only Zaidie bore witness to the defendant 's telephoned confession , but the defence might have promoted a viable theory of conspiracy if they had been able to show that Matadial had also testified to a confession , then resiled from it in her deposition , taken the offensive again in her addendum and finally opted for a female voice in her evidence . |
| 3 | The herbs must be in the best possible condition and generously used for a good refreshing taste . |
| 4 | But for himself he disliked coincidence of any sort and always sought for a logical answer . |
| 5 | And they couldn't 've well for example with taxation , they could 've erm not taxed the rich peasants at all and then just put all their erm their sort of focus upon the poor peasants and got their income through them and also with land , they could 've just not given any land to poor peasants who were inefficient and given it all to the rich peasants and really gone for a capitalist state . |
| 6 | Some of these men had been posing as caravan holiday makers for some weeks and now settled for a long , cold night on the clifftops . |
| 7 | As the time approached for me to concentrate on my matriculation , I decided to offer Charlie the opportunity to buy out my share of the partnership and even arranged for a qualified accountant to replace me in order that they could take over the book-keeping . |
| 8 | An infant suspected of having pyloric stenosis would usually be assessed by a house officer in the casualty department and then referred for a surgical consultation . |
| 9 | After two days , Beattie 's trial was adjourned for eighteen days and then resumed for a further three days . |
| 10 | The roadway is closed to traffic by a turnpike , then , underneath a kind of Bridge of Sighs connecting the main block with the buildings attached to the Arch , it is closed again by a set of ornamental gates — and then closed for a third time by another turnpike . |
| 11 | On his return in 680 he was deprived of his relics by Iurminburg , imprisoned for nine months by Ecgfrith , and then expelled for a second time from the kingdom . |
| 12 | Q I recently became the owner of a pond which I planted and then left for a few weeks before I put the fish in . |
| 13 | Made from bamboo poles , which are exceptionally strong , the framework of this suite is bleached and then whitewashed for a unique finish . |
| 14 | Long hair has been gently backcombed at the crown and softly curled for a natural effect . |