Example sentences of "and [vb past] it for [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I can do is , Mary had a metal cow she milked it with a spanner , she took it to the market and sold it for a tanner . |
| 2 | I stole the candle from its socket and sold it for a crust of bread and a stoup of water from an ale wife . |
| 3 | She felt an overwhelming urge to lick her lips and fought it for a while till her treacherous tongue simply shot out — only to be retracted slowly , under Lucenzo 's predatory eyes . |
| 4 | Dirichlet , appalled by this , grabbed the page from Gauss and treasured it for the rest of his life . |
| 5 | Welcome back to Central News South : Coming up in a few minutes , the farmer who 's taken maternity hospital technology and adapted it for the lambing season . |
| 6 | When they reached the next chamber he extinguished it and exchanged it for the torch . |
| 7 | I lay on my back and watched it for a second , then got up and ran after her as fast as I could , again just because I knew I could n't catch her . |
| 8 | De Valois saw it and accepted it for the repertory . |
| 9 | He slammed the full magazine into the weapon and gripped it for a moment , the veins in his temple throbbing angrily . |
| 10 | She caught Stephen 's eye and held it for a second . |
| 11 | Kelly returned his kiss and held it for a fraction longer than she should have . |
| 12 | Nick reached across the table , took her hand and held it for a moment . |
| 13 | However , perhaps the National Deaf Club 's most distinguished member was Arthur James Wilson , who succeeded S. Bright Lucas to the presidency and held it for the rest of his life . |