Example sentences of "and [vb past] [pron] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Having had the good fortune to fall in with Gabriel outside Cat 's Coffee Shop as she was on her way home , he had seized his chance and asked her for an early supper . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | I pulled down my damp bloomers and changed them for a warm , dry pair that were hanging on the line over the fire . |
| 5 | She lashed the class with scorn and ridicule and punished them for the nasty thoughts in her own mind . |
| 6 | Trapped in a nightmare of indecision , I reluctantly agreed and prepared myself for the worst . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Tippy lay back and prepared herself for the worst afternoon of her life . |
| 9 | Putting their dinner on the table , Trent reached for the photograph and studied it for the umpteenth time since finding it on Don Roberto 's piano — his mother , and the Colonel as a young man . |
| 10 | Teesdale District Council turned down an application for the sign on the ground of it contravening the town area local plan but the inspector said it was acceptable and allowed it for the next five years . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Eventually we worked out where the line had been and followed it for a short way up to a demolished bridge . |
| 13 | The first indication that anything was wrong came three months after I had let the tank up and stocked it for the first time . |
| 14 | In the end she had taken the brooch back to the shop and exchanged it for a plain silver cross on a chain . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Sheppard modelled the statue in 1911–12 and exhibited it for the first time in 1914 . |
| 17 | She refused the porter 's offer to crack open the bottle , and settled herself for a long wait . |
| 18 | I looked up at his face and braced myself for the inevitable blast . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | She held my hand steady to bring the cigarette to the flame and kept it for a few seconds longer than she had to . |
| 21 | On another occasion his reference to the duty of the Old Testament prophets to denounce God 's judgements to the King and Court was reported to James II , who sent for him and reproached him for the controversial bitterness with which he had spoken . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | She poured the coffee black , and left it for the three of them to add milk and sugar . |
| 24 | The selectors kept faith and picked him for the first Test at Edgbaston , where he bowled 42 overs without trouble , taking four wickets in his maiden Test , which England won , fairly comfortably , but 100 runs . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | Lisa struck a pose of melodramatic fervour and held it for a few seconds before slumping back in her seat . |