Example sentences of "and [vb past] [pron] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She lashed the class with scorn and ridicule and punished them for the nasty thoughts in her own mind . |
| 2 | Trapped in a nightmare of indecision , I reluctantly agreed and prepared myself for the worst . |
| 3 | Tippy lay back and prepared herself for the worst afternoon of her life . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | The first indication that anything was wrong came three months after I had let the tank up and stocked it for the first time . |
| 7 | Sheppard modelled the statue in 1911–12 and exhibited it for the first time in 1914 . |
| 8 | I looked up at his face and braced myself for the inevitable blast . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | She poured the coffee black , and left it for the three of them to add milk and sugar . |
| 11 | 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 . |