Example sentences of "[vb past] [vb pp] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I also said that Dr Kemp had n't turned up at the railway station when they 'd arranged for a taxi to pick him up and take him — ’ |
| 2 | Gorelli , he 'd won for a while , but now he was losing , and he was losing big . |
| 3 | I liked Terry more than anyone I 'd met for a long time , and we talked every day . |
| 4 | But the intricacies , I know more about Europe , eventually , and other countries , due to not being having a a briefing by a Headmaster for half an hour of something The group of us , he had eight to ten of us in the room trying to prime us on what we 'd missed for a year . |
| 5 | ‘ Until the blunders it was one of the best games I 'd seen for a while . ’ |
| 6 | It was a request from a colleague : he 'd be grateful if she could cast her eye over an article he 'd written for a quarterly journal , by Friday if possible . |
| 7 | ( In my enthusiasm , I sent this letter to everyone whose name and number were on my telephone pad ( I ’ d been out rather a lot , and other members of the family took the calls ) ; this included someone who 'd phoned for a different reason , and next day I got a somewhat bemused call from an elderly gentleman who had never heard of Donkey Lane , but thought it sounded a splendid project and wanted to know all about it . |
| 8 | Even his genetic code was noted , from when he 'd applied for a work permit , but no matter how subtly Reynard interrogated , no matter how bright his ideas of lateral interrogation , every time he drew blank . |
| 9 | While Diana seemed destined for a life of unskilled , low-paying jobs , she was not that much out of the ordinary for girls of her class and background . |
| 10 | He seemed destined for a career as an engineer like his father , but with much brighter prospects . |
| 11 | Hobhouse was educated at Eton ( 1875–9 ) and Christ Church , Oxford , and seemed destined for a military career , attending the Royal Military College , Sandhurst . |
| 12 | Then three years ago , she lost her hearing and seemed destined for a life of isolation before she underwent the operation . |
| 13 | And although her slenderness gave her an air of fragility , Guy had felt the gentle curves of her body when he 'd searched for a concealed weapon . |
| 14 | He fell asleep , but hours later he woke up and felt again — as he 'd felt for a moment in the hall when he 'd arrived — that he should n't be in this house . |
| 15 | ‘ He made the ears out of an old pair of mouse ears I 'd used for a previous party , ’ she says . |
| 16 | Was he going to give her some note on performance , some idea he 'd had for a new bit of business in the play ? |
| 17 | Of all the opportunities I 'd had for a good chat-up line , simply croaking ‘ Hospital ’ was n't one of my best . |
| 18 | He 'd thought for a moment that the fates had it in for him . |
| 19 | Even his clothes seemed worn for a purpose , blending with the greens and browns of their surroundings . |
| 20 | The owner was a small exter named Fif , a ball of orange fur with tentacles , whom I 'd known for a long time in various planets . |
| 21 | So we all got very excited because it was the first money we 'd spent for a long time . |
| 22 | Then there was a big cheer from the 18th and we thought it was Nicklaus who 'd holed for a birdie . |
| 23 | It was as if , having goaded her to the point of total capitulation , he 'd opted for a wary cooling-off period . |
| 24 | She 'd asked for a terse put-down , she reflected with some justice . |
| 25 | I 'd gone for a walk . |
| 26 | Your nanny told me you 'd gone for a walk . |
| 27 | Ash stopped so suddenly I wondered where she 'd gone for a moment . |
| 28 | She 'd gone for a walk . |
| 29 | Things had been near perfect at that stage , and they 'd gone for a drink later , with Amanda chatting up the barman who had seemed a nice shy boy , if a bit quiet for the job . |
| 30 | There they were , they , they 'd gone for a walk round London , and er come back . |