Example sentences of "[vb past] and [vb pp] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ignatious Bonomi and David Roberts designed and built for John Marshall a mill for the preparation and spinning of flax . |
| 2 | Fairview New Homes has a number of sites in North East London designed and priced for first-time buyers . |
| 3 | In general , we think of the criminal law as the means by which individuals are prosecuted , tried and punished for the offences ( e.g. theft , assault , etc. ) which they have committed . |
| 4 | If an exposure does occur , a blood sample should be obtained from the individual from whom exposure occurred and tested for hepatitis B surface antigen ( HBsAg ) and HIV antibody . |
| 5 | Sometimes the thread was misery , sometimes the black joy of an earth , blasted and left for dead , that went on labouring in darkness to renew itself . |
| 6 | Cameron slept instantly , and woke and dreamed and woke and dreamed for hours — the river , the cold shock of the water between his legs , the glimmer of light on the far shore , the current filling his mouth , he swam against it , it helped him , he struck out as smoothly as a seal , skimming effortlessly , he could power onwards forever , the water buoying him , his hand stroking it easily backwards without a splash … |
| 7 | And it is by that fire that Kentigern is born — about 518 — and to that fire , just as in the Gospels , that shepherds came and cared for the boy whose mother , her work done , is dead . ’ |
| 8 | and other pleasures — a Cornish pasty crimped and kept for weeks , |
| 9 | They were all still at Chapman street in April 1818 , when Benjamin junior was baptised at St George 's , after which Elizabeth upped and left for Shoreditch and the parish of St Leonard 's , where at least one of her brothers was then living . |
| 10 | The robot did the arc welding , serviced by a human who lifted and carried for ‘ him ’ . |
| 11 | Despite the genuine idealism of those who fought and agitated for the Republicans , the role of the Communist Party aroused some doubts on the Left . |
| 12 | ‘ Women ’ , the Sarakatsani reason , ‘ through the particular sensuality of their natures are inherently more likely to have relations with the Devil ; and goats were originally the animals of the Devil which Christ captured and tamed for the service of man . ’ |
| 13 | You taught them so well , ’ she went on , ‘ you 've made the name O'Malley hated and feared for miles around . |
| 14 | Here they 're weighed and measured and checked for the early signs of malnutrition , cholera and smallpox . |
| 15 | Old ladies mugged and beaten for their pitifully small savings ? |
| 16 | In my opinion , all dogs leaving rescue homes should be neutered , vaccinated and insured for at least 30 days for third party damage and vets ' fees . |
| 17 | Every moment of Rainbow 's existence during my time at the Fair has been tracked , recorded , docketed and programmed for easy-edit , so I am able to wipe , play-back , freeze-frame or skim fast over the boring bits . |
| 18 | The Campbell clansmen wore the filabeg also , but the castle folk of Inveraray wore the modern court fashion ; knee-length gown of fine wool , linen damask or velvet , the sleeves trailing nearly to the ground , all braided , slashed , looped , laced , furred and embroidered for the occasion ; bone-white shirt , long hose and long-toed shoes . |
| 19 | They are like heavy metal rock stars primped and primed for sex . |
| 20 | The ‘ dressing room ’ in each saloon was converted into a bathroom containing copper and silver-plated bath-tubs , wooden cased and lidded and plumbed for hot and cold water . |
| 21 | ‘ I have read and thought and practised and observed and written for over a quarter of a century , survived a world war , and still I have not been able to provide a home in which my children may be happy . ’ |
| 22 | The Chairman of the Sports Council , Peter Yarranton , concurred and called for the expansion of pay and play facilities to at least 30% of all future developments to allow ‘ sport for all ’ . |
| 23 | She lived in hospital all her life and her short time with us was made a little more bearable by the wonderful nurses who loved and cared for her there . |
| 24 | I am a young woman of 30 years , married with one loved and cared for child , whom I would never leave in such a situation . |
| 25 | Seb undressed and prepared for bed and had just blown out his candle when he heard a noise from the landing just outside his room . |
| 26 | ‘ Government ’ , Denys Finch Hatton wrote to his friend Kermit Roosevelt , ' … panicked and sent for Delamere who seems to have gone down there with a boy and a cook and settled the whole thing . ’ |
| 27 | The government thought and acted for him , and if its action was suspended , social life would stop short . |
| 28 | Hitch understood and bolted for the door , picking the receiver up with infinite care so that he too could hear the voice on the other end of the line . |
| 29 | The lad in the leather kicked , struggled and called for mercy . |
| 30 | However the dealers who bought and sold for themselves in opportune moments while trading in new issues on behalf of clients have sometimes been found out and reprimanded , but not usually sacked , if they were good dealers . |