Example sentences of "[vb pp] [indef pn] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Penny for them , ’ said Adam , when they were halfway through the meal and she had said nothing for a while . |
| 2 | If you suggest that he has done anything for a base motive such as money , he replies , ‘ That does not do justice to you , or to me . ’ |
| 3 | No one had said anything for a long time . |
| 4 | But it was n't until Ellen came to pick him up that he discovered that she had already bought everything for a picnic lunch . |
| 5 | Bert was full of praise for the quality of craftsmanship on the example which he had when they first came out ( he was one of the six guitarists on the committee involved in the design of Höfner 's ‘ Committee ’ guitar ) , and told us that he had used one for a couple of his hits — Big Beat Boogie and Sorry Robbie … |
| 6 | Once a femur or a forearm would have played a pure note if you 'd used one for a pipe , but the pieces would whistle harsh and offkey now from the holes bored into them by the efficient mandibles of her companions in the vertical grave , the cenote where they placed her after the battle , during the truce . |
| 7 | I do nt think they ve had one for a few years . |
| 8 | We have n't had one for a couple have we ? |
| 9 | No we 're still on A really , we have n't got one for A yet . |
| 10 | The smell of the plates of food as they were borne past had been tantalising and caused pangs of hunger to strike Meredith 's stomach as though she had n't eaten anything for a week . |
| 11 | He then provided : ‘ I wish whatever legacies I have left to be paid by you , my dear son , and if any debt shall emerge , if I had borrowed anything for a time and shall owe it , I wish it to be paid by you , so that what I have left your sister may pass to her undiminished . ’ |
| 12 | She would have given anything for a bath , but that was impossible . |
| 13 | Right at this moment she would have given anything for a sight of Shirley and endured her fussing with pleasure . |
| 14 | She would have given anything for a glimpse of the moon that had been shining when she was here before , but it was not there , and as the knocking gathered strength she realised she would have to go down . |