Example sentences of "[prep] they [vb past] for [art] " in BNC.

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1 One of them paused for a moment , inspecting the lid of the last box .
2 And all three of them made for the stairs .
3 Neither of them cared for the sexually explicit — ‘ Rather like having an operation described to one , do n't you think ? ’
4 In Britain from the 1820s all attachés had to have a letter of appointment signed by the secretary of state ; and from 1815 a number of them began for the first time to be paid .
5 In January 214 ( 31% ) of them voted for a private member 's bill based on it ( which has little chance of becoming law ) .
6 It is possible , and indeed likely , that many of them voted for the party despite some of its specific plans and intentions , and opinion polls sometimes indicate that a majority of those who support a party or government do so while opposing one or more of its particular policies .
7 He held McAllister 's hand for a little longer than propriety might demand , and the pair of them stood for a moment , rapt , until the surgery boy , who ran the doctor 's errands on his bike , delivered prescriptions and generally did a great deal of donkey work , knocked on the door before he came in , saying excitedly and importantly , ‘ You 're wanted , Dr Neil , sir .
8 When they first left the house , none of them spoke for a while .
9 Neither of them spoke for a while .
10 Neither of them spoke for a moment , then Cassie said : ‘ All the same , I think it 'll have to be ‘ no ’ .
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