Example sentences of "[adv] and [vb past] [pers pn] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Chronicle C text records that in 1028 Cnut sailed from England to Norway with fifty ships ; D and E add that he drove Olaf away and took it for himself . |
| 2 | Syl 's mother disapproved of this most bitterly and rebuked me for waste . |
| 3 | Around 400 leftwing priests , students and human rights activists staged a demonstration near Ms Aquino 's palace yesterday and condemned her for seeking US help to crush the coup attempt . |
| 4 | ‘ The referee took me aside and penalised me for ‘ over-robust ’ play , not foul play . ’ |
| 5 | Some observers went further and criticised him for seemingly assuming that progress from civil through political to social rights has been a painless historical process . |
| 6 | If you came in now and asked me for a pound of apples , well in a way I would n't know a stranger whether they like them under-ripe , ripe or just ready for eating . |
| 7 | Mary became worried Alex was not progressing well and took him for tests . |
| 8 | He cut another slice and then he leaned across and buttered it for her , as if she had been a child . |
| 9 | Oh as they come out to Asda they said they found her bag and they give her our Pam 's phone number and rung up and thanked our she said there 's full of stuff money and all in there and thanked her for what she 'd done and our Pam said fair enough I would you know |
| 10 | During this fabulous weekend , we cut out our material , linings and so on and prepared them for sewing . |