Example sentences of "[vb past] [noun] [to-vb] [adv prt] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even when a cabinet minister he found time to write round for subscriptions for the Birmingham Unionists and to attend their routine meetings . |
| 2 | This piece of information caused Makins to slow down for the first time and look at me more carefully . |
| 3 | Peace within the new boundaries allowed Milan to make up for the time lost during the bloody years of Napoleon 's campaigns and the Risorgimento . |
| 4 | There was a mini-rebellion about that just after the Police Strike and then they allowed policemen to go in for half an hour 's and eat breakfast . |
| 5 | They all wanted flattery and nonsense and if they did anything that was n't right they expected people to cover up for them . |