Example sentences of "[vb past] [noun sg] [to-vb] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Moreover , a certain prominent Liberal Democrat candidate in both elections found energy to spare for some strenuous Christian Aid , thus earning the gratitude and admiration of his fellow church members . |
| 2 | It happened with us , when we borrowed money to pay for this car , finished it off now , the bank , oh the letters they send you , about three months before you 're about to finish paying , I am an esteemed and valued customer you know and all that crap |
| 3 | Some ways in which the nobility profited from war were more acceptable to the mores of the age than others , some more or less guaranteed reward , while others gave opportunity to gamble for high profits . |
| 4 | The boys talked nostalgically about the way fighting had been a part of their fathers ' world ; ‘ about the time old man MacIlroy , half-pissed , had taken on ali the men folk of his very extended family , at his sister 's wedding , and stili had time to call for more beer . |
| 5 | He decided to sell it because he wanted time to look for other things and because whichever organisation bought it would automatically attract people who would want to study it for different scientific reasons . |