Example sentences of "[vb past] and [vb pp] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In general , we think of the criminal law as the means by which individuals are prosecuted , tried and punished for the offences ( e.g. theft , assault , etc. ) which they have committed . |
| 2 | And it is by that fire that Kentigern is born — about 518 — and to that fire , just as in the Gospels , that shepherds came and cared for the boy whose mother , her work done , is dead . ’ |
| 3 | Despite the genuine idealism of those who fought and agitated for the Republicans , the role of the Communist Party aroused some doubts on the Left . |
| 4 | ‘ Women ’ , the Sarakatsani reason , ‘ through the particular sensuality of their natures are inherently more likely to have relations with the Devil ; and goats were originally the animals of the Devil which Christ captured and tamed for the service of man . ’ |
| 5 | Here they 're weighed and measured and checked for the early signs of malnutrition , cholera and smallpox . |
| 6 | The Campbell clansmen wore the filabeg also , but the castle folk of Inveraray wore the modern court fashion ; knee-length gown of fine wool , linen damask or velvet , the sleeves trailing nearly to the ground , all braided , slashed , looped , laced , furred and embroidered for the occasion ; bone-white shirt , long hose and long-toed shoes . |
| 7 | The Chairman of the Sports Council , Peter Yarranton , concurred and called for the expansion of pay and play facilities to at least 30% of all future developments to allow ‘ sport for all ’ . |
| 8 | Hitch understood and bolted for the door , picking the receiver up with infinite care so that he too could hear the voice on the other end of the line . |