Example sentences of "and [vb past] it for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I stole the candle from its socket and sold it for a crust of bread and a stoup of water from an ale wife . |
| 2 | I can do is , Mary had a metal cow she milked it with a spanner , she took it to the market and sold it for a tanner . |
| 3 | She felt an overwhelming urge to lick her lips and fought it for a while till her treacherous tongue simply shot out — only to be retracted slowly , under Lucenzo 's predatory eyes . |
| 4 | Dirichlet , appalled by this , grabbed the page from Gauss and treasured it for the rest of his life . |
| 5 | Putting their dinner on the table , Trent reached for the photograph and studied it for the umpteenth time since finding it on Don Roberto 's piano — his mother , and the Colonel as a young man . |
| 6 | Teesdale District Council turned down an application for the sign on the ground of it contravening the town area local plan but the inspector said it was acceptable and allowed it for the next five years . |
| 7 | Welcome back to Central News South : Coming up in a few minutes , the farmer who 's taken maternity hospital technology and adapted it for the lambing season . |
| 8 | Eventually we worked out where the line had been and followed it for a short way up to a demolished bridge . |
| 9 | The first indication that anything was wrong came three months after I had let the tank up and stocked it for the first time . |
| 10 | In the end she had taken the brooch back to the shop and exchanged it for a plain silver cross on a chain . |
| 11 | When they reached the next chamber he extinguished it and exchanged it for the torch . |
| 12 | The task of implementing this change of policy fell on Roger Brown , then editor in succession to Ralph Gee , who had been responsible for the printing of the paper for many years and edited it for a short period . |
| 13 | Sheppard modelled the statue in 1911–12 and exhibited it for the first time in 1914 . |
| 14 | I lay on my back and watched it for a second , then got up and ran after her as fast as I could , again just because I knew I could n't catch her . |
| 15 | She held my hand steady to bring the cigarette to the flame and kept it for a few seconds longer than she had to . |
| 16 | Also a photo of all the officers of Walsall that I saw in a second hand shop and I went and bought it for a few pence . |
| 17 | De Valois saw it and accepted it for the repertory . |
| 18 | She poured the coffee black , and left it for the three of them to add milk and sugar . |
| 19 | He slammed the full magazine into the weapon and gripped it for a moment , the veins in his temple throbbing angrily . |
| 20 | Kelly returned his kiss and held it for a fraction longer than she should have . |
| 21 | Nick reached across the table , took her hand and held it for a moment . |
| 22 | She caught Stephen 's eye and held it for a second . |
| 23 | Lisa struck a pose of melodramatic fervour and held it for a few seconds before slumping back in her seat . |
| 24 | However , perhaps the National Deaf Club 's most distinguished member was Arthur James Wilson , who succeeded S. Bright Lucas to the presidency and held it for the rest of his life . |