Example sentences of "[vb past] [verb] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And you know who you got to thank for that , mate , do n't you ? ’ |
| 2 | The historical fact is that the settlement of 1688–1701 failed to settle everything ; it failed to provide for all contingencies . |
| 3 | Sleepily she tried to adjust for this situation , flipping over and snuggling into the heated surface of his chest . |
| 4 | Josie tried to reach for some killer of an argument , a real zinger that she could pull out of the air and use to disarm all opposition . |
| 5 | That 's it ; except Nina stopped looking for any knight a long time ago . ’ |
| 6 | The UK proposed to argue for more ‘ discretion ’ for individual governments , for example ‘ aiming ’ to reduce nitrate levels while being allowed to set its own rates of application of manure . |
| 7 | The abandoned house they bought needs repairs , but the agency helped to pay for some of the necessary work . |
| 8 | I got done for that . |
| 9 | Ah he got , ah he got done for that did he ? |
| 10 | Following his daughter 's death , Hugo ceased writing for several years . |
| 11 | In advance , using the smokescreen of Tech-Green bureaucracy , he 'd arranged for this fictional shuttle-worker to be placed on a shift which involved taking a shuttle through the gravity well to Gaiah . |
| 12 | ‘ I really came to search for some things for my collection . ’ |
| 13 | The on-screen couple , quietly glowing with beauty and amusement — they seemed made for each other ; but after various misunderstandings and adventures they ended up going their separate ways . |
| 14 | I might have felt a little downcast at that point , only the evening had made me feel more encouraged about my prospects with her than I 'd felt for some time . |
| 15 | She reminded me that I was a married man — forbade me to approach her or speak to her again in that way , but at the same time I knew I had made her think about the old days — the attraction we 'd had for each other which she could not deny . |
| 16 | May I draw to the attention of the Secretary of State the case of a Wakefield man who was refused expensive injections for infertility by a fund-holding GP and told to apply for that treatment to a non fund-holding practice in Wakefield ? |
| 17 | Estabrook watched the smoke drift up over the assassin 's grey eyes , and before he could prevent himself he was telling his story , the rules he 'd drawn for this exchange forgotten . |
| 18 | The witnesses would say later that the searingly brilliant white flash seemed to last for several seconds . |
| 19 | The cacophony within the house seemed to last for several minutes , but was perhaps only of seconds ' duration . |
| 20 | There was a long pause while she cleared the bed of her things , and she was aware of his eyes on her every movement as he checked over the items she 'd packed for any signs of decadence . |
| 21 | Doctors at a Bristol hospital said today , they 'd called for more research following two cases there in which mothers had used water baths in the early stages of labour . |
| 22 | Its sing-a-long chorus was tempered with a churning ending that seemed to stretch for half the song . |
| 23 | They 'd asked for more space , as part of the head office refurbishment , but this was ridiculous ! |
| 24 | If I 'd paused for more thought I perhaps would n't have had the nerve , but I simply opened his door , checked up and down the corridor for observers ( none ) and went inside , shutting myself in . |
| 25 | The I O C's choice of Atlanta , Georgia to host the centennial Olympic Games has not only shocked and disappointed the Athens delegation here in Tokyo , it has brought disappointment to the team from Manchester who 'd worked for several years to fulfil the dream of bringing the Games to the U K for the first time since 1948 . |
| 26 | Geoff Tulloch got hold of the idea that she 'd worked for some corporation in Detroit for a year . |
| 27 | The two gods at whose shrines she 'd sacrificed for many years . |
| 28 | But erm after I 'd choked for half an hour she went to sleep I eventually went back to sleep again and |
| 29 | He seemed to cater for all tastes in his selections . |
| 30 | He pledged to work for all sides in the constituency . |