Example sentences of "house and [vb past] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | So Gabriel knocked at the door of his fine large house and asked for a cup of wine . |
| 2 | As they searched for money , Helen , 63 , ran out of the house and screamed for help . |
| 3 | ‘ Mrs Cecil 's departure was preceded by such an entire sinking of her constitution and by an exhaustion tending so much to lethargy that she was seldom able to converse … and it was a peculiar favour to herself and daughters that Mr Simeon and her excellent son were in the house and watched for every reviving moment to pray or converse with her in all holy tenderness , till she ceased to breathe . ’ |
| 4 | On Whitsunday 1658 a stranger called at his house and begged for some small beer . |
| 5 | So it 's not a big expense like you know so that we were n't spending the money on ourselves , it 's just needed in the house and needed for the kids like you know . |
| 6 | When they arrived at the house , Jessamy grabbed hold of her bag , went straight into the house and headed for the drawing-room . |