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Taka Posted 20 years ago
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Assuming that the dog would take the rest of the cone in one bite, my husband passed it on for what he thought would be the last time.

How would you interpret the preposition 'for' above?
  

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5 a. Used to indicate amount, extent, or duration: a bill for five dollars; walked for miles; stood in line for an hour. b.

— Mister Micawber

  • 5 a.
  • Used to indicate amount, extent, or duration: a bill for five dollars; walked for miles; stood in line for an hour.
  • b.
  • Used to indicate a specific time: had an appointment for two o'clock.
  • (American Heritage Dict)
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5a. Used to indicate amount, extent, or duration: a bill for five dollars; walked for miles; stood in line for an hour. b. Used to indicate a specific time: had an appointment for two o'clock. (American Heritage Dict)
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TakaAssuming that the dog would take the rest of the cone in one bite, my husband passed it on for what he thought would be the last time.

How would you interpret the preposition 'for' above?
It goes with the last time: for the last time. For is used in similar expres
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Mister Micawber5a. Used to indicate amount, extent, or duration: a bill for five dollars; walked for miles; stood in line for an hour. b. Used to indicate a specific time: had an appointment for two o'clock. (American Heritage Dict)

Strictly, which do you think it would be MM; 5a or 5b?

Plus, if you were suppos
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TakaPlus, if you were supposed to restate "for what he thought would be the last time" without changing the original meaning, how would you do it?
"for the last time, or so he thought"
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Marius Hancu "for the last time, or so he thought"
OK. Thanks.

My book interpretes it as 'because he thought it would be the last time', which I thought was strange, and I asked the question here.
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