Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [verb] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their disillusion with the reformist nature of the Labour governments of the 1960s , and the excitement generated by the world-wide social unrest of 1968 , led them to look for the possibility of social change in local protest movements . |
| 2 | The aims were to give families reproductive choice in future pregnancies ; to enable them to plan for the future with a child with a disability ; to avoid the experience of a prolonged diagnosis ; and to identify a presymptomatic cohort who may benefit from future treatments . |
| 3 | The humbucker carries a clean sound well , although there 's a hint of midrange that made me go for the coil-tap to keep things sounding sweet . |
| 4 | When Mortimer had assigned everyone positions for the operation — Ace , Benny and Petion to remain with him — he checked his watch . |
| 5 | I did , you 'll have to forgive me , I mean I think for the sake of those who were not at the meeting erm what we should really say is that actually said that he wanted to hear what kind of a parish we are so that he could attempt to match the , the incoming priest with you know the need of the parish . |
| 6 | One of his daughters takes me to borrow the telephone of a surly neighbour , who insists I pay for the call . |
| 7 | Of course , if you want me to pay for the call I will . ’ |
| 8 | You want my money , you want my support , you want me to campaign for the future , you want me to recruit , then to get all of this reduce the cost of the subscriptions thus encouraging mass trade union membership . |
| 9 | These included giving families reproductive choice in future pregnancies , enabling them to plan for the future with a disabled child , avoiding the experience of a delayed diagnosis , and identifying a presymptomatic cohort who might benefit from future treatments . |
| 10 | Meantime she has nothing to pay for the upkeep of my two brothers ; in fact , they are bringing in money . ’ |
| 11 | On landing I sought for the cottage occupied by the Duke of Hamilton 's piper , in which some friends had found most comfortable quarters the season before . |
| 12 | But still if you read that carefully it does n't say he ca that they ca n't do it , the C E C. So I urge you to vote for the motion two five five . |
| 13 | So I want you to enrol for the winter term at Auburn for one course . |
| 14 | Friends invited him to apply for the Readership in Geometry at Gresham 's College , and a wealthy London merchant offered him £10,000 to take his daughter in marriage . |
| 15 | He had to report to the headmaster at four o'clock , and was taken there by force by Foggerty who caught him racing for the school gates when the bell went . |
| 16 | Rachel cheers me up by saying she was leaving anyhow , and if he wants her to pay for the night then she will and to hell with it . |
| 17 | I helped her prepare for the date , pressing her nicest blouse , lending her my best necklace and polishing her shoes . |
| 18 | My aunt , the last survivor of my mother 's family , had lost her sister the previous year , and I helped her to arrange for the sale of most of the contents of her house , and for her own establishment in a club . |
| 19 | Isay helped him dress for the banquet that evening , showing no resentment at having to double as valet as well as bodyguard . |
| 20 | Regulars at the hotel share the owners indignation … they say they fought for the flag in the last war : |
| 21 | Fragmented evidence suggests that questions about married women 's reasons for taking jobs tap the normative tip of the iceberg — that women say they work for the money because this is the socially acceptable reason . |
| 22 | Probably not a lot these days , but at the start , we 're told , it stood for Two Guys and a VAX — has anyone signed for the movie rights yet ? |
| 23 | ‘ Far as I can find out they 've let it ride for the moment . |
| 24 | It was in this tense situation that the Labour Party , the pacifists and the Government found themselves manoeuvring for the leadership of the growing public demand for peace . |
| 25 | It is that position of fundamental weakness and poverty that forces them to apply for the Government 's student loans . |
| 26 | Told me to wait for the horse to lift its tail . ’ |
| 27 | I told her what had happened and she took it all in her stride , and once she 'd stopped laughing about Simon she told me to head for the pub where I 'd dropped Clara . |
| 28 | Let me explain for the benefit of viewers that a sump is like a U-bend in plumbing , permanently full of water , so that the only way through is to dive under the water . |
| 29 | Let me apologise for the printing errors that will be found on the team sheets in the middle of today 's programme . |
| 30 | I HOPE YOU WEEP FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE |