Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [prep] [pron] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We 've heard nothing from him for the past four months since that heart attack in Italy . |
| 2 | ‘ If you want me with you for a business meeting , ’ she protested huskily , ‘ you 're not acting in a very businesslike manner ! ’ |
| 3 | Having allowed a particular expense for some eight years , they are now hassling me on it for the year 1991 . |
| 4 | ‘ Would you really , a man of your enormous wealth , sue someone like me for a sum that to you is little more than pocket-money , but to me represents my very livelihood ? |
| 5 | He took it out on Scarlet in the same way as he avenged himself on her for the pressures at work and the demands of his first wife . |
| 6 | I stick the fire on in my room and warm myself by it for a bit . |
| 7 | Perhaps , because I had really addressed myself to him for the first time , he thought we were in accord . |
| 8 | Why do n't you give them to somebody for a present ? |
| 9 | Yes and she she had er a tartan skirt and she swapped it with me for a an Indian blue dress . |
| 10 | He peered across the tavern , watching a group of men busy baiting a relic-seller who claimed he had Aaron 's beard in a sack and was prepared to sell it to them for a few coins . |
| 11 | Mrs Grandison had promised her daughter that they would not inflict themselves on her for a meal — realising that Lady Selvedge might well be something of an infliction — and had assumed that from Victoria they would take a taxi to some Soho restaurant or perhaps Simpsons in the Strand . |
| 12 | It all seemed very simple then — particularly when I could n't do anything about it for a month . |
| 13 | But he does n't do anything about it for a long time . |
| 14 | Anyway , now that I 've got you to myself for a moment can we make some plans ? |
| 15 | At first I was bitterly jealous of Rachel and only wanted Jacob to love me more than her to win something from her for the first time in my miserable life , but by the end of that blissful week , I found that I , unfortunately , had also fallen victim to his charms . |
| 16 | ‘ Be quiet , child , ’ said Philip , laying a hand restrainingly on Harry 's arm , though he would have preferred to lay it about his ears if he could have had him to himself for a moment . |
| 17 | I think I 'll keep it to myself for a while . |
| 18 | Had n't he understood that she had given herself to him for the only reason that made any sense to her . |
| 19 | That does not mean we will hear nothing from them for the next 25 days . |
| 20 | The right approach might possibly be along the lines of : ‘ How about the family closing ranks and getting together now that you need a little help ? ’ or ‘ Give us the pleasure of doing something for you for a change . ’ |
| 21 | Formula feeds without lactose are available , and your doctor may be able to prescribe one for you for a time , if your baby has had gastroenteritis and continues to have colic or diarrhoea afterwards . |
| 22 | ‘ Whatever you say , Mr Jacobsen , ’ she murmured huskily , and he pulled her to him for a last long kiss that left her breathless and trembling . |
| 23 | ‘ Because although we 'll try to outwit Balor , we might have him with us for a goodish while , ’ he said . |
| 24 | If your purchase is to be a gift , the assistant will normally offer to giftwrap it for you for no extra charge . |
| 25 | If anyone collects old aquarium stuff and they would like to contact me , I 'm willing to sent it to them for the cost of the postage , as it is far too small for any of my set-ups . |
| 26 | This house belonged to a shipyard owner , but the Navy took it from him for the duration and now it 's a hostel for Wrens . |
| 27 | The record company had been lending it to me for the last six months , but they gave it to me at the London gig as a present because Andy MacDonald — the feller who owns the company — was so into the gig ! |
| 28 | Charles had given it to her for a joke , suggesting she use it as a visual aid to introduce Saussurean linguistics to first-year undergraduates , holding the tube aloft to demonstrate that what is onomatopoeia in one language community may be obscenity in another . |
| 29 | It held the faint tang of a man 's aftershave and she hugged it to her for a moment before realising how ridiculous she was being . |
| 30 | In his April review AB , while remaining loyal to the Walter and Klemperer versions , summed it up as ‘ the most compelling and most spontaneous of performances recorded in the past few years , and I shall want it by my for the sheer beauty of the sound , often in that respect surpassing any other version ’ . |