Example sentences of "[verb] [conj] [pers pn] [verb] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He did no wilful damage but regarded himself as entitled to go where he wished for the purpose in his mind without regard to the rights of ownership and the alleged presence of man traps and spring guns . |
| 2 | I suggest that he waits for the consultation paper and I think that he will then be reassured . |
| 3 | He will know that we propose for the sake of speed and practicality to use an existing valuation register , which everyone agrees exists and can be used . |
| 4 | ‘ I do n't know that I care for the idea . |
| 5 | I realise that they looked for a family atmosphere , but is imposing this solution in such an arbitrary way really in the best interests of the game ? |
| 6 | If your holiday plan is so tightly organised that it allows for no days off , and no travel delays , it 's time to think again . |
| 7 | It took longer for the territories with loud speakers to be occupied than it did for the silent territories ( Figure 6.2 ) . |
| 8 | The shops were opening and I browsed for a while in one that sold books as well as newspapers and magazines , but I failed to find the American edition of Rodriguez 's book . |
| 9 | For instance , when Paris designated the wanton APHRODITE as the most beautiful of the goddesses , Hera 's morals were affronted and she arranged for the Trojan Wars to occur as just recrimination for the slight . |
| 10 | Anthropologists , following Evans-Pritchard 's lead , have reacted against this way of seeing primitive , or non-literate , peoples , and maintained that they do not act as they do for the same reasons that neurotics act in Western society . |
| 11 | I began to wonder what was happening when we stood for a long time at Birmingham New Street . |
| 12 | Then they cry when you leave for the airport . |
| 13 | The 27-year-old , from Hornsey , north London , died in hospital after being attacked as he waited for a train with his brother at Finsbury Park Tube station . |
| 14 | Although only twenty-two houses were represented the syndicat recognised that it stood for the rights of some sixty Champagne houses , virtually the entire trade at the time . |
| 15 | If a person goes to the town hall and says that he qualifies for a discount , the authority will need proof . |
| 16 | Then , assuming " phantom " chains , the change in free energy per chain as the end-to-end vector R changes to is Averaging over all chains and remembering that we have For a network of n chains per unit volume the change in free energy will be n times this . |
| 17 | 5–12–1891 The Moderator intimated that he intended for the winter months , instead of the ordinary Sabbath evening services , to devote that time as usual to the teaching of a Bible class . |
| 18 | His lips twisted and she waited for the inevitable cynical response , but surprisingly it did n't come . |
| 19 | For a Royal tour she always used to pull out the stops and literally shop until she dropped for the occasion . |
| 20 | This is precisely what Robson , Jennings , and Willis were advocating since they argued for the rationalization of our haphazard arrangements for tribunals with an appellate jurisdiction vested in an administrative appeal tribunal which would be separate from the High Court . |
| 21 | She should have got something to drink while she waited for the chemist but she had n't thought of it then . |
| 22 | Courts may be important less for what they do than for what they are : their existence makes social workers pause before they apply for an order . |
| 23 | We have to talk before we leave for the office . ’ |
| 24 | Turning from him , she pulled her blanket up to her shoulders and tried to recline her seat , frowning as she hunted for the button . |
| 25 | In addition , since the CAB did not succeed when they pressed for the extension of legal aid to cover representation at industrial tribunals , there simply is no other organisation able to take on this work . |
| 26 | ‘ I had no idea it was so beautiful around here , ’ Lisa murmured as they paused for a moment on a promontory to admire the view that stretched out before them . |
| 27 | The contractions stopped and I wondered for the hundredth time what my son would look like . |
| 28 | When I was sure he was alone , I followed him into the bank and while he queued I read a leaflet to see if I qualified for a home mortgage . |
| 29 | I mean if I knew for the fact that I was gon na get this job at the hospital I 'd pay for it |
| 30 | Stewart told us that Whaddon 's offer of a free bus pass and as many pizza slices as he could eat if he signed for the club was ‘ frankly , insulting ’ . |