Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [verb] [pron] [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | She 'll want me to give her money for that wretched foundation of hers . ’ |
| 2 | In a similar fashion treasury departments of banks and discount houses also make their own estimates to enable them to plan their strategy for their ‘ book ’ of money market instruments . |
| 3 | They are the notices which you are required to give to your local council 's Building Control department , to enable them to inspect your work for compliance with the appropriate regulation requirements . |
| 4 | You really do think I helped your mother for my own ulterior motives . ’ |
| 5 | And he he got he got my hand for five seconds and then I I got I got his hand for ten something like that . |
| 6 | ‘ He does n't need you to organise his life for him . ’ |
| 7 | Right now I do n't want to get you up I want to encourage you to set your alarm for seven o'clock , quite low , and when I come on at about two minutes past just snuggle up to your wireless and enjoy the music and the news and the views about the religious scene in and around North Yorkshire and beyond . |
| 8 | D' you blame your father for making you soft by giving you an allowance ? |
| 9 | We urge you to consider our request for a nursery to be attached to the first school to give the children a head start in their education . |
| 10 | The 21-year-old who bats number three and bowls medium pace plays for Llandudno and Caernarfonshire want him to strengthen their line-up for tomorrow 's North Wales County Championship derby clash with Anglesey at Bethesda . |
| 11 | She let him scan her face for whatever it was he sought there and said , ‘ Yes , but beautiful evenings at home , you know . |
| 12 | ‘ I 've given you the facts , gentlemen ; you ca n't expect me to do your embroidery for you . ’ |
| 13 | Cos when you smoke you kept your money for your fags , but if you do n't smoke you do n't need to keep it . |
| 14 | ‘ There never was any arrangement of that kind , but I do n't expect you to take my word for it . |
| 15 | But I would n't expect you to take my word for it , that 's why I 'm drawing on the Department 's manual which confirms my own experience . |
| 16 | ‘ Let her enjoy our company for an evening . |
| 17 | The pain had made her lose her breath for a few seconds . |
| 18 | He added : ‘ We will do it to express our derision for this Treasury bench of limpets , clinging on to office after breaking every promise that got them into it . |
| 19 | ‘ Let me invite you to dinner in an hour , ’ said George , ‘ and ’ — this was addressed to Mrs Robinson , who had crept in to stand in the doorway and hear the end of the story , and now stepped forward to play a part — ‘ please , let us borrow your daughter for the evening so that we four can be a company . |
| 20 | We shall continue to assess recipes every month to enable you to plan your diet for good health . |
| 21 | His skill lies in helping you to achieve your aim for yourself . |
| 22 | She succeeded in conveying through her voice an element of ‘ you mean you spoilt my day for something so trivial ? ’ |
| 23 | The committee had heard she sold her kidney for £3,265 . |
| 24 | As things are , I 'd like you to postpone your leave for a bit . " |
| 25 | Most employers will be only too happy to help you tailor your preparation for re-entry to your own learning needs and those of the job you hope to take up . |
| 26 | The success of Budge , 52 , allowed him to indulge his passion for horses and collecting military hardware , including a Scud missile . |
| 27 | The vast rooms of that great Tudor mansion allowed him to indulge his taste for really large canvases , and the full-length portraits by Gainsborough and Batoni , the enormous hunting scenes and game larders by Snyders , and a life-size nude by Palma Vecchio all looked wonderful in their new setting . |
| 28 | But his wife was always his chief protector — he did not like her to leave his side for more than a day . |
| 29 | Children , particularly our own grandchildren I discovered er had got money in the building societies I mean we give them money for presents and throw it into a building society , and I said what 's happening about your , your tax ? |
| 30 | You 're expecting them to remember it word for word as though it you know it 's ingrained on their soul almost and ca n't |