Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [vb infin] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If Gina was pleasant to him she could share ; if not , he would make them last for two meals . |
| 2 | He made me wait for two years . |
| 3 | She seemed so happy and positive and the thing that made me opt for that hospital was when she said , ‘ Childbirth is the woman 's experience , we 're just here to back you up . ’ |
| 4 | More recently , industrial contaminants such as polychlorinated biphenyls ( PCBs ) have accumulated in the liver and kidneys of pilot whales in quantities which make them unfit for human consumption . |
| 5 | Well no when we started when the strike started in the mill , I told then , you know y I do n't know what you are going to do with us , I said , but the way you are carrying on now you are going to bring trouble into this quarry , cos these lads are n't going to give in to you at all that quick , what you 're trying to do , make them work for thirty pound a week less , so you better think it over now , I said , before it gets any worse . |
| 6 | What I am going to miss is the opportunity to pontificate in peace , without let or hindrance , as Punch has let me do for eight years . |
| 7 | Let them heat for five minutes . |
| 8 | Put in the monkfish slices and let them poach for 3–4 minutes , until cooked through . |
| 9 | If you have any recipes that work particularly well , please let me know for future editions of this book . |
| 10 | When I got home , I kept him in for a while , then , ashtray at the ready , let him loose for another try . |
| 11 | Bring it to the boil and let it simmer for 5 minutes . |
| 12 | I had a visitors ' visa , renewed annually but I simply forgot and let it go for two months . |
| 13 | Rub the fish on both sides with the salt and let it stand for 20 minutes . |
| 14 | ‘ Let us repair for some repast , ’ he chuckled as he held the door open for me . |
| 15 | Let us pray for each other . |
| 16 | So , let us pray for each other and for ourselves , that each of us may be able to say : |
| 17 | In fact if you think about it evolution might promote your reproductive success by making you vaguely unhappy most of the time , cos that might make you strive for more success . |
| 18 | At Mr Banzer 's closing rally in La Paz , many Bolivians defied the cold to hear him call for higher taxes on the rich and more efficiency in government : ‘ We will tighten the government 's belt and loosen the belt on the people . ’ |
| 19 | She heard him reach for another sandwich . |
| 20 | But if you hear him speak for five minutes you think no more of them . |
| 21 | I think I had not heard him cry for six years . |
| 22 | ‘ You must let me pay for any cleaning you have to have done . |
| 23 | WHERE DO I GO FOR FURTHER HELP OR ADVICE REGARDING THREADWORMS ? |
| 24 | What did you draw for that Ruth ? |
| 25 | How much did you pay for this pen in the market ? |
| 26 | What what did you do for this job ? |
| 27 | ‘ O Jesus Christ , ’ he said , looking over my shoulder as if JC had just wandered in from the garden , ‘ did you die for this boy ? ’ |
| 28 | What do you do for existing teachers ? |
| 29 | What more do you want for four quid ? |
| 30 | ‘ Well , ’ the foreman said , ‘ what do you expect for eighty bucks a week ? |