Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [pers pn] for [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But you are going to be sorry to see that one go because you 've looked after her for so long . |
| 2 | Oh yes , he ditched Graham who 's looked after him for over ten years through thick and thin , and mainly thin , in favour of Mike Martinez . ’ |
| 3 | That bastard Harley dumped me after I 'd looked after him for nearly ten years . |
| 4 | And he said , he said , he said it 's n he said , he goes to me , he looks at it for about five minutes and goes it 'll do , it 'll do . |
| 5 | As the hon. Gentleman introduced the subject of colour of dress , I can only say that I have been listening to him for almost 18 years and I wish that he would sometimes change the colour of his tie . |
| 6 | representing that , but you know and I know that it did n't stay like that , I do n't know how long , but it did n't stay like it for very long because sin crept in , that circle was marred , it was twisted , that intermit original fellowship with God was broken , let me read you a verse there in Genesis chapter three and verse eight , it 's , it 's Adam and Eve it says they heard the sound of the lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the lord God among the trees of the garden , for the first time since Adam had first been created they hide from God , they hear him coming , it 's the time when God will come , and they hear him that were walking through the garden using picture language , and they go and hide , they 're ashamed to see him , they do n't want to look upon him , something has happened that perfect circle has been marred , what it was like yesterday , things are different now , there 's that unclean feeling , there 's that guilt complex , we 've done it wrong , we 've failed to keep what God 's said , we 've broken the rules and when you break the rules , it 's not just the rules that are broken is it , you know it and I know it , in relationships , it 's not just the rules that get broken , it 's the relationship is marred . |
| 7 | We send in negative data on our peers — those who are competing with us for more powerful positions . |
| 8 | WHEN people digest the high living styles of star England cricketers like David Gower and Ian Botham , the inference is that I must be well off too , having played alongside them for so many years . |
| 9 | The hours of London tailors were fixed by statute , but the journeymen could still complain that the masters called upon them for only half a day , leaving them in their public houses all morning . |
| 10 | Mrs Burke leaves a remarkable house which deserves to be looked after with the same care that she has lavished on it for almost 20 years . |
| 11 | Erm , and I worked for them for about twelve or thirteen years , I suppose , trolling around sout south of England . |
| 12 | I had one chap who worked for me for over two years without one accident , did n't scratch anything , did everything right , he was a wonderful conscientious man , and then one day he was carrying a big box containing some expensive crockery and he tripped on the top step of the stairs and the lot went down , the whole box went right to the bottom . |
| 13 | When applying a varnish , the brush should be dipped into it for about one-third of the length of the bristles and then , holding the brush in a similar way to a pencil , with the fingers holding the metal ferrule and the handle resting between the thumb and first finger , spread the varnish quickly and evenly over a small area . |
| 14 | She talked with him for nearly ten minutes , and as the officers drew her away , Walford snatched her hand and kissed it , ‘ some tears for the first time rolling down his cheeks ’ . |
| 15 | He says he worked with them for about seven months . |
| 16 | Milton Humason who worked with him for over 30 years called him a ‘ brilliant leader ’ and wrote , ‘ He was sure of himself — of what he wanted to do , and of how to do it . ’ |
| 17 | I have n't spoken to them for nearly two weeks . ’ |
| 18 | He rings you up and goes he goes hello it 's Jonathan and you go oh right hello Jonathan and he does n't say anything so you talk to him for about half an hour or so and then you go alright Jonathan , better go , you know and then he goes no no I 've got something to tell you and you go oh alright what is it then and he goes I ca n't remember it man , just talk to me for a bit longer and I 'll remember it then and it goes on like that for hours and hours and it 's so boring . |
| 19 | The prospect had been hanging over us for so many months that once Father ceased trading , it was as though the weight of worry was lifted . |
| 20 | ‘ We thought about it for quite some time . ’ |
| 21 | Blyth Tait says that the last time he won the top spot from Mary he only kept it for a week and is hoping to hang onto it for longer this time . |
| 22 | This is very embarrassing but last night I got into a bit of a state about not hearing from you for so long and I 'm afraid I sent you a completely mad letter which I … |
| 23 | He thought that the inhabitants of Chios , who according to tradition had introduced slavery into Greece , deserved the punishment of being themselves enslaved , which Mithridates had inflicted on them for quite different reasons ( fr. 38 Jacoby ) . |
| 24 | I 've worked with him for nearly two years . |
| 25 | Houghton has worked with them for nearly three years but at times still feels like a stranger . |
| 26 | The first time Jan Doak wore the dolphin suit in meeting common dolphins , one individual bonded with her for over four hours , a rare response from this shy species . |
| 27 | It is clear the event has Wilson in its grip , despite his being associated with it for only two years . |
| 28 | Wally , Wally I 'm sorry to interrupt you , colleagues , you 're starting to babble a bit , I know you all want to get to the European Fair and the wine and the cheese and all that sort of thing just bear with us for about ten minutes . |
| 29 | When pressure was put on them for more radical appointments , invitations were mostly too late to make any significant impact . |
| 30 | I were talking to her for about half an hour . |