Example sentences of "[verb] [vb pp] [pron] for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One that has plagued me for some while . |
| 2 | Even so , striking on or soon after January 15th would help Mr Bush underline , for the benefit of critics at home and abroad , the clear legal authority the UN has given him for military action . |
| 3 | A GRATEFUL reader who would like to thank her daughter for the surprise of a lifetime has nominated her for this week 's bouquet . |
| 4 | I have to say that nothing in my career so far has prepared me for this kind of work . |
| 5 | She 'd suspected it for some time , but last week had seen it for herself . |
| 6 | Lucy knew she had to tell him something , so she said , ‘ She got mad with me when I admitted you 'd taken me for two bush walks . |
| 7 | She 'd chosen it for that reason — and because it was the colour of wine . |
| 8 | And why not have placed them for safe keeping in a pocket , satchel or valise ? |
| 9 | Slater glanced at Graham , " Sara and I were next-door neighbours for a while , I do believe our parents may even have intended us for each other at one time , without actually saying anything about it , of course . " |
| 10 | I would n't have seen you for another hour . |
| 11 | Nothing in our four days on the felucca with this sullen boy had prepared us for this , as nothing could have prepared him for that afternoon in Asyut . |
| 12 | In 1914 he became a master at Eton College , where he remained during World War I , a heart murmur having disqualified him for military service . |
| 13 | I knew I should n't have taken you for that coffee . ’ |
| 14 | As she flew up to her room , she thought her father might have killed her for that speech . |
| 15 | She could easily have slapped her for that remark , which was silly really , but nonetheless that was how she felt . |
| 16 | I 've lots of ideas for these , but as they are all quick to make I 've left them for next month when you have finished your special presents and they are neatly folded and packed away in all their glory of tissue paper and gold and silver ribbons . |
| 17 | He fixed his mind on a rule his father had given him for public speaking : Get a vague plan and then say anything that comes into your head . |
| 18 | What could be anticipated with confidence was the beneficial results of redistribution , for Unionists had expected them for some time . |
| 19 | Wordsworth had some idea of what was going on , as he had prepared himself for this second visit by reading pamphlets , and probably had a letter of introduction to Brissot ; but at first he was only sentimentally affected by the ideals of the Revolution . |
| 20 | Nothing in his many years ' service had prepared him for this sort of situation . |
| 21 | Shocking as the assault had been , it had prepared her for another encounter — an encounter with a youth of her own age , bewildered and uneasy , one called to high estate who found himself of a sudden alone on the edge of an abyss … |
| 22 | Delaunay felt that the basis of his art was ‘ simultaneous ’ contrasts of colour , a concept which he adopted from Chevreul , whose colour theory had interested him for some time . |
| 23 | When he handled her breasts they were tender ; she had noticed it for some time . |
| 24 | Tony 's mother had made them for this occasion , and though recipes vary slightly the end result is a large currant biscuit . |
| 25 | The paper owner , the local council , had bought it for eventual use as a road , but had no immediate use for it . |
| 26 | I certainly would not like to do without my own sound card now that I 've had one for some time , and I 'm seriously considering changing it for a Laserwave Plus , purely because I find its configurability and standard of sound to be better than the one I already have . |
| 27 | I 've had it for some time — like a little nest |
| 28 | Well and we 've used it for Well answer is yes but I 'm you know , it 's making sure you get the business . |
| 29 | Before he had become involved with Sien he had used her for some time as a model . |
| 30 | Just over half of the teachers claiming to have seen the booklet said they had used it for in-service training in their school . |