Example sentences of "[verb] [subord] [pers pn] [verb] for the " 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 | It took longer for the territories with loud speakers to be occupied than it did for the silent territories ( Figure 6.2 ) . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Then they cry when you leave for the airport . |
| 5 | For a Royal tour she always used to pull out the stops and literally shop until she dropped for the occasion . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | She should have got something to drink while she waited for the chemist but she had n't thought of it then . |
| 8 | We have to talk before we leave for the office . ’ |
| 9 | Turning from him , she pulled her blanket up to her shoulders and tried to recline her seat , frowning as she hunted for the button . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | I mean if I knew for the fact that I was gon na get this job at the hospital I 'd pay for it |
| 12 | 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 ’ . |
| 13 | His mind recalled the familiar ambience of his trade ; men moving like black shadows behind the glare of the arc-lights the police cars tidily parked ; the flap of the screens , desultory voices conferring as they watched for the first lights of his approaching car . |
| 14 | Two were already straining from the hands of their masters , neck ruffs erect as they waited for the moment of release on to the sawdust-strewn pit floor . |
| 15 | William sighed as he reached for the matches to relight his pipe . |
| 16 | The minutes dragged while they listened for the first hum of the approaching helicopter . |
| 17 | What am I wearing as I pine for the future , |
| 18 | Internal baffles or risers restrain the fabric gores to hold shape where practical , otherwise a central spine and spar structure is employed as we show for the Shark . |
| 19 | We met a group of walkers at the top , who cheered as we raced for the cross . |
| 20 | IN THE THIRD PART OF OUR STEP BY STEP SERIES , ROGER GANN EXPLAINS HOW TO PHYSICALLY CONNECT THE MACHINES TOGETHER , WHAT YOU NEED TO CONSIDER BEFORE YOU REACH FOR THE CABLES AND HOW TO AVOID CREATING A MINIATURE SPAGHETTI JUNCTION IN THE OFFICE . |
| 21 | ‘ Where did you stay last night ? ’ he asked while we waited for the cameras to be set up . |
| 22 | Corbett told his companions to wait while he searched for the purveyor , Alexander . |
| 23 | The relationship between k and r is one that can not be guaranteed to hold when we allow for the heterogeneity of capital , as the debate on ‘ 'reswitching ’ has brought out ( see for example Bliss , 1975 , and Harcourt , 1972 ) . |
| 24 | And perhaps we should exercise this idea , this thought when we pray for the salvation of people . |
| 25 | They looked at each other and laughed as they went for the top A and each found that no noise came out at all . |
| 26 | But I think if you went for the figure as proposed by the H B F , you would be going actively against the regeneration statutory which is the erm the government 's policy . |
| 27 | You 're always gon na have objections , I think you 've seen so far , throughout the whole sales process , some are more awkward than others but you got by them but the majority will come when you ask for the business , or go to ask for the business . |
| 28 | Her hands were shaking as she reached for the first of the envelopes . |
| 29 | The healthy stayed away , or hovered sceptically at the back of the crowd , talking as they waited for the first miracle . |
| 30 | Another three weeks passed as I waited for the reassuring ‘ chit ’ . |