Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] [pers pn] [verb] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Perhaps an escort , ’ hinted Isabel , worried that Matilda was going to suggest she wait for the good father 's return . |
| 2 | As her door began to open she grabbed for the telephone , then dropped the receiver as Luke appeared . |
| 3 | As 12-ounce cans of vegetables bounce off the side of my car , one of them smashing my rearview mirror and another sailing with surprising accuracy through my open car window and striking me on the shoulder , I decide to call it quits for the night and return in daylight . |
| 4 | With this in mind , she had taken Charles with her when she went to see them perform for the first time . |
| 5 | ‘ We try to make it lighthearted for the other lads because there 's a lot of pressure . |
| 6 | If the Co was up on the Tuesday you had to have it paid for the Saturday , at least . |
| 7 | You see my brother Joe is wrong , he should have , he 's a workaholic , and they 're doing sixteen hours a day and they 're working , can you imagine , and I mean my youngest brother Brad who 's working with him said er Joe do n't stop , a week , no a fortnight la , a fortnight last Sunday they had to put a not air conditioning yeah it is air conditioning unit in Smith 's in Staines and they had to whatever happens they had to get it working for the next day , it 's got to be in and working and they worked all day , my brother , my eldest brother Derek weld it for nine hours non stop , to the point where Brad our , my younger brother and Joe had |
| 8 | His idea was that , as the Masai acquired more and more permanent waters , they would at first acquire more and more cattle ; indeed , the prospect of doing so would be the incentive required to get them to pay for the water in the first place . |