Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] [pers pn] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The federal pump-priming for their establishment , eventually extended to cover their first eight years , was not intended to support them for the long term . |
| 2 | ‘ I want to thank you for the last five minutes . ’ |
| 3 | I want to commend you for the excellent job you have done on the Missing Girl story , from the time it broke until her body was found . |
| 4 | It was lovely that you came , ’ and she took his hand and raised her mouth eagerly to his as he bent to kiss her for the first time . |
| 5 | He had resolved to keep it for the whole year , egged on by his father , who had promised him a new bicycle if he succeeded . |
| 6 | ‘ Dear Fatal , ’ writes Philip Saunders from North Devon , ‘ I 'm writing to thank you for the excellent screen wipes . |
| 7 | As she did so she seemed to notice me for the first time . |
| 8 | ‘ We really appreciate your responsibility and concern and would like to thank you for the clear and reasonable explanation given . ’ |
| 9 | The carrier would have agreed to carry them for the same price at the carrier 's risk . |
| 10 | But he says the payout ca n't begin to compensate him for the devastating effect the accident has had on his life . |
| 11 | Wo would you like to try it for the next year , or few meetings ? |
| 12 | Perhaps they would like to choose it for the next one . |
| 13 | That product there already either exists or we 're going to do it for the first time for an estate agent |
| 14 | The message from brokers is apply for shares , but do not look to hold them for the long term . |
| 15 | And their Aussie coach Peter Walsh intends to repay them for the huge gamble they took when giving him the job last summer . |
| 16 | Epstein concluded that management of stress among the experienced parachutists was not due to their repeated exposure to jumping in the manner of a conditioned response , but was a consequence of an active coping process that on each occasion was used to prepare them for the coming jump . |
| 17 | It is not envisaged that we would have to use them for the offshore industry , but the provisions provide a safety net . |
| 18 | But I used it as little as I could , though if the wind stayed in the south-west I thought I 'd probably have to use it for the later part of today 's outing . |
| 19 | it finishes on the eighteen so I 'll have to book it for the previous Friday so Harry says oh that 's great it 'll be my birthday too . |
| 20 | Part of the LEATGS grant might for example , be delegated for schools to administer , but they would have to spend it for the specified purpose of in-service training . |
| 21 | ‘ He was fit to be tied when I separated from Hugh , and he seems to blame me for the whole thing . |
| 22 | He continued to astound me for the next four years . |
| 23 | ‘ So , given that I have a political opportunity , I tend to become an enthusiast harnessing the forces that are at work , trying to get the best out of them , trying to use them for the political purposes that I believe in . |
| 24 | I could then have pretended to notice him for the first time and have engaged him in conversation in an impromptu manner . |
| 25 | I wanted to thank you for the wonderful pair of walking boots — a prize from the February issue of Outdoor Action . |
| 26 | In India in February , when Charles attempted to kiss her for the first time in public in four years , Diana defiantly turned away in a clear move to embarrass her husband . |