Example sentences of "[noun] of [verb] [pron] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1981 the DoE Advisory Group investigated the use of s.52 agreements , and expressed the view that , with some exceptions , the practice of using them to bargain for planning gain was unacceptable . |
| 2 | and then there 's erm , that shopping , bit of shopping you got for me |
| 3 | They suggested that the repeated occurrence of similar losses might increase the likelihood of believing oneself to blame for the event . |
| 4 | One is that I 'm going to give John and Julian and Lloyd an opportunity to say anything that they are burning to say on the basis of hearing us waffle for an hour or so , anything they wish to chip in . |
| 5 | As there is no public debate about Russia 's defence spending no one in the West knows what sort of value it gets for its money . |
| 6 | ‘ If it cheers you any , be assured that the depth of feeling you hold for me is more than returned in kind . ’ |
| 7 | When she came to get me , she looked really pleased at the idea of having me working for her . |
| 8 | Mr Akehurst questions the wisdom of ensuring no-one waits for more than two years for hospital treatment a key Tory election pledge as this would result in people with low priority conditions holding up treatments for people with more urgent clinical needs . |
| 9 | Devastated I may be , but I 'm damned if I 'll give her the satisfaction of hearing me beg for mercy . |