Example sentences of "[noun] and [verb] [pers pn] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | She closed her eyes and kept them closed for quite a while , and when she opened them again it seemed as though she had gathered herself together . |
| 2 | Neck and spoke they raced for mile after mile , the horse only drawing breath to ensure Ian was there to open the gates along the way , and to use Ian as a guide when Sally got lost in the maze of the Clubhouse car park ! |
| 3 | ‘ I 'll ring my lawyer and have you sued for libel . ’ |
| 4 | I sat with her , gave her my drink bottle , stuffed her with glucose and encouraged her to rest for a while . |
| 5 | Here , you scoundrel , take my lord 's horse and mind you care for him properly . ’ |
| 6 | Prior to writing the script , I had made a list of the cast , designated local actors for the various roles and had them called for the 2pm ‘ woodshed ’ run-through . |
| 7 | But Henry II took into his own hands the county of Cornwall and all the Earl 's estates in England , Wales and Normandy and kept them to provide for his youngest son John , allowing only a small portion to go to Reginald 's daughters . |
| 8 | They always were rhythmic , percussive , beaty , tinny , rattly — a tease , in fact , they tickled your feet and left you begging for more . |
| 9 | The answer is that first and foremost your individual guide is there to help you achieve your dreams and to bring into your life the harmony , peace and love you crave for . |
| 10 | But you do not call an ecumenical Council and keep it going for four years at vast expense in order principally to repeat what is already well known to be the teaching of the Church . |
| 11 | The cold wind ruffles his hair and makes him flinch for a moment , but it is refreshing after the stale warmth of the house , and he takes a deep breath or two on his way to the garage . |
| 12 | And Joe 's mum give me mostly pound coins and get it changed for a ten pound note . |
| 13 | It is not too difficult to imagine how this could slip quietly into polyandry : females could develop the habit of mating with a second male and letting him care for her second clutch . |
| 14 | That 's why the most valuable support you can give us is long-term support — the kind that increases our regular income and helps us plan for the future . |
| 15 | For example , some historians have argued that Methodism and other non-conformist sects were deliberately encouraged by employers in the nineteenth century in order to placate the workers and persuade them to look for salvation in the next world rather than in this . |
| 16 | Secondly , the Director of Social Services has got the authority to waive any of these charges where it causes financial hardship and the whole mechanism has been put in place to inform people that this waiving waiver process is in place and to allow them to apply for waiving of those charges . |
| 17 | One theatre management which gave concessionary tickets , for instance , had never thought about the problems it caused its older customers by refusing advance booking and forcing them to queue for standby tickets . |
| 18 | Originally intending to go on stage , drop ten poems and have them recorded for vinyl , Galliano have enlisted the help of former Style Council keyboardist Mick Talbot to come up with a calling card that bodes well for the future . |
| 19 | By thus consenting they form one body politic and it is implied in the contract that the majority have the right to conclude for the rest and let me quote for when any number of men have by the consent of every individual made a community they have thereby made that community one body with a power to act as one body which is only by the will and determination of the majority it being necessary to that which is one body to move one way a single body ca n't move in two opposite directions simultaneously . |
| 20 | Teesside Crown Court was told Ninham had offered to give the boys money for fireworks and encouraged them to go for a walk with him and his dog . |
| 21 | However , the simplest method to overcome this potential problem is to fill the pool once with clear water and allow it to stand for about a week . |
| 22 | Cooking procedures : most of the meals do not need cooking , just add hot water and leave them to stand for a few minutes . |
| 23 | ‘ All these changes have been made to elevate the level of service and support we provide for all out customers in the UK and Ireland , ’ said Group sales director Roger Little . |
| 24 | we 've got a busload here sir , they 'll probably turn up in a cab and ask you to pay for it |
| 25 | Their father , Oliver P. Bernard , the theatre designer who had worked at Covent Garden and the Boston Opera House and who had also designed Art Deco interiors for Lyons restaurants , had died insolvent , thereby terminating his sons ' education and obliging them to look for work . |
| 26 | Do n't let anxiety rule your life — at our special one-day workshop you 'll learn how to control stress and make it work for you |
| 27 | Carel Weight visited Wimbledon and encouraged me to try for the Royal College . |
| 28 | No sooner did he reach York than he resurrected the York Quarterly and kept it going for five years and nineteen numbers , with the arms of the see on the outer cover , and underneath , ‘ Editor : the Archbishop of York ’ . |
| 29 | You 'll have to stump up at least £2,500 for the bond and leave it invested for five years . |
| 30 | And they 'll actually sit down and work that out for people and encourage them to go for a job and give them all the forms they need to claim Family Credit or whatever . |