Example sentences of "[verb] for [pers pn] [verb] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She wanted desperately to reach out to him , but she knew that she had to wait for him to make the first move . |
| 2 | Since then I 've been in contact with Kate Noble of Age Concern and we 've arranged for her to give a short presentation at the next meeting of Nether Wyresdale Parish Council on Thursday 21st January at 7.30 p.m. in Scorton School . |
| 3 | Pierre Leveque had arranged for me to join a small party attending the season-opening hockey match that evening at the Molson Stadium , with the local Montreal Canadiens playing the New York Rangers , but I did not realize it was the mayoral party until we arrived . |
| 4 | Theo , ever-helpful , arranged for him to meet a Dutch artist in Brussels , Anthon van Rappard , a young man in his early twenties . |
| 5 | When she finally came downstairs it was to find Carole insisting that , since this was their last night in the Hamptons before returning to the apartment in New York , she 'd arranged for them to have a romantic candle-lit dinner in their cottage . |
| 6 | We have arranged for you to sample a free Dutch Genever ( Dutch Gin ) Cocktail at De Drie Fleschjes Tasting House . |
| 7 | An appointment was made for him to see an orthopaedic consultant who had a monthly clinic in Bala . |
| 8 | Normal market practice is for SCP to be issued on a non-interest bearing basis at a discount to its face value , although provision has also been made for it to bear a stated rate of interest . |
| 9 | Meeting Seychelles tourist reps at a Travel Trade Fair clinched it and arrangements were made for us to join a small group of people on an exploratory trip in October 1989 . |
| 10 | We are looking for it to have a reasonable rally this summer and we are positive about the dollar so we expect to make money out of currency as well . ’ |
| 11 | After the miscarriage Dr Rollerson , Maud 's father , had insisted on paying for them to make an extended tour of Europe , so that Maud could regain her health , and James 's dream of a permanent post at St Bartholomew 's Hospital was indefinitely postponed . |
| 12 | While waiting for them to reach the outer limit of their seaward tack , we fished for our enormous aviator 's chart which was larger and more colourful , if little more useful , than theirs . |
| 13 | Today the Royals can not relax for a second , can not step one foot outside their own home without being met by a barrage of photographers waiting for them to make the smallest slip . |
| 14 | He watched me intently , eyes narrowed against the sun which struck into this side of the courtyard , waiting for me to give a reasonable answer , which was foolish of him . |
| 15 | No doubt the whole neighbourhood 's waiting for me to make an honest woman of you . " |
| 16 | While waiting for her to produce a legitimate heir , he managed to father a number of illegitimate children on his six mistresses . |
| 17 | Black clouds were rolling up over the forest to his right , which now looked hostile , as though it were waiting for him to make a false move ; to tall perhaps , so that it could advance and swallow him , like a wild animal . |
| 18 | It was old Mr. Stavanger who paid for me to have a good secretarial course , and when I 'd qualified he gave me a job in the shipping office . |
| 19 | The command TIME displays the current time on the screen and waits for you to enter the new time . |
| 20 | He arranged for them to adopt a dark-haired boy at birth . |
| 21 | Controlling for them tests the original relationship between X and Y , and checks that it holds up . |
| 22 | The time taken for them to enter the dark box is noted , and if they have not done so by the end of a fixed time , say one minute , the experiment is terminated . |
| 23 | As no doubt the teams are ready to take the field , it only remains for me to extend a warm welcome to the directors , players and boisterous supporters of Scrimley Arsenal and wish you all an enjoyable afternoon . |
| 24 | It remains for us to consider the macro-economic case for the widespread and general adoption of the industrial co-operative form . |
| 25 | He walked to Hause Point twice a day and apart from that … he wrote one or two letters and delighted her father by franking one of his ; he waited for him to get a full free day so that they could go char fishing ; he declined all invitations and although he was irreproachably welcoming when Mr Skelton and his daughter made a surprise detour on one of their visits up the valley from Lorton to call in at the Fish , Mary thought that she could tell that he was happier to see them depart than he had been to see them arrive . |
| 26 | And waited for her to make the next move . |
| 27 | But nor was it every day that in broad daylight — given that the light was n't all that good — that she stood in what was now quite heavy rain getting soaked while her amorous swain waited for her to make the next move . |
| 28 | Then you might care for me to redraft the complete document in more concise form . |
| 29 | After all , you confused me with someone else , and I really should n't care for you to make the same mistake twice . |
| 30 | When he motioned for her to take the wooden spoon from him she did so , avoiding touching him at all costs . |