Example sentences of "[verb] for [pron] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Henry Ratter had arranged for me to attend several training courses , including the two-day ‘ Quality in Action ’ workshop . |
| 2 | The fear of a ‘ few stern five minutes ’ with his father , who wanted him to leave Battersea Grammar School for the neighbouring public school St. Paul 's , and had arranged for him to have special lessons in Latin verse and in Greek , kept him steadily at school work , although he knew he ‘ could do better at lessons if I wished ’ . |
| 3 | If you are interested please contact Margaret or Hilda at the Office — NOW — Overnight accommodation can be arranged for anyone travelling long distance . |
| 4 | ‘ The Prince of Wales discovered that I was to be at Broadstairs at this time ; my cooking pleased him , ’ he added simply , ‘ and voilà , he asked for me to cook this banquet too . |
| 5 | As it was , however , no suitable opportunity arose for me to gain such information . |
| 6 | The cost per head will be £5.00 ( which allows for a contribution to NCT funds if enough of us go ) and its obviously sensible to arrange for us to share 4–5 cars . |
| 7 | The Liberals ' strategists , after panicking about Campbellmania , are now praying for her to become Tory leader . |
| 8 | Patrick does n't know for you know one log from another . |
| 9 | To one who had waited so long , this letter would scarcely have indicated that the time had come for him to take vigorous action on his own . |
| 10 | It seems as if the time has come for you to bring this side of life to the fore , and even without your co-operation other people will persuade you that being independent does not mean being alone . |
| 11 | And er he he was having a conference in , course with dropping out of the Labour Party , the Labour Party finished with him and did n't bother and anyw he he someone I do n't know who it was , it was n't him himself but someone told me that he was looking for somebody to organize this conference in , so I said , Well I I 'll do it . |
| 12 | ‘ Well , ’ said the agent , ‘ they 're looking for someone to play Long John Silver in a new production of Treasure Island . ’ |
| 13 | They 're looking for someone to play this sort of deformed hunchback , part werewolf , part vampire . |
| 14 | Sir Alf Ramsey was n't popular with many ( it is n't a manager 's job to be popular ) but every player who played for him had enormous respect and liking for him . |
| 15 | It was this loco that regularly worked the 17.09 two coach local from Chesterfield to Sheffield in 1962 , and after school it was customary to go down to the station and wait for it to arrive light engine . |
| 16 | yeah so they 've agreed for me to take fifteen pound a week instead of ten |
| 17 | I did n't plan for you to lose that job , whatever you may think . " |
| 18 | He looked at Bigwig , as though waiting for him to ask another question . |
| 19 | She was waiting for him to make some reply , and he said slowly : ‘ I guess you must be homesick , now Captain Dawson is n't here . ’ |
| 20 | I was too busy holding on to the edge of my chair and waiting for him to rise twenty feet in the air . |
| 21 | I 'm waiting for you to make those things in your erm |
| 22 | The rooms he opened for her had few signs of childish occupation . |
| 23 | In January 1989 the human rights organization Amnesty International urged the government to investigate numerous killings of trade union leaders and called for it to take immediate action over the suspected participation of police and members of the judiciary in harassment of and death threats against peasant leaders . |
| 24 | They 're calling for you to give some sort of speech . ’ |
| 25 | The University will expect the students to take more responsibility for their own learning experiences , and more opportunities will be provided for them to develop personal skills like independence and initiative , leadership , flexibility and team work , communication skills and so on ; in short , the qualities which will help people to succeed in a wide variety of jobs after graduation . |
| 26 | They were they were asking for them to make more slates for for less money and they were n't prepared to sit down and really talk it through with the men they just treated you know they just had this awful attitude |
| 27 | In the backs , Kenny Logan has had a somewhat disappointing season after being capped in Australia last summer , but the stage is set for him to recover lost ground , as it is for his Stirling County colleague , Ian Jardine . |
| 28 | In the backs , Kenny Logan has had a somewhat disappointing season after being capped in Australia last summer , but the stage is set for him to recover lost ground , as it is for his Stirling County colleague , Ian Jardine . |
| 29 | And even Gazzer did not appreciate the strength of character it needed for her to make that choice . |
| 30 | Murray 's father appealled for anyone withholding important information to consider the anguish his family is going through . |