Example sentences of "[verb] your [noun] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ That should suit your taste for the melodramatic . ’ |
| 2 | Pick up your car in Kuala Lumpur , then take to the road , booking your hotel for the following night as you go . |
| 3 | Do not lose interest and let the end of a sentence fade away as you scan your notes for the next remark . |
| 4 | But make a point of trying a few of the most promising new bedding plants each year to see whether they do well in your garden , and match your criteria for a good bedding plant . |
| 5 | 8/Face sketched in lightly , eyes are lowered as is the custom in San'a to be as demure as possible if not a little apprehensive and afraid at the prospect of meeting your husband for the first time on your wedding night . |
| 6 | THE chance of Ernie picking your number for the monthly Pounds 250,000 prize is 2,400 million to one . |
| 7 | The only paper on your desk should be that on which you are currently working and material waiting to receive your attention for the first time . |
| 8 | ‘ Please may we borrow your office for a few minutes , Major Spicer ? ’ |
| 9 | Hold your breath for a few moments . |
| 10 | It 's probably best not to feed your fish for the first day or so as they settle in ( though some fish will feed within a few minutes of being stocked ) . |
| 11 | But the object of parenthood was just this , to fit your children for an independent existence . |
| 12 | ‘ No , I have n't actually , but I 've admired your work for a long time . ’ |
| 13 | I 'd like your recommendations for the best boiling , baking , roasting , chipping potatoes , three or four for different purposes but I 'm going to ask Walter to comment on the question first of all ? |
| 14 | When you meet your teacher for the first time , tell him , or her , as much as you can about why you decided to have lessons . |
| 15 | Your GP will also keep your details for the systematic screening programmes for breast and cervical cancer . |
| 16 | Your GP will also keep your details for the systematic screening programmes ( for breast and cervical cancer ) . |
| 17 | I 'll have to do some more calls on Friday night to try and get those appointments , and if necessary , I 'll have to come in on Saturday morning , because you do n't finish a week until you 've got your appointments for the following week . |
| 18 | Our special price will whet your appetite for the dry season 's gardening essential . |
| 19 | You can make a private deal with insurance companies to insure your legs for a million pounds if they are your sole way of earning a living ! |
| 20 | I heard your name for the first time . |
| 21 | ‘ There 's making love to order on the one hand , ’ says Matthew , ‘ and there 's not having sex when you fancy it because you know you must conserve your sperm for the optimum moment in the month . ’ |
| 22 | Refine your formulation for the foreign culture , removing the self-reference criteria which you have identified , and use this assessment to solve the problem . |
| 23 | At 8.30 you 'll take your places for a three-course meal which will include Smoked salmon . |
| 24 | Called Boar-Mate , it is available from farm suppliers at about Pounds 2.50 a tin and is good for more than 100 matings — just do n't take your girlfriend for a romantic walk near a pig farm . |
| 25 | We can take your booking for the entire trip : air or rail travel , car hire , and reservations for anything from a honeymoon suite in a five-star luxury hotel to a self-catering villa for families travelling together . |
| 26 | They really run this hospital , and they 'll be running your life for the next few years . ’ |
| 27 | I would appreciate your prayers for the following : |
| 28 | If you devise your item for a specific number e.g. divisible by two or four , have an alternative plan in case someone falls sick . |
| 29 | Ask your intermediary for a full explanation of cover if you 're not sure . |
| 30 | After reading your magazine for a few years now , I feel it 's time to send you a letter . |