Example sentences of "[verb] your [noun] for the [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 | 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 . |
| 5 | THE chance of Ernie picking your number for the monthly Pounds 250,000 prize is 2,400 million to one . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 ) . |
| 8 | 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 ? |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Your GP will also keep your details for the systematic screening programmes for breast and cervical cancer . |
| 11 | Your GP will also keep your details for the systematic screening programmes ( for breast and cervical cancer ) . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Our special price will whet your appetite for the dry season 's gardening essential . |
| 14 | I heard your name for the first time . |
| 15 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 16 | Refine your formulation for the foreign culture , removing the self-reference criteria which you have identified , and use this assessment to solve the problem . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | They really run this hospital , and they 'll be running your life for the next few years . ’ |
| 19 | I would appreciate your prayers for the following : |
| 20 | A home improvement project can change your lifestyle for the better , but if it 's a big project that goes wrong , the result can be a nightmare . |
| 21 | Silicon Amnesia Sir : I bought your magazine for the first time this month and was very annoyed that I have been missing out on an excellent value piece of publishing catering to beginners ( me ) and experienced alike . |
| 22 | Can you imitate an academic ? — like not washing or changing your shirt for the next few days … ? ’ |
| 23 | Write your diary for the first full day . |
| 24 | This paper seeks your approval for the revised estimate for the current financial year , nineteen ninety-three , ninety-four , and the for estimates nineteen ninety-four , ninety-five , for the policy commission . |
| 25 | I think you might do better to live with him for a while , before you actually tie the nuptial knot with someone who may be borrowing your knickers for the next 60 years . |
| 26 | START — FOLLOW your noses for the great Health Works party game — Blind Man 's Sniff . |
| 27 | I 'll never forget seeing your Grandfather for the first time , I could n't believe any human being could have a face like that . ’ |
| 28 | The first part , lasting four weeks , is a " clean up " , which will prepare your body for the second phase , also four weeks . |
| 29 | remember that it is up to you what you include on your schedule The more accurately you can assess your expenditure for the next year , the easier it should prove to keep on top of your finances . |
| 30 | Mock interviews and tape-recording answers will pay handsome dividends at the interview itself when you would otherwise find yourself practising your answers for the first time . |