Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] [prep] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | her used glass for me at a private view — |
| 32 | A part time post was created for me at a busy hospital 40 miles from home , and the arrangement worked very well . |
| 33 | ‘ She has worked for me for a long time . |
| 34 | Sister said she had no work for me for a few minutes , so I could direct traffic for her whilst she had a few words with Dr Jones . |
| 35 | ‘ Mr Tunney , ’ he gasped — mistaking me for someone else ? as he reached for me with a flailing hand . |
| 36 | ( What kind of a rest is it meant to be for me with a querulous adolescent ? |
| 37 | The reader in men and masculinity from Bradford University conjured up images for me of a muscular man walking in with a few four-packs of larger under his arms ready to address BASW delegates . |
| 38 | I once had to have the gnomic response of one respected editor of a major journal interpreted for me by a senior colleague . |
| 39 | The world spread out for me in a new map of associations and sensations . |
| 40 | For someone with a good reading knowledge of German and Anglo-Saxon , the coguate tongue of Norse offered few difficulties . |
| 41 | Much as he admired schoolgirls , flouting the law was too much of a risk for someone with a public image . |
| 42 | The Building Management Committee seeks Chartered Builders who are experienced managers in the industry and the Facilities Management Committee has a vacancy for someone with a dual CIOB/CIBSE qualification . |
| 43 | People who have had experience of caring for someone on a long-term basis stress how important it is to lay down certain ‘ house rules ’ beforehand . |
| 44 | For someone on a low income , weekly credit payments of £5 might be a heavy burden — though virtually imperceptible for someone on a high income . |
| 45 | For someone on a low income , weekly credit payments of £5 might be a heavy burden — though virtually imperceptible for someone on a high income . |
| 46 | Despite these fluctuations in his status I remember him fondly on his infrequent leaves as someone with a great sense of fun . |
| 47 | ‘ I 'd be scared of them coming after me with a big shotgun . |
| 48 | With a hiss , the double-sided door began to close , just as the figure of Mahon turned the corner and came after them at a terrifying speed . |
| 49 | They called to him twice before he heard , and then he started and came after them at a rapid walk , like a man driven by some urgent pain he could not slough off . |
| 50 | I 've been after them for a long time and I 'll get them for this . ’ |
| 51 | If the wife is unable to take a nap in the afternoon when the children are napping , then possibly there is someone who could look after them for a few hours at least one day a week for her to regain her strength . |
| 52 | She 's going to look after them for a little while |
| 53 | Heads came bursting from every doorway to see them pass , and the warm hum of excitement and eagerness span after them in a golden thread , the voice of the brightness that flashed like sparks from face to face . |
| 54 | You could decide to work at a time when your partner or a friend is round to see the baby , or arrange for someone — a childminder or relative — to look after her for a few hours each week . |
| 55 | Snappy bounded after her for a few yards , then scampered away to follow his mistress . |
| 56 | No , yeah I 'll come with you , you go off and stay with Joyce , look after her for a little while and let Kenneth sort things out ! |
| 57 | The others gaze after her in a casual way and resume their Beatles medley . |
| 58 | The one thing Phil is still learning is how to cope when batsmen get after him on a good pitch . |
| 59 | Harold acceded at once and I trotted dutifully after him to a small anteroom adjoining the Cabinet room . |
| 60 | I remember at the time Wilko saying how he though Kerslake was an excellent buy , and how he 'd been after him for a long time . |