Example sentences of "[adj] [adv] [verb] [pers pn] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is crucial not to repeat it for the surprise will be gone and all the children will be looking for is the method . |
| 2 | That hardly qualifies you for the title ‘ other woman ’ ! ’ |
| 3 | He gained his school colours for rugger and was unlucky not to get them for the Field Game and the Wall Game — another game confined to Eton . |
| 4 | ‘ I ‘ m not doing it for the money . |
| 5 | ‘ Outlandos D'Amour ’ , the inversions that Andy was using , that really excited me for a period . |
| 6 | Well , Mrs Davis , I ca n't promise you a rise ( and I certainly would n't be bold enough to ask you for a hug ! ) but what I can offer you is the chance to choose between a substantial pay-rise … £1,500 a year … and a cheque for the generous sum of £15,000 . |
| 7 | He told the rector at Boston that this was a person of unusual spiritual powers ; that how to train him for the whole Church was a responsibility ; that he was anxious that these abilities should not be confined to academic spheres . |
| 8 | That certainly qualifies him for a prize for brass neck . |
| 9 | ‘ I 'd rather be doing it on my own , ’ Maria responded waspishly , taking advantage of the fact that no one was near enough to overhear them for the moment . |
| 10 | I waited until the tea was ready then joined them for a warming meal of steak and kidney pudding , followed by a very hot mug of tea into which was placed a measure of Navy rum . |