Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] for [art] [noun] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Basic computer keyboard skills have to be there — we would n't want to go the lengths of having to train them on that — but training on our specialist software means bringing them in for a week and we 'll probably bring them in every three months to keep updating them . ’ |
| 2 | I do n't know whether you 'll think I 'm boasting but that is n't the case , but I never ever regretted it and it a great deal of respect for me , you know and I could see that and did appreciate it and I know the people appreciated it just the same and erm it 's gone on from then till now but about , I retired in seventy-three , I was sixty-five and I said I 'd only do what anybody wanted for me , cos they had me in for the tax and I never ever heard twenty-one I think it was or thirty-one in come and I 'd go before I could satisfy them at Walsall but er I 'd got , not got enough money to be taxed in the bank , which was true . |
| 3 | Last autumn a conference in Toronto brought them together for an update and planning meeting . |
| 4 | He said he 'd put them away for a bit and give them to Oliver when he started smoking again . |
| 5 | Her husband had opened a bookshop to support her and their two children , but it was " imperative for her to work " at her old job as reader , " to tide them over for a year or two " . |
| 6 | You take me away for the weekend and then come back and act as if you 've just met me at a friend 's house for the first time ! |
| 7 | Adrian Jones of Laser … says its easy to sail … its not for the beginner but the club sailor will be able to handle it … he says it gives the opportunity for the normal man or girl in the street to sail together in a powerful boat … all the boats will be exactly the same … it means that the best sailor will win … |
| 8 | Furthermore , when it became clear from the tone of the debate that Georgy Razumovsky , Gorbachev 's favoured candidate to head the key statutes commission ( responsible for finalizing the draft party rules ) , would be defeated , Gorbachev instead put himself forward for the post and was approved by a three-to-one majority . |
| 9 | Somebody said , well the Harbourmaster 's not coming , I said , right go back to work and that 's the time I , that 's the time when we had the first baby and erm , that 's the first one we lost and anyhow they put me off for a fortnight and erm I went down to , I say go up the Board of Guardians , that was like the D H S S but a little bit lower and I just start to buy this house soon as I said to this bloke , he live in the council house over here this bloke , what was interviewing me |
| 10 | He had decided to do nothing further for the present and leave it to Berowne to make the first move . |
| 11 | Harry Little — the turnstile operator who would let you in for a penny or five Capstan Full Strength . |
| 12 | Mind you more for the governors but hard luck . |
| 13 | They 'll be happy to show you lots of properties , take you back for a second and a third look , keep you informed about new properties — as long as you seem clear about what you want and serious about buying it . |
| 14 | ‘ It 's like a man takes you out for a meal and he 's thinking , ‘ I let her have an horsd'oeuvre , so I can definitely ask her to wear the handcuffs later on . ' ’ |
| 15 | You here for an interview or something ? ’ |
| 16 | er I mean it depends I suppose the extent to which there 's any tutorial element but I mean erm whether they have you there for a week or something and teach you some of the practical |
| 17 | Er right I 'll just leave you there for a moment and put that back up there . |
| 18 | Well , people that I spoke to , spoken to from Cardiff , they they originally got involved because one of the lads used to work up in the factory , the chairman of their labour club , and after that I do n't , politically you know it started off completely non political , but after a while people latched on to it as a dispute that could be won , and you know that would be one up for the workers and the country . |
| 19 | erm because that 's like a continuous thing erm with with some other stuff , if it 's just like essays or projects due in at the end of this term or beginning of next , you know get , get the light stuff out of the way first erm and try you may find it easier if you , if you , what I used to do was sort of try and , you know , pace it out a little bit and not try and write an essay all at once because I found that very difficult to do but if you just sort of write a paragraph and do , do something else for a bit and you know kind of write another paragraph a bit later on in the day and , and , you know , kind of erm you know work , you know do n't , do n't try and write an essay all in one evening but try and sort of , you know , if you 've managed to spread it out over the course of a few days so that you do n't have to do too much at once I mean it 's difficult to concentrate on one thing |
| 20 | I think it might be an excellent idea if you forgot about everything else for a minute and let me hold you . ’ |
| 21 | All I did was turn me back for a minute and it was . |
| 22 | If we can sort of get them out for a night or even if they get back at twelve . |
| 23 | They let me out for the day and then , when he regained consciousness five days later , they let me out again to see him . |
| 24 | If Daddy was home , she 'd invite him in for a coffee and a clean-up . |
| 25 | She regarded him thoughtfully for a moment or two . |
| 26 | ‘ Last Tuesday Nellie , my wife , had to go to hospital and they kept her in for a day and a night for eye tests . |
| 27 | That 's why we 'll keep her in for a week or so , for tests , but our consultant is very pleased with her — and very optimistic . |
| 28 | Again he thanked her warmly for the meal and her hospitality , then , when she had gone , went before Shepherd and his son into the other room . |
| 29 | ‘ Oh — do n't tell me , I do n't want to know , ’ Emmie cried passionately , flinging herself down on top of William who suffered her patiently for a moment and then got up , shook himself and moved away . |
| 30 | And was still wondering some half an hour later when Rosa had settled her down for the night but frustration , sharper than any pangs of hunger , was keeping her awake . |