Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] for the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jinny remembered Bella 's words and understood them properly for the first time . |
| 2 | He pulled rank and went to bed at half past eleven , leaving me on for the late-night drinks . |
| 3 | Er , you would n't call them in for the petty things . |
| 4 | If you have any views about ways in which we could help each other in such situations perhaps you 'd like to jot them down for the next newsletter . |
| 5 | They said their father contacted them suddenly for the first time two months ago after walking out on them 18 years ago . |
| 6 | I would recommend them only for the casual observer who wants little apart from views of lunar craters . |
| 7 | The figure stopped dead and saw them obviously for the first time . |
| 8 | There is no need for us to act like hedgehogs , eating all that we can to fill ourselves up for the coming months . |
| 9 | I 've always really had to depend on having someone else for the intricate stuff so that I can keep things fairly simple for myself . |
| 10 | Assuming that the seller can then re-sell them elsewhere for the same price as the buyer had agreed to pay , the seller will suffer no loss . |
| 11 | Say they started on a Monday at two o'clock in the afternoon , he or she will take them away for the first hour and go through some of the main points of their work here . |
| 12 | Had kept all of them just for the proud thrill of his in truth rather badly formed hand . |
| 13 | Nigel tarted himself up for the two days before her visit . |
| 14 | Charles made himself up for the new role , and dressed in the new costume . |
| 15 | He usually sleeps for a couple of days and then slowly builds himself up for the next trip . |
| 16 | The Graduate Enterprise Programme can change that by helping you jump each hurdle , rather than letting you in for the high jump . |
| 17 | The Butlins Empire has now had to market itself anew for the experienced package tourist ; a move from wooden chalets to brick-built country suites , from the Minehead Camp to Summerwest World . |
| 18 | Having all four styles comfortably within your repertoire thus equips you best for the total process of learning from experience . |
| 19 | Thank you also for the ten pound cheque which I 'll be donating to Cancer Research , Yours sincerely , Angela . |
| 20 | Yeah , I know he 's admitted it already that does n't mean we 're not gon na get you back for the first time you fucking did it ! |
| 21 | We 've been looking for you everywhere for the past hour ! |
| 22 | When they come back into work , begin feeding the highfat/performance-type diet about six weeks in advance while you are training them up for the extra work ahead . |
| 23 | she obviously took them both for the same thing did n't she ? |
| 24 | Not going to pay me back for the bloody nose , even if you did nearly knock my head off ? ’ |
| 25 | There are some production hiccups that still need sorting and the setup should be better , but it 's generally well-built , highly individual to look at and I 'd recommend it to anybody just for the wonderful mixture of filth , jangle and clang that the pickups provide . |
| 26 | None of this was her affair , she told herself not for the first time . |
| 27 | It sounded as if Irina was setting herself up for the planned return to Moscow , ahead of the Brückner lawyers . |
| 28 | The bag lady enters Venice , she thought , trying to cheer herself up for the daunting journey ahead . |
| 29 | You can watch the newsreader 's lips getting into gear , like Fatima Whitbread psyching herself up for the big throw . |
| 30 | She was out every evening , sometimes staying away all night and coming back in the afternoon only to tart herself up for the next evening away . |