Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] for the [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was a big disappointment to me that when I applied for the news editor 's job , I did n't get it . |
| 2 | I repeat that if one adds to that the £40 million from the foundation , the £20 million a year for football and the £1 million that I found for the champion coaching scheme , it is clear that our commitment to sport is greater than anyone 's . |
| 3 | Thus reassured , I head for the exhibition halls and spend the day collecting promotional leaflets and free samples of new products that I have n't the faintest intention of buying . |
| 4 | It was time to find Graham Fearnley and I headed for the champagne tent . |
| 5 | I headed for the tube station at Baker Street and turned down my collar as I came into the Marylebone Road . |
| 6 | I headed for the bus line . |
| 7 | A la c , I opted for the DIY antipasto buffet , then manzo alle quattro salse — like a pre-cooked beef fondue , which suits me fine — and finally Panna Cotta which the menu translates with pinpoint accuracy as Type of Pudding . |
| 8 | Unable to synchronise descending bum with ascending saddle or to run more than 500 yards without a coughing fit , I opted for the mountain bike . |
| 9 | And I learned to drive — mum and dad paid for my driving lessons and I paid for the driving test . |
| 10 | Guess how much I paid for the Christmas pud ? |
| 11 | I suppose for the construction industry you 're then looking at |
| 12 | I watched for the gas station on Harvey 's map and turned off on to an unmade road that kicked up stones against the underside of the Rambler and laid a film of dust across the tinted windscreen . |
| 13 | Today I called for the gravy dinner plus two vedge and a carafe of red — which for me , rotting veteran of Pizza Pit and Burger Shack , of Doner Den and Furter Hut , is the equivalent of a handful of brown rice and a glass of effervescent Vitamin C. ( There are health-food joints around here , run by aged hippies or unsmiling Danes . |
| 14 | So that I think the situation affecting the Greater York area is that there wis there is a requirement to accommodate within the ring part of the needs of the city , and on our best estimate that er I apologize for the word overspill , but it it is descriptive , is of the order of three thousand three hundred dwellings to be accommodated in the ring which after the needs of York . |
| 15 | I closed my eyes in reverence as I chewed then as I reached for the pint pot again I looked up at the small figure on the bin . |
| 16 | Fortunately the aircraft maintained a perfect climbing attitude while I tried to sort it out , I reached for the elevator trim wheel ; one glance told me it was in the normal position . |
| 17 | ‘ I went for the Enterprise Allowance a couple of years ago , ’ says London graphic designer Trevor Jackson , 22 . |
| 18 | I decided to go for the pills first , but after three months I was still in agony so I went for the laser operation . |
| 19 | Home I went for the Christmas vac with the ragged tatters of what should have been a well-moulded start to a brilliant career ! |
| 20 | As the trout began to tire , I fumbled for the landing net . |
| 21 | I play for the Stone Lodge Lane team a couple of nights a week . |
| 22 | I waited for the bedtime story . |
| 23 | I left for the South Coast to join Lord Lovat and the invasion that was to come . ’ |
| 24 | I reach for the glove compartment . |
| 25 | I know perfectly well what responsibilities I have for the Home Office and for the actions of Home Office officials and the Minister who handled the case , and I know my own responsibility in this matter . |
| 26 | I volunteered for the Grenadier Guards , well I had to go to Chelsea Barracks and after a week there , they decided that I was n't medically fit for them , although the doctor or the M O at the Ipswich Recruiting Officer said , oh yes , you 're A one you 'll be fine for the guard but cos I was fairly well built , stature wise . |
| 27 | Now I work for the Family Planning Association because they pay a salary as well as a bonus for each sterilisation . |
| 28 | Well I work for the organization Crossroads , and I think what I find in in my contacts with carers is that they need help in the way , and when they need it however , our organization is restricted by lack of funding |
| 29 | ‘ Can I ask for the ring back ? ’ he mumbled . |
| 30 | When war broke out in South Africa MacBride was one of the first and most prominent members of the Irish Brigade which fought for the Boer republics , and at Ladysmith , Colenso , and elsewhere he proved himself to be a brave and resourceful soldier . |