Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] [prep] [pers pn] for the " in BNC.

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1 Can you please let me know what the position is with regard to order number 026 that I placed with you for the above tape to run it on VAX 3500 running ULTRIX , at either 6250 or 1600 bpi ? ( ordered on 12 May )
2 I thought about it for the prescribed two days , chanting , ‘ How do I get her to sign the form ? — How do I get her to sign the form ? ’ , then switched on the wireless in the middle of a biblical play about Moses and God 's voice boomed out of the speakers :
3 I went to him for the political because I was a red hot loyalist at that time .
4 Now I supported Prescott , I must say I voted for him for the er for deputy leader , right , but I think he 's wrong , right , on this particular issue , this compromise that he 's floating and I think it should be dropped .
5 This was the start of the parrot legend which stuck to me for the rest of my career .
6 She looked at him for the first time , then lowered her eyes again .
7 Three who suffered particularly at the time were Richard and Phoebe Winch who lived just below the Centre and in whose house I often took my evening glass of ‘ allowed ’ claret , and Ann Willson who looked after me for the Saturday and Sunday .
8 When she reached it , she felt behind her for the handle .
9 Two you had off me for the fete .
10 They argued about it for the rest of the afternoon , he becoming sullen and sorry , she remaining dispassionate , untouched-She was impressed by his sudden remorse .
11 The unremitting contempt had become unendurable , although it occurred to her for the first time that Luke might actually resent her .
12 It occurred to her for the first time that there were a couple of curious anomalies in her childhood .
13 It occurred to her for the first time that there was no sign of a car , apart from her own .
14 It occurred to me for the first time that he might not know whether or not I 'd lost the baby .
15 It occurred to him for the first time that Celia would be a bad enemy , just as she was a good friend .
16 It was full of pieces of paper , which he dropped behind him for the other boys to follow .
17 It dawned on her for the first time that perhaps the other woman had married for money .
18 Nodding gently to himself , he reached beside him for the blanket .
19 He looked at me for the first time when I said this .
20 He nodded and he looked at me for the first time .
21 He looked at her for the first time with real unease .
22 He looked at her for the first time since the beginning ; her head was still turned away , her hands over her face ; she had shown no further response to anything he had done .
23 He looked at her for the first time and saw the tears on her cheeks that were glistening in the starlight .
24 He 's a very contented baby , a joy to his parents and big sister , and today at nine weeks old ( 40+3 ) , he smiled at us for the first time .
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