Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [vb base] [pers pn] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For that matter , now that I see them for this moment so clearly , what has Hugh to do with the king , either ? |
| 2 | If you are going to take notes , let the candidate know at this stage , explain that you do it for all the candidates , and that they are nothing sinister but simply a memory aid . |
| 3 | ‘ And was n't he being romantic when he suggested that we consider you for this job ? |
| 4 | Nearly all of you promised to promote Society membership and I thank you for that . |
| 5 | So both in your letter to me and your letter to Mr Deva MP , you are helping to keep the voice of public opinion heard , and I thank you for both . |
| 6 | And I respect him for that . |
| 7 | Anyway , the people at SIS are big enough to take it and I respect them for that . ’ |
| 8 | I say twelve , and I let it for less because I 'm soft-hearted . |
| 9 | Councillor is on record , in fact not long after taking his job , that he does n't care much for state education , he prefers , grant maintained schools , the assisted places scheme , which I 'm pleased to say , Lord Mayor , we do n't operate in this district and neither did the Tories when they were in power and I applaud them for that |
| 10 | Cos I owe you for those , oh you need to take it out |
| 11 | ‘ And you hate me for all that , of course , ’ Luke accepted neutrally . |
| 12 | put this program in and you swap it for this er map disk , then it comes up , you tell it where you are , where you going to and it works your route out |
| 13 | You can set yourself a maximum bid , having viewed the fish beforehand , and can congratulate yourself if you get it for less . |
| 14 | But , that just means the levels of insurance , as a risk , ah , you know , and we 've just put a rate in to , to represent the , the levels of insurance because we charge you more if we insure you for more then . |
| 15 | But the speakers that you are observing ‘ know ’ how to use the resources of variation available to them , and they use them for many purposes , including the marking of varying social roles and functions . |
| 16 | I do not relish the thought of leaving her here with him while I drive you for many miles and wait for you to linger by shop windows . ’ |
| 17 | When I press him for more names he suddenly gets the deer-caught-in-the-headlights look , and , deciding he 's already revealed too much , replies , ‘ Ah , just people . ’ |