Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] [vb past] [to-vb] [adv prt] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | At teatime , there was honey , sour-milk scones and plum jam where you had to mind out for the stones . |
| 2 | I remembered that Charlie had always wanted to know how prices in Chelsea compared with those in Whitechapel , so I decided to find out for him . |
| 3 | ‘ Mrs Giraud has asked us to tell you that she had to step out for a short while , but to make yourself at home , ’ the receptionist had informed her . |
| 4 | You know them that we got to send off for that , I got head bag and you got that ? |
| 5 | And then he got so bad , that he had to go in for . |
| 6 | The other side of the roaring boy , the young Hal and poetry-loving bruiser , the devil in bed and pub , was a young man who felt alone in London , knowing that he had to look out for himself and look out sharply . |
| 7 | I get a bit dizzy lying down on the bench , like I 'm falling backwards and I got to sit up for a bit . |
| 8 | By the time I got into position , my lungs were bursting and I had to go up for air again . |
| 9 | Daisy was about to say ‘ by women ’ , but hastily changed it to ‘ by members of the congregation as I was leaving , and I had to get back for Ethel 's heart . ’ |
| 10 | I used them , about 14 a day , for a week and I managed to stay off for about a month . |
| 11 | And I tried to save up for a car cos my son was in the army . |
| 12 | In sharing the Reds ' upset win in that national trial he proved a bit of success as a distributor and made two scorching breaks which hinted at a swashbuckling touch to his nature : ‘ I was very keen to make a good impression in the trial because it took place a week after my ‘ B ’ debut against Ireland and I wanted to make up for two particular errors in that game . |
| 13 | ‘ If I wanted to settle down for a quiet read I 'd prefer the Kensington public library . |
| 14 | The sergeant looked at her closely , obviously wondering if she planned to run off for some reason . |
| 15 | Had to take him home in a taxi and we had to book out for him . |
| 16 | Their room was in darkness and he had to fumble about for the switch to the bedside lamps . |
| 17 | ‘ I think you would have got up and walked out , but I wanted to stay on for ever . |
| 18 | And er I got roped into it one year because I had to stop in for something or other that I Course I had n't done but |
| 19 | But the journey took longer than they planned , because they had to watch out for the evil troll who lurked under the bridge . |
| 20 | whether we needed to go back for anything to go in the fridge or freezer If I got this page sort of full by the end of the week , people there were picking out their , they were getting tea bags and coffee and biscuits , you know for two pages full , I 've got one page full and of course with that I could get erm , packet of the Ferrera Roche |
| 21 | She and Ella had plenty of time before they needed to set off for school . |
| 22 | The alarm was raised when she failed to turn up for a meeting with students . |
| 23 | Even though she tried to listen out for the sound of a returning car , the castle and the road leading up to it remained as silent as the grave . |
| 24 | They looked into one another 's eyes , and kissed with a great tenderness , as though they had to make up for the anger last time . |
| 25 | Started as they meant to go on for the holiday . |
| 26 | The roar from that great thoroughfare was deafening : traders , merchants and apprentices shouted themselves hoarse as they tried to make up for their previous loss of trade . |