Example sentences of "[be] [prep] [pron] [noun sg] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ME Polartek Sweater has hardly been off my back for the past month or so . |
| 2 | Landlord Bill Long , who has since moved to another pub , gave evidence in support of the defendant , verifying that he had been within his sight for the time in question , except for a brief spell when he was collecting glasses . |
| 3 | I would be on my bike for the rest of my life , stuck on the stopping train to nowhere . |
| 4 | Once every eight weeks the card 'll be on your door for the Big Turn and you pay me to scrub the close . |
| 5 | ‘ As you yourself informed us last night , and the lord sheriff has since confirmed , to our endless regret , and surely to yours , the young man you so beguiled is now dead , here within our walls , and shall be at our charge for the rites due to him . |
| 6 | He introduced them to Mobuto then went on to explain that one of them would always be at his side for the duration of his visit . |
| 7 | She 's been visiting the Compton family who have been without their car for the last two months . |
| 8 | An enemy could not approach him without being under his fire for the distance of more than a half-mile . ’ |
| 9 | The applicant , a member of the Tax Bar , had been served with notices under the Taxes Management Act 1970 requiring him to produce copies of documents which were in his possession for the purpose of providing legal advice to clients , who had not authorised disclosure . |
| 10 | The dog is with his owner for the greater part of the weekend and , through the week , the dog is road walked to produce fitness and show condition , so the ordinary show dog , apart from receiving the care and love of his owner , receives exercise and mental stimulus and is bonded with his owner by a common purpose . |
| 11 | One of the ways in which that can be done — again , this is mentioned in the Queen 's Speech — is by our support for the conference that will take place in Buenos Aires in June 1992 on the environment and on aid . |