Example sentences of "for [pos pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since the identity of the lover — the woman — becomes submerged in the other lover 's desire for her/his body , one of the two may become afraid and want to kill the other . |
| 2 | ‘ One of the reasons for my downfall is that I am a rep for Taunton Cider , and one of the first things Yvonne told me was to keep off alcohol . ’ |
| 3 | Axel shuddered , then continued , ‘ Well , he was partly to blame for my downfall . ’ |
| 4 | I 'm going for my lunch now . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'm just off for my lunch , ’ said Wexford firmly . |
| 6 | For my lunch , a half-a-cup of chicken bullion made with a |
| 7 | I stopped at the church for my lunch , sitting on a hot tombstone looking out across the fields to Semer Water . |
| 8 | I am hungry having been too upset for my morning egg because of a difficulty with the soldiers which Pa refused to do anything about , then heartlessly reproduced the very same egg for my lunch . |
| 9 | no you give me a pound for my lunch out of there |
| 10 | I did n't have any any any almonds for my lunch . |
| 11 | Yeah , I had some for my lunch . |
| 12 | Du n no what I fancy for my lunch . |
| 13 | I might get one of those for my lunch , hold that . |
| 14 | no , it 's for my lunch tomorrow you see |
| 15 | This video is for my generation but can be used by anybody . |
| 16 | ‘ I 'm gratified to find you so concerned for my welfare , Li Yuan . |
| 17 | That they were pleased with whatever deal they 'd made for my release . |
| 18 | He added : ‘ They will ask for my release but if I am back in Liverpool 's first team then I 'll have to weigh it up . |
| 19 | The first was of my parents appealing for news of me and — of course — for my release . |
| 20 | He expressed gratitude to " the millions of my compatriots and those in every corner of the globe who have campaigned tirelessly for my release " . |
| 21 | It is not you but my kidnappers who care for me now , who feed me and clothe me and shelter me while you sit safe and secure at home trying to find new ways to avoid paying for my release ! |
| 22 | All you had to do was to hold up the negotiations until I got desperate and then bully me into authorizing the Japanese deal on the pretext of raising money to pay for my release ! |
| 23 | Bedelia gave me some aspirins and a cloth soaked in cold water and vinegar for my forehead . |
| 24 | I shall arrange for my herbalist to call on Ben within the next few days . ’ |
| 25 | For the past three months I 've been trying to buy some SIMMS for my Mesh 386SX . |
| 26 | ‘ That 's O.K. , the firm pays for my taxi , ’ I babbled , holding it out to him between trembling fingers as if it were a dead insect . |
| 27 | OK , so he paid me for my taxi . |
| 28 | Over the next few weeks , with Eva directing me — which she loved — I prepared a Sam Shepard speech from The Mad Dog Blues for my audition with Shadwell . |
| 29 | The driver grabbed me by the shoulder and asked for my fare . |
| 30 | For my fare . ’ |