Example sentences of "[to-vb] [prep] [pron] [noun sg] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ENGLAND new boy Les Ferdinand has Ray Wilkins 's nagging to thank for his call-up for the Turkey match later this month . |
| 2 | Ellen offered me a poisonous smile , but I had no time to worry about her distaste for the militaristic para-medic . |
| 3 | One day Mr Brownlow asked him to come to his study for a little talk . |
| 4 | to come to my home for a holiday and a rest … |
| 5 | Hanging back so they were just at the limit of vision , she followed them through the tunnels of the complex , occasionally passing other personnel or soldiers , who ignored her to concentrate on their search for the fugitive . |
| 6 | After the break-up with Hugh she had resolved to concentrate on her career for the next few years . |
| 7 | BOXING / Swift fits in boxing around work while Richardson quits job in his bid for gold medal Boxing MIDDLESBROUGH light-welterweight Peter Richardson is quitting his job for four months to concentrate on his bid for an Olympic medal . |
| 8 | If she did n't make a stand now he would expect her to jump to his bidding for the rest of the voyage . |
| 9 | The addition was believed to relate to his passion for the music of the 1960s protest singer . |
| 10 | Encourage children to talk about their preference for a particular toy . |
| 11 | It was a great pleasure to meet you at the Conference in Lisbon and to talk about your proposal for an introduction to CALL . |
| 12 | ‘ I just thought it was a shame to go inside on such a night as this , ’ he continued , ‘ so I persuaded Will to partake of my company for a while . ’ |
| 13 | Recording Studios — an outfit Bunny and I had actually done some backtrack recording for when they wanted a sound they could n't synthesize — and that it was vital that I contact Mr Warren immediately to consult on his availability for a major recording contract , and which pub was he in anyway ? |
| 14 | Three stone lighter and a virtual insomniac , she has campaigned tirelessly for their release and her efforts were rewarded last week when Michelle and Lisa were granted the right to appeal against their conviction for the murder of Alison O'Shaughnessy . |
| 15 | Thank you , I am pleased to hear of your support for the principle of settlements which no doubt you 'll agree with me would tend to safeguard settlements within the greenbelt . |
| 16 | Cos Grant 's gone off to play with his computer for a few minutes . |
| 17 | Then he got me and two more drivers to go into his room for a hand of pontoon . |
| 18 | But on another level the linguistic acrobatics which the novel displays provide Mira with verbal strategies that enable her to cope with her fear for the future and her personal situation in the present . |
| 19 | Maundy Thursday we pitched a large trailer tent at Longridge to use as our base for the weekend . |
| 20 | I think it 's partly to do with his admiration for the language , and also his background as both a reported and a writer . ’ |
| 21 | King even promised to lobby on their behalf for a new jetty to be built instead off Hinkley Point itself — the only time he made a strong stand against any aspect of the Hinkley C project . |
| 22 | It should be something useful for setting up home , if only a rather expensive bottle-opener , possibly with other small mementoes of his favourite bachelor activities or sport such as golf balls , presented inside something amusing and clearly feminine but not in bad taste , such as a pair of stockings , with a blue garter for him to give to his bride for the wedding so that she can wear ‘ something borrowed , something blue , . |
| 23 | She would never again have so much rapt attention focused upon her , and she stood silent , until one lady , younger than most of those present , started to rummage in her handbag for a cigarette . |
| 24 | He told conference delegates he had been asked by the BNFL board and the Government to continue in his post for a short period after March 31 as his successor — John Guinness , currently Permanent Secretary in the DoE — could not easily be released from that post until after the general election . |
| 25 | They will usually be happy to climb aboard your finger for the short trip outside and will walk on to whatever leaf , stem or flower you want to transfer them to . |
| 26 | It was also good to share in his enthusiasm for the work of the Lord and to see his obvious joy that the Lord should use him and his family in such a way . |
| 27 | The Scots failed to qualify from their pool for the main competition and suffered a heavy defeat in the plate but , as they left their hotel , there were words of consolation . |
| 28 | That had always been the plan and was not some presbyterian purge on behalf of the coaches Douglas Morgan and John Jeffrey in retribution for Scotland 's showing in the tournament , where , for the second successive week , they failed to qualify from their pool for the main competition and suffered a heavy defeat in the plate . |
| 29 | ‘ No , it 's not work , old son , I 've come to crash on your floor for a couple of nights . ’ |
| 30 | No-one in Vienna knew her or me ; I was to perform on her behalf for the current season . |