Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pron] [noun sg] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Coronation Street began in 1960 but , as any fule kno , it did n't catch its stride for a good ten years . |
| 2 | NEWCASTLE 'S Paul Charters is hoping victory against lightweight world challenger Racheed Lawal in Denmark tonight will boost his bid for a European title challenge . |
| 3 | ‘ That should suit your taste for the melodramatic . ’ |
| 4 | Would n't It be better , Nathaniel , to let us all relax and enjoy our expedition for a few weeks ? |
| 5 | Mrs Coleridge may have felt that the Blue Coat School would best prepare her son for the clerical career John Coleridge had wished him to follow . |
| 6 | The literature on lateral eye movements has been reviewed by Ehrlichman and Weinberger ( 1978 ) and the reader should consult their paper for a thorough critique . |
| 7 | At the end of the debate , the House will give its support for the Prime Minister carrying on playing a full part in European evolution — an evolution about which we have been too hesitant for too long . |
| 8 | Occasionally the sun would appear from behind a roof-top , and she would feel its warmth for a few seconds . |
| 9 | John-William Dallam would give her credit for no more sense than that . |
| 10 | She had been asked for twelve and it was now half past eleven , which would give her time for a pleasant comfortable drive to Carpendens Court . |
| 11 | Horses out riding can show their intolerance for the same daily routine and their need for excitement . |
| 12 | But why not give him credit for a simple human weakness ; the attraction of eating a good dinner which he has n't had to cook ? ’ |
| 13 | Remember , you can at any time exchange our equipment for the latest models as soon as they become available . |
| 14 | ‘ Please may we borrow your office for a few minutes , Major Spicer ? ’ |
| 15 | Sister was off duty , but the staff nurse , a big , auburn-haired girl with freckles , agreed to let Juliet see her mother for a few minutes . |
| 16 | Mrs Fort , of Dagenham , Essex , died last year , five days after being punched and kicked by a boy who knocked on her door asking if he could search her garden for a lost football . |
| 17 | Thomas Carlyle had suggested to Elizabeth Gaskell that she should ‘ use her pen for the public good ’ and this both husband and wife tried to do in their way . |
| 18 | Thus Leo I thought it better that his congregation should keep their fasting for the proper liturgical seasons publicly set aside for it , rather than carry it out as a private ascetic exercise . |
| 19 | Any Charioteer may swap his bow for a long bow at a cost of +1 point . |
| 20 | Our special price will whet your appetite for the dry season 's gardening essential . |
| 21 | ‘ That fucker , my father-in-law , will ruin my erection for the whole day , ’ he said . |
| 22 | Instead of putting their money into business , people lent it to the government in the hope that ERNIE ( the nickname of the Electronic Random Number Indicator ) would select their number for the top prize ( then ) of a modest £1,000 . |
| 23 | Sally-Anne Tunstall , beloved daughter of Senator Jared Tunstall , arguably the richest man in the USA , and his dear wife Mary , niece of Orrin Tunstall , the American ambassador , society beauty , heiress , spoiled child of fortune , who had once thought that the world was her ball to play with , sat on her bed in an East End attic , dressed in her skivvy 's clothing , grieving because she could not consummate her love for a poor doctor who had renounced the world over which she had once reigned . |
| 24 | WIGAN will launch their bid for a fifth consecutive Stones Bitter Championship title at home to Hull one of just two sides to win in the league at Central Park last season . |
| 25 | Les Conn : ‘ So anyway ’ , I said to David , ‘ I think you 'll have to have your hair cut , otherwise you wo n't get this programme on television ’ , to which he replied that he would n't cut his hair for the Prime Minister . |
| 26 | But Terry could take his wife for a three-night self-catering break for as little as £20 each . |
| 27 | She sat dully in the cab while the driver talked non-stop about foreign tourists who would dominate his trade for a few more months to come . |
| 28 | Called Boar-Mate , it is available from farm suppliers at about Pounds 2.50 a tin and is good for more than 100 matings — just do n't take your girlfriend for a romantic walk near a pig farm . |
| 29 | We can take your booking for the entire trip : air or rail travel , car hire , and reservations for anything from a honeymoon suite in a five-star luxury hotel to a self-catering villa for families travelling together . |
| 30 | I have almost no social life , free only when my disabled mother can manage my child for a few hours . |