Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pron] [adv prt] for [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Denis Smith says it was an interesting game and his team played well … it was a hard game … but after four defeats it was just the result they wanted and will help build them up for the rest of the season |
| 2 | She lets me furl her around for a while , and makes those shammy gasps she knows I like , and gives detailed promise of all that cocked and candid talent — before she calls a halt , slithers off the bed , corrects her clothing , brushes her hair , changes her shoes , powders her nose , slides my Johnson out of her mouth and insists on lunch . |
| 3 | Then they ( the police ) would lock me up for a couple of hours at a time but I did n't get charged until I was 15 . ’ |
| 4 | We 'd clear them out for the licensee if he was having trouble . |
| 5 | I did n't consider the possibility of turning back to the runway behind me , but at the time I thought that a very low-level circuit to the left would bring me round for a landing on an adjacent runway . |
| 6 | I 'll send someone round for the lap-top now . ’ |
| 7 | If it were up to me , I 'd jock you off for the rest of the season . |
| 8 | Australian Aborigines are very direct about this so they , so they do expect something back for the initiation an and it 's a kind of reciprocal thing where okay , you initiate me and I 'll put up with all this crap from you , but you know , you give me a wife , you 've got daughters I want a wife and er if I do n't get it , there 's gon na be real trouble and this is how the system works . |
| 9 | Let it carry him along for a bit longer . |
| 10 | I would n't give him up for the world . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ That person is here again , Miss Grenfell , she says she has slippers for you , shall I show her in for the fitting ? ’ |
| 12 | Best to sit back and cue him up for the one-liners . |
| 13 | We 've got some soup so we thought well we can make some of that up in the morning then we could just warm it up for the dinners |
| 14 | That 's why we 'll keep her in for a week or so , for tests , but our consultant is very pleased with her — and very optimistic . |
| 15 | Gary Stevens , whose non-appearance was announced on Monday , is to enter hospital tomorrow for an operation on his damaged left foot that will keep him out for the rest of the season . |
| 16 | But if we do n't get a good response to this I might stick it in for the day in The Post . |
| 17 | In this respect , it would seem to be more important that family relationships improve , whether or not husband and wife remain together , rather than urging parents to ‘ stick it out for the sake of the children ’ in unhappy marriages . |
| 18 | But you can only use it up for a month and then you . |
| 19 | Millions Of Honey opened Saturday night with a sparky set of robust , melodic guitar songs that have toughened and matured over the last year of line-up shuffles , and should justly set them up for a spot of national service . |
| 20 | Yes , have a little nap ; it 'll set you up for a day 's work tomorrow . |
| 21 | If you 're worried about Chester 's , and you really think you could do something to help , a relaxing holiday should set you up for the fight ! ’ |
| 22 | That would set him up for a world title shot at the end of this year in Belfast . |
| 23 | That would set him up for a world title shot at the end of this year in Belfast . |
| 24 | Let's face it , all she 'd have to do would be to sit and let him sleep it off for a while , it was probably what the kid needed most , and he 'd never remember anything different . |
| 25 | ‘ We 've been struggling a bit at Everton , especially at home , but we hope that will set us up for the rest of the season . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ A fast car will take me back for a drink with the cast afterwards , but if they have n't got it right yet , they never will . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ The least you could do is invite me in for a coffee . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ I 'd invite you in for a chat , ’ said Joe , ‘ but I 'm just about to go out . |
| 29 | ‘ How about letting me take you out for a pub lunch ? |
| 30 | David and I were wondering if we could take you out for a spot of lunch . |