Example sentences of "[vb -s] [verb] [pron] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Brody , for example , has written something for the first issue . ’ |
| 2 | Henry Porter doubtless spoke for many when he wrote recently in the Guardian : ‘ Little in the post-war years of decline in Britain has prepared us for the deep sense of unease now being experienced by its people . |
| 3 | I do nt think he has done anything for the national game . |
| 4 | The ‘ fine boy ’ with the grim destiny is Thomas Fox , a boy of fifteen whose father , a small farmer , has entrusted him for the first time with a flock of sheep for Portsmouth market . |
| 5 | Years ago I used to think this was a fun sport but the reason for thinking this has escaped me for the last 2 weeks . |
| 6 | Our body clock has woken us for the next day after only a minimal opportunity for extra sleep . |
| 7 | I feel so comfortable with your mother and the whole time here has changed me for the better . ’ |
| 8 | And their Aussie coach Peter Walsh intends to repay them for the huge gamble they took when giving him the job last summer . |
| 9 | ‘ He was fit to be tied when I separated from Hugh , and he seems to blame me for the whole thing . |
| 10 | But he pledged last night that he would still be leading the team for tomorrow 's League game at Darlington even if Flashman does sack him for the third time in a year . |
| 11 | Guido 's won it for the past two years and he 's absolutely desperate to get a hat trick — though some of his rivals are equally desperate to see that he does n't . ’ |