Example sentences of "[vb -s] [pers pn] for [art] [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ludo notices it for the first time , and asks what he can do for me . |
| 2 | The species are ‘ christened ’ when a scientist describes them for the first time , illustrates their peculiarities and publishes the name in a scientific journal . |
| 3 | Susan uses me for the first person pronoun [ G2 ] , and unmarked past tense [ G4 ] in tell , see , pick and run , and she has initial /t/ in ting , " thing " [ P17 ] . |
| 4 | The Formula One world champion test drives it for the first time in Phoenix on January 4 and will find his sleek , high-speed T93 series chassis also longer , bigger , heavier and cheaper than any previous IndyCar or championship-winning Canon Williams Renault FW14 . |
| 5 | The strange fragrance was stronger now , coming over the top of the rise in a wave of scent that struck him powerfully — as the scent of orange-blossom in the Mediterranean strikes a traveller who smells it for the first time . |
| 6 | Tony finds several packets of banana custard that is hot and sweet ; it tastes bloody awful and neither Tony nor I like it , none the less he fights me for the last helping . |
| 7 | As we pass the top of the stairs the thought hits me for the thousandth time . |