Example sentences of "[that] [pron] [adv] [verb] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He lifted and transferred my soul from the depths up to the heights , so that I ardently longed for the pleasures of heaven more than I had ever delighted in physical embrace or worldly corruption … |
| 2 | She said in a small voice , ‘ She told me that you only cared for the vines . |
| 3 | Once the winter rains have passed , Delhi experiences two months of weather so perfect and blissful that they almost compensate for the climatic extremes of the other ten months of the year . |
| 4 | It was claimed that he repeatedly called for the ‘ total westernisation of China ’ and incited people to ‘ change the true colour of the party ’ ( China Now , Winter 1986/87 : 6 ) . |
| 5 | He was so tall and masculine that he probably went for the dainty feminine types . |
| 6 | NEIL KINNOCK yesterday declared himself fit to be Prime Minister , by claiming in an end-of-conference message that he now speaks for the British people . |
| 7 | He screamed back at her some choice words that he usually saved for the rent collector . |