Example sentences of "[that] [pers pn] [verb] [pers pn] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Charles , her husband , jokes all the time about what I 'm wearing , insists that I join them for formal dinners late at night , and then teases me throughout them because I 've never eaten squid before , and I do n't know what haggis is made of . |
| 2 | For that matter , now that I see them for this moment so clearly , what has Hugh to do with the king , either ? |
| 3 | If you are going to take notes , let the candidate know at this stage , explain that you do it for all the candidates , and that they are nothing sinister but simply a memory aid . |
| 4 | ‘ And was n't he being romantic when he suggested that we consider you for this job ? |
| 5 | The Russian official recently so upset his domestic association that they suspended him for two months , although UEFA insist : ‘ He 's still one of the best referees in Europe and the right man for the job . ’ |
| 6 | The Russian official recently so upset his domestic association that they suspended him for two months , although UEFA insist : ‘ He 's still one of the best referees in Europe and the right man for the job . ’ |
| 7 | An ancient animal with 5 per cent of an eye might indeed have used it for something other than sight , but it seems to me at least as likely that it used it for 5 per cent vision . |
| 8 | ‘ But I thank God that He spared me for this ! ’ |