Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pers pn] [verb] [pron] [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | She has never been to the Caribbean in her life , but most of her friends are black British : to their companionship she owes her aptitude for talking Creole . |
| 2 | In the evening she sent her maid for me . |
| 3 | While Oliver was out of the room she abandoned her chair for the couch , kicked off her shoes and curled up . |
| 4 | this National Service you served your country for a set period of time . |
| 5 | To her chagrin he took her acceptance for granted . |
| 6 | Every morning I thank his maker for that . ’ |
| 7 | Many students told me that they only joined the League because it was the correct thing to do at middle school and at university they maintained their membership for the social functions the League organised , such as outings and dances . |
| 8 | I love it when a plan does n't work how dry I am , how dry I am , nobody knows how dry I am will you get me whisky for me ? |
| 9 | Cd you confirm your diary for next week with me some time ? |
| 10 | In this poem he thanks his benefactor for obtaining his release after ‘ Well nigh sev'n years ’ of captivity : |
| 11 | It is as if , while in the presence of a dead man , the poet is reverent and sad , but once out of his presence he vents his anger for his dead friend on nature . |
| 12 | In the same letter he mentions his fondness for Dickens ' Sydney Carton , and for Kent in King Lear . |
| 13 | But you were always the one for boats I 'm always thankful to remember how happy that made father , the way you shared his feeling for boats and water . |
| 14 | Every year we buy his work for more than the year before and every year we sell for more than the year before 1991 being no exception . |
| 15 | And the rag trade was also upside down ready on the trailer to come across , I wo n't bore you with the way they do their budgeting for example , but what happens is , my wife will go to one of those suppliers and say yes , a number of my people want to buy that dress so we want a thousand of them . |
| 16 | Prosecutor Joanna Korner said : ‘ He told a senior officer he ruined his life for 10 minutes of joy . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ My dear , since you will be taking over next week , I think it is about time I explained our system for dealing with our more special customers . |
| 18 | Outside in the street I took her hand for the first time . |
| 19 | We skied by day , and the rest of the time we explored our idea for Summit . ’ |