Example sentences of "[noun sg] [subord] [pers pn] [verb] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'll take you all dragon boat racing in Hong Kong harbour if you pay for the flights ! ’ replied Paul . |
| 2 | All policyholders with a stake in the participating with-profits fund will receive a special bonus if they vote for the Aegon deal . |
| 3 | He said she 's got a ten pounds bonus because I paid for the . |
| 4 | He kissed me in the back of the car while we waited for the others , but nothing moved in me . |
| 5 | Yet he can still play for his former club while he waits for the clearing period to expire . |
| 6 | The man hesitated , his eyes flicking nervously from side to side as he waited for the magic . |
| 7 | And a young man , certain of his own strength and skill , running with balanced ease round all opposition as he made for the line . |
| 8 | All kinds of thoughts raced through my mind as I waited for the explosion in our midst . |
| 9 | But Horsley put these thoughts to the back of his mind as he headed for the party at Caxton House , determined to enter into the spirit of things . |
| 10 | The other two were — ’ he looked up at the roof as he struggled for the word ‘ — how you say , scared of him ? |
| 11 | Sheffield Wednesday 's John Harkes is one of five players with European clubs wanted by United States coach Bora Milutinovic as he prepares for the friendly match against Ireland in Dublin on April 29 . |
| 12 | How many times have you been walking with someone who does that all the time , regardless of climatic considerations , and wanted to deliver a rabbit punch to the back of their neck when they stop for the tenth time that day and begin the ponderous unclipping of their rucksack ? |
| 13 | Nothing seemed to penetrate Violet 's consciousness as she waited for the fight to start . |
| 14 | Police were called but arrived too late to stop him mugging 60-year-old Rose McDevitt , who was knocked to the floor and robbed of her handbag as she waited for the lift . |
| 15 | Similarly if in a language a woman referred to her son by the same term as she used for the son of her sister , this showed that the system of terms developed at a time when the two sisters would have been co-wives of the same man or men . |
| 16 | His tongue hung from his mouth as he made for the south — and dust pothered up from his feet . |
| 17 | It was argued that it unfairly penalized those who worked throughout their lives until their mid-sixties , but were thrown onto the Poor Law before they qualified for the pension . |
| 18 | She took a deep breath , letting it out on a low , pleasurable chuckle as she headed for the stage . |
| 19 | He was barely 20 years old and already working the nightclub circuit when he wed for the first time . |
| 20 | It was won by the Cheshire Youth Orchestra , who were in jubilant mood as they left for the journey home . |
| 21 | Ryder Cup star Paul Broadhurst was in confident mood as he prepared for the Mitsubishi Austrian Open , starting in Salzburg today . |
| 22 | He screamed and almost lost his footing as he made for the stairs . |
| 23 | Anyway , it 's one of the minor unfortunate facts of life that a detumescing willy is prone to trap stray pube hairs under the foreskin as it scrolls forward again , and that was why I was adjusting my clothing as we braked for the bend above Cairndow . |
| 24 | ‘ I had to make a guess this morning , ’ she told Alina , glancing back over her shoulder from the Cona machine as she waited for the water to run down through the filter . |
| 25 | He grinned , baring rabbit teeth stained brown , his eyes crinkling with laughter as he reached for the drink Nils had just poured him . |
| 26 | But you need real people for a proper gloat so we headed for the cardboard suburb in the Strand . |
| 27 | We should be delighted to welcome you ( and then also your husband if he comes for the English 27–30 August bank holiday ) to this rather chaotic , friendly and yet ordinary rather than luxurious flat ( which Meg I think knows ) . |
| 28 | He made idle banter as they watched for the van , and Doyle grimaced and complained about the lack of ‘ peace and quiet ’ in that particular car at that particular time . |
| 29 | STEPHEN HENDRY continues to walk a tightrope between success and failure as he strives for the form that made him world champion just ten months ago . |
| 30 | So it was a quietly defiant Alistair who , the next morning , came plodding down the stairs , and glanced at the splayed mail on the shelf as he headed for the door . |