Example sentences of "[noun pl] [pron] [verb] [pron] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those were the last words I heard him say for over two years . |
| 2 | There is an old-fashioned quality to these performances which leaves me wishing for something just a little less well-upholstered , although I can imagine anyone coming to Bach for the first time with this recording could well come away with the impression that old LEAVES is quite simply the ‘ bizz ’ , and I for one would not wish to argue with that ! |
| 3 | Len 's mop of unruly fair hair always made him stand out in a crowded goalmouth but , even over 30 years later , he continues to stand out in the memories of Palace fans who saw him play for our club . |
| 4 | Erm , I do n't think we 've got any at the moment cos mum 's just gone to the shops What do you want for tea Lisa ? |
| 5 | To ask the Minister for the Arts what plans he has for the European arts festival ; and if he will make a statement . |
| 6 | Support was evident from small business people whose firms were bankrupt , housewives who found themselves queuing for the basic necessities and civil servants and skilled workers whose salaries had fallen in real terms as a result of the inflation . |
| 7 | For his improvising and melody line resources Joe draws from much the same scales we saw him use for his harmony . |
| 8 | More recently , industrial contaminants such as polychlorinated biphenyls ( PCBs ) have accumulated in the liver and kidneys of pilot whales in quantities which make them unfit for human consumption . |
| 9 | Out of all the men who had liked her and wanted her , why did it have to be someone who thought her the most despicable of all cheats who made her yearn for something more ? |
| 10 | But it is n't just the discipline , it 's the type of things they make you aim for . |
| 11 | Just knowing the size and the weight is n't , you might , that 's alright , that 's only for the price what 's in it is vital because if I asked the sales people from their top ten major customers what do you carry for them ? |
| 12 | You published last week an account of our ordeal at the hands of burglars who left us barricaded for 37 hours in a tiny bathroom . |
| 13 | And one of the sisters she said she started for this company did n't she . |
| 14 | Alix was mousy , square-faced , healthy of complexion , and , even then , extraordinarily pleasant of expression , with a pleasantness that was at times radiant , and almost always irrefutable : she was wearing , as girls who had them did for their Oxbridge interviews in those days , a two-piece middle-aged suit of an oatmeal mix , with square shoulders and a straight skirt . |
| 15 | Any existing members who believe they qualify for this new rating category from the 1st May next should contact the Autocover staff at Frank Glennon Limited who will arrange for their premiums to be adjusted from their next renewal date . |
| 16 | She dealt with them , then attended to various other tasks which kept her occupied for the remainder of the afternoon . |
| 17 | These were the occasions which enabled them to display for hours the rigid immobility for which they were famous throughout Europe . |
| 18 | With some miniatures worth as much as five thousand pounds , they 've become the target of thieves who steal them to order for people who want exotic pets . |
| 19 | But he so impressed bosses they asked him to apply for the more senior post of general marketing director . |