Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [noun prp] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | I thanked God for the small wrist compass that I wore as a matter of habit whenever I set out in a boat . |
2 | ‘ You had those inhibitions — that 's why I needed Miguelito for a little while . |
3 | I take Thyroxin for an under-active thyroid gland . |
4 | She hated Nora for the double betrayal and swore that she would never forgive her . |
5 | ‘ Will you take Donald for a little walk , Christine ? ’ her mother asked her when she came home from school one afternoon . |
6 | In the middle of July she left Paris for a brief trip to England . |
7 | Luton are likely to insist on recouping the £135,000 they paid Leeds for the veteran midfielder , even though Kamara turned 35 on Christmas Day . |
8 | Ironically , Gough 's rash challenge on Ferguson at Tannadice resulted in a booking which carries him over the disciplinary points threshold and costs Rangers the services of their captain when they visit Arbroath for the Scottish Cup , quarter-final tie on 6 March . |
9 | At least now , today , she could ease his suffering , help him forget Madeleine for a little while , make him see that he could still find happiness of a kind without her . |
10 | In his next letter , on his feet again , he thanks Theo for the enclosed 100 francs . |
11 | Brutus had said that he killed Caesar for the general good but Antony is now saying that he did n't know why they killed him , otherwise he saying that it was n't for the general good . |
12 | He eluded Kinnear for a full hour after the whistle , but when he finally turned up , he no doubt got an earful like the rest . |
13 | Cray Research Inc , Eagan , Minnesota hopes that flattery will get it everywhere in Japan , and so it chose Tokyo for the worldwide launch of a range of new models in its C90 line to replace the existing Y-MP machines . |
14 | Cray Research Inc , Eagan , Minnesota hopes that flattery will get it everywhere in Japan , and so it chose Tokyo for the worldwide launch of a range of new models in its C90 line to replace the existing Y-MP machines . |
15 | Stipends were generally better in town churches : when Joseph Parker began his ministry in Banbury in 1853 he received 50s. a week or £130 p.a. although when he left Banbury for the affluent Cavendish Street Chapel in Manchester in 1858 his income jumped to £1,700 . |
16 | TELEVISION reporter Tim Ewart told last night how he left ITN for a new career at a rival station and then slowly realised it was all a terrible mistake . |