Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] for [adj] [noun sg] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | I still possess a tape-recording of a news report I made for Irish radio in which — to a background of Palestinian rifle fire — I hear my own voice informing listeners in the furthest villages of County Mayo that they are listening to ‘ the last shots of the Lebanese civil war ’ . |
| 2 | while I looked for another face in the glass . |
| 3 | I personally use a .013-.056 gauge on all the acoustics and all the electrics with the exception of the Firebird , which I use for regular flatpicking in standard Spanish tuning , and that one has much lighter strings on it — an .009 set but with an .011 on the top E. ’ |
| 4 | He places the blame squarely at the door of social scientists , whose theories have directed them to look for this pattern in pre-industrial and non-industrial societies . |
| 5 | Now she asked for white wine in her charged voice . |
| 6 | So you 'd just be about a hundred and I think a hundred and ten is the lowest commission you get for any deal in our company . |
| 7 | This has you aiming for each number in turn ( 1–20 ) , finishing on the bull . |
| 8 | What other jobs or industries can you suggest for each category in this table ? |
| 9 | She called for greater clarity in party policy and less concentration on image , and identified two areas which the party needed to examine more closely : women 's representation and links with the trade unions . |
| 10 | How much did you pay for this pen in the market ? |
| 11 | How does he square the Government 's commitment to allow public service managers the right to manage with compelling them to opt for competitive tendering in circumstances where , he will accept , that can be costly to prepare and can lead to inflexibility in meeting changing circumstances ? |
| 12 | We yearn for that reality in this . |
| 13 | We yearn for that reality in this . |
| 14 | We yearn for that reality in this . |
| 15 | We yearn for that reality in this . |
| 16 | We were then transferred to the Gendarmerie Royale , we stayed for one year in a prison camp in Rabat , then four and a half years at the headquarters of the Gendarmerie in Rabat , our hands tied day and night from 13 July , 1975 to 19 December , 1979 . |
| 17 | The court discussed the example of a solicitor 's clerk and said that in such a case it would be improper for him to work for another solicitor in his spare time . |
| 18 | The nuzzling continued as his lips found her own , teasing and provoking her to yearn for more depth in the caress , until suddenly he took possession of her mouth in a forceful kiss that went on and on as though it would last for ever . |
| 19 | they are democratic , because they allow for greater participation in the decision-making process ; |
| 20 | But why did they go for absolute egalitarianism in the first place then ? |
| 21 | Gloucesters , can I help you ? erm Monday through to Friday , nine to five Basically we 're a shop for the soldiers to buy erm clothing , any sort of items they need for everyday life in the army . |
| 22 | It traces Alfie 's career on the field with Downpatrick and Ireland and his rise to the top of officialdom 's tree , highlighting the impact he made for essential change in promoting the game and in the need for better communication . |
| 23 | It traces Alfie 's career on the field with Downpatrick and Ireland and his rise to the top of officialdom 's tree , highlighting the impact he made for essential change in promoting the game and in the need for better communication . |
| 24 | A player joining a new club during the close season or after the season starts will have to wait 30 days if joining a club two leagues higher or lower before he plays for that club in a Courage league game or 120 days if joining a club on the same level or one league higher or lower before he plays for that in a league game ; he waits 180 days if he is not a British passport holder . |
| 25 | The University 's overhauled financial systems allow it to plan for another year in which income and expenditure will at least balance and may perhaps allow some restoration of the reserves it needs to cope with unexpected problems . |
| 26 | That assessment has only to be read to indicart to indicate what it fortended for future success in her chosen career . |
| 27 | The agreement endorsed the principle of " self-sufficiency " , which stipulated that waste should be treated or disposed of as close as possible to the point of production , although it provided for some flexibility in the case of smaller countries . |
| 28 | Among the thousands of press cuttings he collected for possible inclusion in the dossier is the following story , clipped from L'Opinion nationale of June 20th , 1863 : |