Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] for a [noun] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I looked for a marshall 's post , but the guy 's glove prevented him pulling out the safety pin in the extinguisher and I had to get out of the car and do it for him ! ’ |
| 2 | I think for a day 's er work it 's worth assessing the three top people identified with the six outside people that I 've identified who are you know in the next division down to see how they compare . |
| 3 | Please could I ask for a moment 's silence and look to the north er we wil where we will have a dedication fly past by A-Tens of the Eighty-First Tactical Fighter Wing . |
| 4 | ‘ That 's a bargain when you consider how much protection you get for a building 's contents alone , ’ says Kelly . |
| 5 | ‘ Maybe , ’ he said , sitting on her side of the bed as she reached for a woman 's magazine , ‘ maybe I 'm gay ! ’ |
| 6 | No , do you get for a Dicken 's character ? |
| 7 | Where do we need for a Kids ' County where are we after ? |
| 8 | We ask for a plant 's eye view of life and death in a sward and hope ultimately to be able to collect these reductionist observations into statements about the population , the species or even possibly the community . |
| 9 | She 'd been with us for a year when we went for a day 's walk in the country . |
| 10 | We went for a week 's holiday at Salisbury . |
| 11 | No one in Brussels knew that the French had invaded ; instead they prepared for a duchess 's ball while a fat Prussian major paid for his roast chicken , finished his wine , then ambled slowly northwards . |
| 12 | The Prince 's vanity had made him dress for a winter 's campaign on what threatened to be the summer 's hottest day yet . |
| 13 | Mind you , that 's nothing compared to the £5.10 they pay for a McDonald 's Big Mac which sets Britons back just £1.66 . |
| 14 | And they presented him with video equipment they bought for a children 's charity . |
| 15 | George and Myra 's home is in Kilbarchan from where they left for a week 's honeymoon enjoying candle lit cruises and the splendours of Amsterdam . |
| 16 | Nigel wondered if any film star would be discerning enough to employ him if he applied for a chauffeur 's job . |
| 17 | The shrine to three-year-old Johnathan Ball who died in the blast as he shopped for a Mother 's Day gift , grew yesterday . |