Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb base] for a [noun] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I yearn for a child or even children . |
| 2 | have I time for a scrub or what ? |
| 3 | By now it has sold out , so I opt for a gin and tonic , at a price commensurate with a drink at the Ritz . |
| 4 | This is what I do for a living and this is what I enjoy doing . |
| 5 | As when you act for a seller or mortgagor , add any other documents which suggest themselves as the matter proceeds . |
| 6 | you know for a line and that they want , you have |
| 7 | And er er also mention the fact that er er you know for a fact or , or , you know that er the other quotes that er put in a bill , put in a bill for a er about a hundred pound more than what I did , or whatever , whatever |
| 8 | You ask for a chair and four telephone directories and rig up an impromptu table near the only plug — and ask all your prospective clients to turn their heads around . |
| 9 | You , you go for a job and there 's two hundred people going for that one job . |
| 10 | Might even keep you quiet for an hour or two . ’ |
| 11 | You can pick up a complimentary copy when you call for a meal or a drink . |
| 12 | But yo you come for an hour or so and then , tha that 'll be enough |
| 13 | On to Wing On Street , better known as Cloth Alley , where you can find silks , linens and wools at incredibly low prices , and where the salesmen know exactly how much you need for a shirt or a suit . |
| 14 | For partnerships you need to know the same information as you need for an individual but for all partners . |
| 15 | We may accept lower terms than we want for a job or a project , and in undervaluing ourselves we become less powerful in the eyes of others . |
| 16 | If we pause for a moment and consider the place of the Neolithic revolution in the theory of human personality and society so far advanced in these pages we will be struck by the fact that the coming of cultivation posed a major threat to the psychological foundations of human society as they had evolved up to that point . |
| 17 | We brought books to Brownies which we read for an hour and we were not allowed to say a word . |
| 18 | Your consent is required before we apply for a report and you may see the report before it is returned to us . |
| 19 | When disturbed , they make for a crevice or hole where they can jam themselves in so tight with their powerful claws that it is almost impossible to dislodge them . |
| 20 | and she helped him , cos he was n't well and they , then they send for an ambulance and at the the man , he was n't really well |
| 21 | If they ask for an explanation and are told that it is shooting at a wooden bird in the graveyard with bows and arrows , they may think they are being hoaxed . |
| 22 | They work for a living and do n't make much money . |
| 23 | At one stage she had suggested that he leave for a vacation and she stayed being , heading a Regency Council . |