Example sentences of "[pers pn] [subord] [pers pn] [verb] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | These are binding on you while you work for the ES and after you leave the organisation , both at work and in your own time . |
| 2 | He has a dynamic personality and musical discrimination , and without exception the orchestra played much better for him than it did for the ballet conductor , Viktor Fedotov . |
| 3 | Annette spent the intervening time with her son who had been made as comfortable as possible and she told him that she would stay with him until he went for the operation and would then go home but would return first thing in the morning . |
| 4 | I chat with her while she waits for the tub to fill . |
| 5 | No , wait a minute , I 've a better idea ; she might be able to get Paul to bring them if she can catch him before he leaves for the airport . ’ |
| 6 | Jack Bryson , the chief cameraman , told her as they waited for the director 's ‘ OK ’ to strike the set , a quizzical grin seaming his weather-beaten face . |
| 7 | He stood up at the same time as she did , and caught her as she made for the door . |
| 8 | ‘ Oh Egbert , ’ she snorted , banging the door behind her as she departed for the bathroom . |
| 9 | Michael went with her to meetings and joined her when she worked for the Liberal cause because it was the next best thing to Labour . |
| 10 | In order to believe in the Devil we must rid ourselves of unhelpful images of him ( though we do not need to wax philosophical about him as I did for the doubting lady ! ) . |
| 11 | The idea of this power , this energy , came to him as he waited for the traffic lights to change so that he could cross . |
| 12 | Their scent came up to him as he made for the stage door , thrusting his note carefully among the rain-wet blooms . |
| 13 | Wearing a chic black costume and white fur wrap , she is seen waving to him as he departs for the colony before walking away to a smart car beside which stands a chauffeur . |
| 14 | ‘ Cheshire ! ’ exclaimed Rose , moving to intercept him as he turned for the door . |
| 15 | The company said standard vetting procedures were followed , which did not reveal any adverse information about him when he applied for the post . |
| 16 | Is it because they care for the future of English soccer ? |
| 17 | Do you happen to know whether she was wearing it when she left for the airport ? |
| 18 | I dropped it when I left for the realm . |
| 19 | Had they not supported it when it called for the major means of production to be taken over ? |
| 20 | It smashed into his ribs , forcing his mouth open again , more soup choking into his lungs , his eyes gummed with it as he fought for the surface . |
| 21 | He strode towards her , his shoulder brushing hard against hers as he headed for the door . |
| 22 | All this I learn from the bus driver who chats to me as we wait for the traffic ahead to move . |
| 23 | Ricardo shows great patience with me as I reach for the dictionary or , using a book and his long fingers , he makes the rituals clear to me . |
| 24 | He has also pointed out that the future did not loom so large for them as it did for the Roman historians , who were anxious about the fate of their empire . |
| 25 | I 'll keep the boy close by me when we look for the treasure ; then , when we have both ship and treasure , we 'll persuade Jim to join us , and give him some of the treasure for all his help . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ And what happens if it lasts longer for one of us than it does for the other ? ’ |