Example sentences of "[pers pn] for the [adj] [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It occurred to me for the first time that he might not know whether or not I 'd lost the baby . |
| 2 | It hit me for the first time that the bands and comedians were going to be performing here for free , for John , for us . |
| 3 | When my feeble protests were ignored back there it hit me for the first time that I was n't a civilian any more . |
| 4 | Well that 's what everybody sings to me when them and they meet me for the first time or get introduced to me . |
| 5 | Nigel turned his head to look at me for the first time and smiled in a kindly manner . |
| 6 | Bessie kissed me for the last time as I held tightly to her . |
| 7 | The point is that the inference which you give to it is that they 're not quite fit to be Governors , by comparison with others , and I 'd like to defend that because I can assure you that I have never ever nominated a Governor for a school who I have not thought would be advantageous to that Board of Governors to have as a member and that he will be he or she will be a contributor to that particular school , and I 've done it time and time and time again and indeed on occasions have had headmasters coming to me and thanking me for the particular person that I put in . |
| 8 | Everyone loves me for the very things that you want me to cover up ! |
| 9 | Thus , in the context of consensual sexual activity with a girl under the age of 16 , it states : ‘ Most of us think that acts such as oral sex are extremely serious ( perhaps more likely to disturb a young girl meeting them for the first time than sexual intercourse ) . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Millions of people travel to the region every year many of them for the first time and we want to make sure that the lasting impression they take with them is a good one . ’ |
| 11 | Towards the end of the second year some major or joint students of History undertake a six-week period of placement or work experience in a record office , museum or folk park ; others follow a specially-designed short course which prepares them for the final year and for the world of work . |
| 12 | ‘ So , given that I have a political opportunity , I tend to become an enthusiast harnessing the forces that are at work , trying to get the best out of them , trying to use them for the political purposes that I believe in . |
| 13 | Nothing in the three villagers ' long but sheltered past could have prepared them for the horrendous sight that met their eyes . |
| 14 | I sold them for the same price that I had paid myself . |
| 15 | If you make good use of the contacts it forces you to make in Ardmore , Wellington or Christchurch , you can get a very useful insight into the local scene that helps prepare you for the fascinating flying that lies ahead . |
| 16 | thank you for the cheap put-down but would you answer the question ? |
| 17 | To all my brothers and sisters who took the time to visit and send cards when I was ill , thank you for the encouraging words and scripture . |
| 18 | It had been one of those deep , deep sleeps ; the kind when you do n't know a thing until your mum starts yelling at you for the umpteenth time that you 're going to be late for school if you do n't get up . |
| 19 | As beautiful and as wholesome as you may be on the outside , I shall reveal you for the black-hearted trickster that you are . |
| 20 | No SSR endorsement is required from you for the specified SSR and package . |
| 21 | ‘ I feel I should write and thank you for the smooth transition and vast improvement to the standard of cleaning at our premises . |
| 22 | Thank you for the everyday experience that Jesus is alive in us today . |
| 23 | Had n't he understood that she had given herself to him for the only reason that made any sense to her . |
| 24 | She turned to look into Gazzer 's face , concentrating her attention on him for the first time since he had climbed up to sit beside her in the sand dunes . |
| 25 | Val left him for the first time since they had set up house , and went briefly ‘ home ’ . |
| 26 | ‘ Please , ’ she replied softly then looked at him for the first time since he had sat down . |
| 27 | It occurred to him for the first time that Celia would be a bad enemy , just as she was a good friend . |
| 28 | It came home to him for the first time that what had seemed to him a trivial event , a stupid joke , was something genuinely much bigger to Andrus . |
| 29 | The quarrel between faith and unbelief touched him for the first time and unsettled his mind . |
| 30 | I could then have pretended to notice him for the first time and have engaged him in conversation in an impromptu manner . |