Example sentences of "[pers pn] for [art] [noun sg] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I believed her on both counts , especially when she visited me for a weekend and gave me a bottle of ‘ Denim ’ aftershave which she had shoplifted from a Chemist in mid Wales . |
| 2 | I put my arm across his shoulders , and as he leaned against me for a moment and sobbed I wondered if he had ever been able to cry like this — like a little boy with somebody to comfort him . |
| 3 | He shook our hands , holding them for a moment and laughing softly . |
| 4 | Matters relating to your home life and financial security are highlighted and , while you can anticipate some minor gains , benefits or other incentives early this month , sparks may fly just prior to the 16th , when someone appears to be taking you for a fool or expecting you to foot the bill . |
| 5 | erm I 'd we we have a number of suggestions er a gentleman over there about the er body building was that reported back to you for a start and did you discuss this ? erm you know I I really thought it sort of modern management techniques if there applied here like team working net working it 's it this way you could actually begin to perform as the committee at the moment your the shadowy figures in the background . |
| 6 | Did they take you for a week and show you |
| 7 | I 'll take you for a meal and drop you at Ilse 's place afterwards . |
| 8 | Erm , Chair , delegates thank you for the welcome and thank you for the invitation to speak to you . |
| 9 | Jimmy cursed him for a fool and thanked him for standing aside . |
| 10 | Jack , by then very famous , called him for a chat and asked if he needed anything . |
| 11 | Roland took him for a caricature and bristled vestigially with class irritation . |
| 12 | Not the clankings and gratings of the Zoo which lay off in the distance to his right , now obscured by the trees over which he had flown in the night , but the call of a thousand birds whose busyness and life shook his fears off him for a time and replaced them with a sense of wonder . |
| 13 | She looked at him for a moment and burst out laughing . |
| 14 | Martin looked at him for a moment and smiled softly at him as he said , ‘ I would , laddie , but you 'd better not ; I think your mother needs you tonight . |
| 15 | She despised him for an affair that had begun and ended thirty years before . |
| 16 | And he looks a lot better for the change , although I have to tell you that by the time I had grilled him for an hour and tested him out on the snooker table I did notice that he reached for a cigarette . |
| 17 | The postman thanked him for the warning and drove back to Mount Carmel . |
| 18 | Charlotte only wants to marry him for the house and comforts he can provide her later in life . |
| 19 | City of London magistrates fined him for the refusal but ruled he could keep his licence . |
| 20 | Artegall remains with her for a time and restores order : |
| 21 | She was desperate for more of him ; her body ached for fulfilment , for the feel of his need and strength inside — so that when he entered her , when she felt that first wondrous thrust , which brought both pleasure and pain , it was as she 'd always dreamed , and as his urgent rhythm continued , bringing them both to that glorious peak of exhilaration , Robyn cried out his name , held him close to her for a moment and wished things could be like this forever . |
| 22 | What possible reason could a sane man have for thanking her for an evening that had never happened ? |
| 23 | Betty thanked her for the bucket and smiled at her , and Lydia , who , if Betty went on like this , might turn out to be quite human , decided that she would take her her breakfast in bed in the morning : thin crispy toast with a scraping of butter and golden clear jasmine tea , and an egg-cupful of harebells to remind her of the sky . |
| 24 | ‘ Then you must thank her for the invitation and suggest a postponement . ’ |
| 25 | Let us leave her for the moment and go back to Matilda and her first day in Miss Honey 's class . |
| 26 | Mahoney thanked her for the meal and left , stepping out onto the pavement . |
| 27 | I might stick it on a flying lead and wander around with it for a bit and see where it 's best . |
| 28 | the same a as what Ann had for theirs I mean we 've had it for a year and paid all that rent . |
| 29 | Time is a great healer so , rather than press on with a manoeuvre that is repeatedly failing , leave it for a while and come back to it later . |
| 30 | Tell Kate not to give way to despondency , perhaps she should drop it for a while and come back to it fresh with new ideas and enthusiasm . |