Example sentences of "[noun pl] and [verb] [pers pn] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | She closed her eyes and kept them closed for quite a while , and when she opened them again it seemed as though she had gathered herself together . |
| 2 | Prior to writing the script , I had made a list of the cast , designated local actors for the various roles and had them called for the 2pm ‘ woodshed ’ run-through . |
| 3 | They always were rhythmic , percussive , beaty , tinny , rattly — a tease , in fact , they tickled your feet and left you begging for more . |
| 4 | And Joe 's mum give me mostly pound coins and get it changed for a ten pound note . |
| 5 | For example , some historians have argued that Methodism and other non-conformist sects were deliberately encouraged by employers in the nineteenth century in order to placate the workers and persuade them to look for salvation in the next world rather than in this . |
| 6 | Originally intending to go on stage , drop ten poems and have them recorded for vinyl , Galliano have enlisted the help of former Style Council keyboardist Mick Talbot to come up with a calling card that bodes well for the future . |
| 7 | Teesside Crown Court was told Ninham had offered to give the boys money for fireworks and encouraged them to go for a walk with him and his dog . |
| 8 | Two boys who were rescued from the fighting in Lebanon are back tonight at the hospital that rebuilt their bodies and gave them hope for the future . |
| 9 | Put in the monkfish slices and let them poach for 3–4 minutes , until cooked through . |
| 10 | They clasped hands and held them clasped for a time . |
| 11 | I want a divorce , that 's what I want , but he 'll not budge as long as he 's drawing two salaries and has me cooking for him — but I 'll not eat with him , I stick myself in that tiny kitchen in there — can you imagine the life I lead ? |
| 12 | The General Assembly on Sept. 22 voted by 127 votes to six ( Kenya , Swaziland , Tanzania , Yugoslavia , Zambia and Zimbabwe ) with 26 abstentions , to exclude the FRY from its proceedings and to ask it to apply for UN membership , rather than accepting its claim to succeed automatically to the General Assembly seat formerly held by the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( SFRY ) . |
| 13 | For the record — ’ he released the leg and Queenie straightened up in relief ‘ — I could call the police and have you arrested for wasting NHS resources on a hoax , but I tell you what , I 'll settle for a donation to the Cystic Fibrosis Research Trust . ’ |
| 14 | He regularly forgot his wallet and credit cards and got them to pay for him or be content with what could be bought on a little small change . |