Example sentences of "[adv] [vb pp] [pron] for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( There is a constant flow of Micks visiting our affiliated Royal Navy ship , the destroyer HMS Boxer ; some of Support Company had just joined her for a Channel cruise . ) |
| 2 | I assumed he 'd just picked you for the resemblance . ’ |
| 3 | But it was n't until Ellen came to pick him up that he discovered that she had already bought everything for a picnic lunch . |
| 4 | But what the rest of the candidates did not know was that Pilger had already earmarked someone for the job — the man who had gatecrashed the capitalization-day party — Keith Sutton of the Wapping Post . |
| 5 | At least he was spared the knowledge that he 'd given the doge 's ring to a heartless little bitch who 'd just taken him for a ride . ’ |
| 6 | Er I think they genuinely believe their case , it 's not a case that I believe , but I I 've always genuinely respected them for the case they take . |
| 7 | His background hardly prepared him for a life of elegant luxury as a film star or obedience to the star system . |
| 8 | With an effort she walked across the room to Jerry , who had so often asked her for a date and who , given any encouragement , would have been a frequent visitor to Blue Ash Farm . |
| 9 | Rauti replaced the much younger Gianfranco Fini who had narrowly defeated him for the post in December 1987 [ see p. 35989 ] . |
| 10 | I could n't help smiling at that ; she still had n't quite forgiven me for the fact that her remedy had n't been effective . |
| 11 | Although he had only caught a glimpse of her blonde head above the milling crowds on the platform , he had n't even briefly mistaken her for a German or Scandinavian . |
| 12 | Presumably they 'd never done anyone for the job . |