Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] [verb] [adj] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ They 'd never heard of me , surprisingly enough , but they went mad over my work and asked me to do some portraits for them . |
| 2 | ‘ Details , of course , will take time and come later , but that 's my general philosophy ; that 's what you would get if you asked me to complete this job for you . ’ |
| 3 | And she gave me an indulgent look and she said , ‘ I 'm really sorry , the pictures made me feel tender feelings for you , but they just really did not arouse me . ’ |
| 4 | They 'd got ta be secure as you could imagine and er not easily picked , if you follow what I mean and er yes , made I made four locks for Lord 's cricket ground . |
| 5 | But one major turning point came when she started going to carpentry evening classes and found she had real talent for do-it-yourself . |
| 6 | He gave her specialist child custody advice and helped her win legal aid for her court battle . |
| 7 | Roy Fredericks 's second century helped him pass 500 runs for the series , although Richards and Greenidge still finished above him in the aggregates and averages . |
| 8 | Afterwards they went shopping together and she helped him choose some shoes for his wife . |
| 9 | Morton said it was only the intervention of the Queen which stopped her leaving public life for good . |
| 10 | In an added postscript , Mr Morton said it was only the intervention of the Queen which stopped her leaving public life for good . |
| 11 | Looking into her churning heart as she stood there that night , she knew she felt an affection for the man opposite and believed he had some affection for her . |
| 12 | Many were following the old General ( later Combined ) Degree which allowed them to study three subjects for finals . |
| 13 | I felt that she may have either directly or indirectly encouraged him to make this decision for several reasons : she was suffering ; she knew that he was n't going to leave the hospital and she accepted that ; and she did n't like seeing him talk himself into more suffering for him and for her ; and I do n't think there 's any question that in some sense she must have gotten this across to him that he ought to give up much more than anyone else . |
| 14 | Even though he could barely stand , John made one last desperate bid for survival . |
| 15 | Over half the sample stated that the information that they received from DTI prompted them to consider Open Systems for their company . |
| 16 | It began when she decided she needed new curtains for her front room . |
| 17 | The artist who did my album cover used an airbrush and I got him to do three guitars for me . |
| 18 | At 22 , Lottie felt she had few qualifications for such a sensitive job , but after his time with the Kindertransporte Freddie was more confident . |
| 19 | Near nightfall he saw his younger sister Katya come out of the kitchens into the yard , saw her empty some slops for the few chickens who scuttled about . |
| 20 | Sales director David Nelsey added : ‘ She felt he had total disrespect for women . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Whatever pleasure it gives you can not match the pleasure it gave me to buy this trinket for you . ’ |
| 22 | Did you want some Coke for Dad ? |
| 23 | Did you do many takes for each song ? |
| 24 | Did you phone that hairdressers for me ? |
| 25 | This means asking : ‘ Did you ask that person for forgiveness ? ’ |
| 26 | What did you buy double shortbread for ? |
| 27 | And did you have any breaks for for lunch or anything ? |
| 28 | Did you have enough money for that prescription ? |
| 29 | Mum did you get that necklace for your birthday ? |
| 30 | And did you get any masks for the fumes ? |