Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] [adv] [verb] [pron] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Industrial Light is currently using an Alias system to create computer-generated dinosaurs for Steven Spielberg 's upcoming Jurassic Park film and has also used it for commercials . |
| 2 | He says sex education at school is useless and has n't prepared him for what to expect . |
| 3 | Instead , uncharacteristically , he went and signed up with the Maharishi , paid out £146 , and has never regretted it for a single minute , although in fairness it has to be said that his wife has . |
| 4 | Janice , from her vantage point , managed to catch the eye of a boy to whom she had spoken on the boat , and terrorized , fascinated , he responded to her insinuations and oglings and came over to ask her for the pleasure of her hand . |
| 5 | Tales from Lavender Shoes ( TS405 — two cassettes ; 1 hour 50 minutes ) read by Jill Shilling is from the pen of Alison Uttley , a favourite writer for several generations of children , who enjoy her stories from the age of five or even younger and go on enjoying her for years . |
| 6 | She stopped for a moment , and gazed at it with pleasure , and saw how huge it was , surging against the rocks with far more power and energy than it had in the shelter of the estuary , flinging plumes of spray about in a reckless manner and dragging back to gather itself for the next rush forward . |
| 7 | Keep your wits about you tomorrow or you 'll forget something important and end up kicking yourself for being so stupid . |
| 8 | ‘ Paine is right … the French are right … long live the French ! … use their heads instead of pigs ’ bladders … put her in the Marshalsea and do n't feed her for a week … see her prettiness then … ’ |
| 9 | I 'm not particularly fond of the control layout , either ; all the pots in a row look a bit ‘ lumpy ’ and do n't do anything for the line of the body . |
| 10 | I really think that as women we have to draw out all the holy cows and do n't take anything for granted and begin to question everything . |
| 11 | We respect your status as a prisoner of war and do n't ask you for military information … |
| 12 | And do n't save it for the birds . |
| 13 | Liessa spared him a brief glance , and appeared actually to notice him for the first time . |
| 14 | Caernarfonshire captain Dave Wallace said Llandudno had not engaged Barnes as a professional and did not pay him for playing . |
| 15 | In 1629 the King dissolved Parliament , castigating its leaders as ‘ vipers ’ , and did not recall it for eleven years . |
| 16 | Blanche looked at Lancaster with a quizzical smile and did not say anything for a full ten seconds . |
| 17 | With his guilt over Anthony , he felt that at least she loved him and did n't blame him for the death . |
| 18 | I sent her Nit Ac LM1 and did n't hear anything for a year when she rang up with a headache — it turned out that the anal fissure had cleared quickly and she felt she had been miraculously well given her sister had been murdered 12mths previously and she 'd had 4 months leave of absence from work to deal with the aftermath which had involved her nephew joining the family . |
| 19 | I was very , very sorry , but I just left the letter around and did n't see him for about three years . |
| 20 | Mr Fractor threatened him with a sum stretching right round the classroom if he did n't stay awake and had already punished him for not finishing his work on time . |
| 21 | A lot of couples involved with our singles ministry have taken the challenge of ‘ hands-off ’ courting and have since thanked us for it , even though at the time they wondered if they could not get by with something a bit less conservative . |
| 22 | New Zealand captain Martin Crowe said : ‘ The spinners dominated the match and ended up winning it for them . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ And you immediately scented a mystery and set out to solve it for yourself ! ’ said Sophie in a voice of triumph . |
| 24 | A report says he made a series of errors , but goes on to praise him for rescuing his pilot and passengers when the helicopter threatened to catch fire . |
| 25 | it 's like the , cos I keep saying if you must do those F's you do it at school I said , but do not do them for me , I said if you do I do not want to see them , but again you 've got a conflict there between home and school |
| 26 | But do n't admire me for just being able to speak and stand still . |
| 27 | ‘ Yes , ’ Mrs Porter nodded , ‘ but do n't thank me for it — it was Mrs Hamilton 's idea . |
| 28 | And if you work on that presumption , and I 'm not suggesting you creep around frightened of your own shadow going at a slow speed , just wor working with deliberation and making sure you move through the situation competently , but do n't take anything for granted . |
| 29 | Loosen the cake from the edges , but do n't remove it for 15 minutes . |
| 30 | If the court adjourns the hearing of an application in accordance with regulation 143 but does not refer it for inquiry and report , then — ( a ) within 21 days of the adjournment , the unassisted party shall file an affidavit of costs and resources together with original exhibits and any other documents necessary to support the affidavit ; and ( b ) not less than 21 days before the adjourned hearing , the unassisted party shall serve notice on the area director of the date and time of the adjourned hearing together with a copy of his affidavit of costs and resources ( and of any exhibits and supporting documents ) . |