Example sentences of "[vb pp] [pron] [noun] [verb] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now he thought he knew the sort of case he had to deal with , and what he had read had pointed which way to look for the killer . |
| 2 | You 've made my life complete for the first time since your mother died . ’ |
| 3 | I had had my head shaved for the sake of hygiene the day before I left England . |
| 4 | John Hurst , the managing director of Deon who make a Ferrari Dino replica , has often had his cars mistaken for the real thing by owners of the genuine article . |
| 5 | Following a tremendous start to this term , the one-time journeyman has pronounced his determination to go for the title . |
| 6 | The East India Company and other companies like the Royal Africa Company and the Hudson 's Bay Company rarely brought in men like Roe to help with work at the top , and normally expected to promote people who had spent their lives working for the Company . |
| 7 | Nineteen companies have indicated their intention to bid for the contract to computerise Hungary 's tax system , with three more companies expected to join the fray in the next few days . |
| 8 | Brother Luke has asked his congregation to pray for the Council to change its mind … other wise he could soon be in the doghouse over his coal house . |
| 9 | I 'm the one who 's sacrificed my life paying for the house and its repairs and its decoration , and all the rest of it … . ’ |
| 10 | The buyout team have mortgaged their possessions to pay for the company . |
| 11 | Genet uses the blacks , the way a man who has just emptied his revolver reaches for the knife at his side ’ ( ‘ The Revenge of Jean Genet ’ , 175 ) . |
| 12 | She had long since realized her husband worked for the government , but he had never discussed it with her , much less told her he was a spy . |
| 13 | THE world champion , Garry Kasparov , and the British challenger , Nigel Short , have forfeited their right to play for the world championship title , according to the official ruling body of chess , the International Chess Federation ( FIDE ) . |