Example sentences of "[vb base] [verb] [pron] [noun] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A prosthetist who had a lower limb amputation himself stated : ‘ They [ patients ] want to pick your brain for every bit of knowledge they can get . |
| 2 | All creatures need sleep to replenish their energies for the next awakening . |
| 3 | Jeanette and Simon Edwards , who lost two babies in three years , want to show their support for the new group by giving it a cash boost . |
| 4 | Finish deving your print for the remainder of your dev. time . |
| 5 | Finish deving your print for the remainder of your dev. time . |
| 6 | IWISH to express my support for the ambulance men and women . |
| 7 | Until we begin to recognise our responsibility for the current situation , we will not come close to finding a solution that will lead African families to choose to have smaller families . |
| 8 | They intend to press their demand for a British referendum , towards the end of the committee stage . |
| 9 | No matter what you drink , remember to do your bit for the environment by using the bottle and can banks which are now available in most Sainsbury 's car parks . |
| 10 | So I decide to hold my peace for a little while longer . |
| 11 | Well the tom tiddlers of British political life I suppose write their memoirs for a couple of reasons because they ca n't ever admit to themselves they are tom tiddlers . |
| 12 | Jade and Rose continue to show their appreciation for the medical staff at Stoke Mandeville who fought to keep the baby alive . |
| 13 | Gatsby does have more success than Clegg , as he and Daisy do rekindle their affair for a time and plan for Daisy to leave her husband . |
| 14 | The argument is that provided they do use their power for the benefit of the public rather than for their own personal gain that power is legitimate . |
| 15 | And I 'm sure you 've had a bit of thought about it , I 'm glad you 're see it there er and the whole lot is a blessed mismatch , it 's nothing to do with us though I do thank you Mr for the help you wish to give me , the Duke of Westminster and the Duke of Rutland if this goes through as I said this today because without a doubt the government will listen to what you have to say and I 've no doubt it will be effect . |
| 16 | Start planning your celebration for the day of the last measuring session — the day after tomorrow . |
| 17 | Can I say first of all that er I support the general approach which has been adopted by Yorkshire County Council and the the other local authorities in the Greater York area , on the way in which they 've formulated their proposals for the York greenbelt after a fairly long erm and exhausting process , the question to which I want to address my comments first of all is whether the new settlement is an appropriate and justified planning response , and what I would like to do if I may is look at some of the reasons that have been raised erm in objection to the new settlement as a strategy , erm these issues have been raised by Hambledon District , York City Council , the C P R E , Montague Evans , in their written submissions to the examination of the . |
| 18 | You 'll forgive me , sirs , but I 've forgotten your names for the moment . |
| 19 | A used car dealer is offering a ten thousand pound reward to track down arsonists who 've attacked his premises for the second time in two weeks . |
| 20 | You 've done your bit for the universities . |
| 21 | I 've done my diary for the |
| 22 | ‘ I 've done my bit for the day . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I 've got my papers for the Army , Mr Fitz . |
| 24 | I 'll have to do some more calls on Friday night to try and get those appointments , and if necessary , I 'll have to come in on Saturday morning , because you do n't finish a week until you 've got your appointments for the following week . |
| 25 | Readers who wish to express their concern for the fate of the Taiwan Ten should write to : His Excellency Teuku Mohamad Hadi Thayed , The Indonesian Embassy , 38 Grosvenor Square , London W1X 9AD . |
| 26 | Oh , I 've had my suspicions for a while now , not that I was the only one . |
| 27 | You 've had your theatre for the day . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ No , I have n't actually , but I 've admired your work for a long time . ’ |
| 29 | We 're scarcely going to feel we 've sold our souls for a plate of strawberries and cream , are we ? ’ |
| 30 | I wish to underline his support for the United Nations in the new world order that everyone talks so much about these days , and especially his comments about the British Council , the work of the council , and the BBC World Service . |