Example sentences of "[vb base] [pers pn] [verb] [pron] [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | D' you blame your father for making you soft by giving you an allowance ? |
| 2 | We urge you to consider our request for a nursery to be attached to the first school to give the children a head start in their education . |
| 3 | The 21-year-old who bats number three and bowls medium pace plays for Llandudno and Caernarfonshire want him to strengthen their line-up for tomorrow 's North Wales County Championship derby clash with Anglesey at Bethesda . |
| 4 | Cos when you smoke you kept your money for your fags , but if you do n't smoke you do n't need to keep it . |
| 5 | ‘ Let her enjoy our company for an evening . |
| 6 | ‘ Let me invite you to dinner in an hour , ’ said George , ‘ and ’ — this was addressed to Mrs Robinson , who had crept in to stand in the doorway and hear the end of the story , and now stepped forward to play a part — ‘ please , let us borrow your daughter for the evening so that we four can be a company . |
| 7 | She succeeded in conveying through her voice an element of ‘ you mean you spoilt my day for something so trivial ? ’ |
| 8 | Children , particularly our own grandchildren I discovered er had got money in the building societies I mean we give them money for presents and throw it into a building society , and I said what 's happening about your , your tax ? |
| 9 | You should also be aware that , whilst it is accepted practice for the approach letter to be written on the anonymous basis proposed above , you are likely to receive a more positive response from a target company should the circumstances of a particular approach allow you to relax your requirement for anonymity . |
| 10 | I suppose it serves her right for not reading THE FACE . |
| 11 | I believe he overcame his aversion for — for anything — stronger long enough to beget me . |
| 12 | ‘ Tut-tut , do I detect someone fishing for compliments ? ’ he asked . |
| 13 | What do you use your chair for ? |
| 14 | What do you need your money for ? |
| 15 | ‘ Do you take my word for his ? ’ she said . |
| 16 | Erm I think they sent me money for a new pair of sheets , ca n't remember that long ago . |
| 17 | Where do they send their aluminium for making into wire and sheets of metal ? |
| 18 | ‘ I wish I shared your enthusiasm for change . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ But have I withstood my punishment for long enough now ? |
| 20 | Have I lost whatever talent for this kind of thing I might once have had ? |
| 21 | No , what he was saying was see he sold his house for two hundred and thirty thousand I think he said . |