Example sentences of "[vb base] [vb pp] [pron] [noun sg] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've done my time for that job , and the other jobs you laid on me . |
| 2 | And I 've got my reason for that . |
| 3 | I 've sacrificed my life for this . |
| 4 | You say you 've loved your wife for twenty-six years . |
| 5 | ‘ But I know some people have felt so miserable they have seen their doctor for some medicine and have been told that the fumes are the likely cause of their symptoms . |
| 6 | ‘ A lot of the credit for that goes not only to the photographers themselves who have argued their case for greater prominence , but a great debt is owed to people like the editor Harold Evans who pioneered the creative use of photography in papers . |
| 7 | An elderly constituent of mine came to me and said , ’ I have had my car for 12 years ; it is my life . |
| 8 | Other kinds of bivalves have used their capacity for free movement to the utmost by becoming efficient swimmers , clapping their valves together like castanets to move through the sea to find new feeding grounds or to escape the threat of predators . |
| 9 | A Foreign Office statement of June 6 said that any " improved relations " had to be preceded by " convincing evidence that the Libyans have renounced their support for international terrorism , including the IRA [ Irish Republican Army ] " and Libyan co-operation in bringing Fletcher 's murderers to justice . |
| 10 | He was a magnificent winger : a ball player with plenty of craft , but fast , clever and with a lethal shot — skills that have etched his name for all time into the Palace record books . |
| 11 | Astonishingly , Haguellar and former players Francois Jauffrett ( now the National Tennis Director ) , Erik Deblicker and Jean Claude Massias have achieved their success for French tennis in just 12 months , using the talent that was already available to them . |
| 12 | Its directors have expressed their enthusiasm for European integration and have established a network of contacts and agreements with other countries , setting up new types of collaboration and programmes for joint and travelling exhibitions . |
| 13 | Over the years , Liberty have maintained their reputation for Afghan and Persian carpets despite tough competition . |
| 14 | We have always remained faithful to our roots in the trade protection movement and we take pride in the fact that we have maintained our independence for one hundred and fifty years . |
| 15 | Drink drive campaigners have renewed their call for random breath tests following the release of figures for the police 's Christmas and New Year campaign . |