Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pers pn] [verb] [pron] [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | His skill lies in helping you to achieve your aim for yourself . |
| 2 | You 're expecting them to remember it word for word as though it you know it 's ingrained on their soul almost and ca n't |
| 3 | ‘ He has a very good team here and he would be better off letting them do his talking for him . ’ |
| 4 | The National Executive wrote to the four signatories and supporters who were most closely identified with the Petition campaign , Bevan , Strauss , Cdr Young , and W. Bruce , asking them to discontinue their support for the campaign or face expulsion from the Party . |
| 5 | One medium-sized firm of solicitors in East Anglia has written to its staff asking them to forgo their pay for December . |
| 6 | One medium-sized firm of solicitors in East Anglia has written to its staff asking them to forgo their pay for December . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'm asking you to give me credit for knowing what I 'm doing , Josie . |
| 8 | Those Yids , they set far more stock by this Christmas nonsense than most of us — damn' nuisance — God , I 've missed having you to do my shopping for me this year . |
| 9 | During these pauses he would leer in the hope that his lady friend would fill in the gaps , thereby allowing him to save his energy for later . |
| 10 | Had the satisfaction of hearing her confess her desire for him . |
| 11 | A national " mass of reconciliation " was proposed for Aug. 15 by the " revolutionary Peronism " faction of the ruling Justicialist Party , including the remnants of the Montoneros , who called for reconciliation with the armed forces and an amnesty for their imprisoned leader Mario Firmenich [ see p. 35561 ] ; this mass was to have been attended both by former Montonero guerrillas and by military officers from the dirty war , but was cancelled by the Church when it became clear that certain officers were using it to support their demand for an amnesty . |