Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] [noun] [verb] [pron] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The status of the second level nurse has troubled the profession for years , not least because they have been depended on as the mainstay of practical bedside nursing , while being expected to take on more responsibility than their training prepared them for . |
| 2 | Cos my mum bought one for my dad |
| 3 | Being " directly answerable to the electorate " really means no more than that if your MP presents himself for reelection you can vote either for him or against . |
| 4 | It also remained a source of controversy among the Canadian electorate , its supporters maintaining that it was essential for competing with the world 's other large trading blocs , while its opponents blamed it for Canada 's current economic malaise . |
| 5 | The dog entered regularly in breed classes will need to be thoroughly groomed beforehand , standing still while its owner prepares it for the big event . |
| 6 | Begone to thy corner , wench , lest thy paramour kill me for trampling thee under my foot . |
| 7 | Do n't know how I got it when my Father got it for me . |
| 8 | But as her parents took her for a swim , she collapsed without warning and died . |
| 9 | Much as their fans loved them for all their quirks , the aesthetics and comfort of a ground did not cross the mind of many football directors . |
| 10 | Starved of emotional nourishment from that quarter , the daughter is brittle and neurotic and , when her boyfriend leaves her for another woman , she takes umbrage , haunts the new love-nest night and day , lets down tyres , makes abusive phone calls and eventually throws a stone through a window and gets herself arrested . |
| 11 | But when his boss chases him for , you know information or whatever you know . |
| 12 | The delicate poetry of the atmosphere William seeks to establish is disrupted not only by that noisily symbolic iguana but by such clumping speeches as Shannon 's explanation that his problems began when his mother punished him for masturbating . |
| 13 | But I 've just reached the door when his escorts do it for me in the corridor . |
| 14 | Suddenly he looked tired , and there were deep furrows in his brow as his eyes scanned her for an instant . |
| 15 | Certainly , as his mind prepared itself for the acceptance of the |
| 16 | When our reporter thanked him for the interview , Britain 's friendliest bus driver said : ‘ You are most welcome . ’ |