Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] have [verb] [pron] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | where I 've dropped it for , well then , it 's the toilet brush you see , I 've been going like this with the toilet |
| 2 | Then , obeying an impulse she barely understood , she took the silver medallion out of the inner pocket of her bag , where she 'd zipped it for safekeeping , and fastened the chain round her neck . |
| 3 | Wycliffe put them all back where he had found them for Scales to look at . |
| 4 | He was buoyant today , but also edgy and more authoritative than I 'd seen him for ages , when mostly he 'd been gloomy and sulky . |
| 5 | ‘ Nicola was happier than I had seen her for months , ’ he said . |
| 6 | He looked happier than I had seen him for weeks and there was colour in his cheeks . |
| 7 | The big fella is more keyed up than I 've seen him for a long time and he is channelling all his energies into one final world cup fling . |
| 8 | " But you said you wanted this letter to go off this morning , so I 've brought it for you to sign . " |
| 9 | Once home — and although she had eaten nothing for several hours — Annette found that she could not face the thought of a meal , even though her husband offered to prepare one for her . |
| 10 | His crooked smile was very much in evidence and Matey could have told her that since her arrival Dr Neil had been happier than she had seen him for a long time — there had been fewer backslidings towards the ‘ nasty whisky ’ since McAllister had appeared in his life to provide him with such rich amusement . |
| 11 | Mingling with that of David was Anthony 's , sounding far happier and more relaxed than she had heard it for weeks . |
| 12 | The passcode system 's a welcome addition and the joystick on the control panel which mimics your movement 's also a nice touch , but once you 've played it for five minutes you 'll have seen everything the game 's got to offer ! |
| 13 | The Quix supermarket had refused the box because they 'd ha although they 'd had it for a cert for quite a long time during the miner 's strike I think . |
| 14 | I would be very surprised if a property on at nine fifty would be dropped much below nine hundred because , obviously they have a , they have a certain that they need to get and I I 'd be surprised if they 'd go sort of much below fifty pounds less a month than they 've advertised it for . |
| 15 | But there was no denying that today his wife was better than he had known her for many many months . |
| 16 | If I 'd asked you for it you 'd probably have punched me in the eye . ’ |
| 17 | I 'd have ended up a patient if I 'd done it for much longer . |
| 18 | Perhaps if I 'd entered him for the Champion Hurdle , he might have sold . |
| 19 | He then provided : ‘ I wish whatever legacies I have left to be paid by you , my dear son , and if any debt shall emerge , if I had borrowed anything for a time and shall owe it , I wish it to be paid by you , so that what I have left your sister may pass to her undiminished . ’ |
| 20 | If I have to lift them for a match of that importance then I might as well walk out of the job . ’ |
| 21 | Another part in the book that I did n't understand until I had read it for the second time was a bit right at the every end . |
| 22 | I am really sad that nobody wants to do it like I have done it for them . |
| 23 | And I 'm not working next year anyway cos I 've done it for two years on the run and I 'm not doing it next year . |
| 24 | He wondered if she had abandoned him for ever . |
| 25 | He was a very easy person to talk to , and long before they reached home she felt as if she had known him for years . |
| 26 | If she has had it for a few years , there will be another bonus in that it will mature before the end of your mortgage term , saving thousands in extra interest payments . |
| 27 | If you 'd like to go on Bargain Basement , the feature we have round about three thirty , if you 've got something for sale , five pounds or under , call us on . |
| 28 | Once a femur or a forearm would have played a pure note if you 'd used one for a pipe , but the pieces would whistle harsh and offkey now from the holes bored into them by the efficient mandibles of her companions in the vertical grave , the cenote where they placed her after the battle , during the truce . |
| 29 | ‘ I do n't think all this will sink in properly until we 've seen her for ourselves . ’ |
| 30 | In Ireland last week , we were accused of writing a ‘ dirty ’ book for vulgar gain ( would it have been any better if we 'd done it for charity ? ) and worse , of racism . |