Example sentences of "[vb mod] [vb infin] [pron] [noun] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The literature on lateral eye movements has been reviewed by Ehrlichman and Weinberger ( 1978 ) and the reader should consult their paper for a thorough critique . |
| 2 | Chelsea managing director Colin Hutchinson confirmed : ‘ We have received his international clearance and he should make his debut for the reserves . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ That should suit your taste for the melodramatic . ’ |
| 4 | He knows that he must improve his footwork for the grass courts , and he is also concerned that the head of his racket , which is smaller than most manufactured nowadays , may put his volleying at a disadvantage . |
| 5 | Thus Leo I thought it better that his congregation should keep their fasting for the proper liturgical seasons publicly set aside for it , rather than carry it out as a private ascetic exercise . |
| 6 | ‘ There 's making love to order on the one hand , ’ says Matthew , ‘ and there 's not having sex when you fancy it because you know you must conserve your sperm for the optimum moment in the month . ’ |
| 7 | Despite the unpopularity of politicians , John Major is considered one of the best of the political bunch , with 67% agreeing that he is doing a good job as Prime Minister , housewives , particularly , approve of his performance ( 74% ) , which should raise his confidence for the election . |
| 8 | At St Cuthbert 's this belt tightening means the vicar must ask his parish for an extra £5,000 and the church steering committee is co-ordinating the appeal for funds , beginning with a planned giving campaign in Lent . |
| 9 | The company also believes that its increasing experience of managing what is claimed to be the largest CT2 network in the world should increase its competitiveness for the future . |
| 10 | you should ask your branch for a copy of the bank 's tariff of charges . |
| 11 | In either case , you should ask your employer for a P45 Form . |
| 12 | They hurt , sometimes excruciatingly , but on the deepest level of all , it is somehow ‘ all right ’ ; and out of the praise and gratitude and joy that spring from it when we can grasp it , I think that we may give ourselves permission for the more mundane , but wonderfully healing emotion of happiness . |
| 13 | ‘ I 'll swop you Stothard for an Archer . ’ |
| 14 | I 'll give you money for the assassin . |
| 15 | So we were sitting there , in this horrible place where the ‘ glass of white ’ is even more noxious than the yeoman 's brew , and their selection of Highland malts is less than the finest , and I 'm getting these pancreas-piercing whiffs of other people 's nicotine ( hit me with a gasper , go on , do it to me — I 'll betray my country for a Silk Cut , I 'll betray my friends for a Winston ) when Stuart , with a creepily smug look on his face , suddenly announces , ‘ We 're taking off , you know . ’ |
| 16 | So we were sitting there , in this horrible place where the ‘ glass of white ’ is even more noxious than the yeoman 's brew , and their selection of Highland malts is less than the finest , and I 'm getting these pancreas-piercing whiffs of other people 's nicotine ( hit me with a gasper , go on , do it to me — I 'll betray my country for a Silk Cut , I 'll betray my friends for a Winston ) when Stuart , with a creepily smug look on his face , suddenly announces , ‘ We 're taking off , you know . ’ |
| 17 | Out with it or I 'll have your skin for a cigar case . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Keep that handy , ’ I warn him , ‘ or I 'll have your head for a hat-rack . ’ |
| 19 | At 8.30 you 'll take your places for a three-course meal which will include Smoked salmon . |
| 20 | ‘ I 'll swingle yer scalp for a sporran . ’ |
| 21 | Might slit your windpipe for the gain of your house , |
| 22 | This time the chasm yawned in front of her , and she knew that she might close her eyes for the moment , but she was already taking little steps towards the edge . |
| 23 | ‘ Let's keep our presents for a time . |
| 24 | ‘ Let's keep our presents for a time . ’ |
| 25 | Any Charioteer may swap his bow for a long bow at a cost of +1 point . |
| 26 | Kevin Thomas , a 17-year-old striker who has scored eight goals during the reserve team 's 14-match unbeaten run , could make his debut for the Tynecastle club . |
| 27 | I know but he , we 've got it here early March and we said that we 'd do his paperwork for the the afternoon |
| 28 | If Dad was alive he 'd give me money for the bike like a shot . |
| 29 | He 'd give his ears for a bike of his own . |
| 30 | If Alger Hiss could betray his country for the sake of Communism — and he is still trying to establish his innocence — where else among the highest in the land might treason be found ? |