Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] [prep] [pron] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , the modern female hostage who falls in love with her captor may not merely be manifesting the well-known defence of ‘ identification with the aggressor ’ ( particularly since it is not so much identification with him as submission to him ) , she may instead be giving way to her phylogenetic id and its demand that a female captured by a male should look to him for sexual satisfaction . |
| 2 | The seller then becomes a trustee for the buyer and must account to him for any dividends he receives and vote in accordance with his instructions ( or appoint him as his proxy ) . |
| 3 | They 'll play with it for two or three years yet , and in the end very probably nothing will come of it . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'll talk to you for all the time we 're on this train . |
| 5 | And before Leith could say a word to lessen his agitation , ‘ Heaven alone knows what chance I 've got with Rosemary now , but she 'd finish with me for sure , I know she would , if anyone else knew about us ! ’ |
| 6 | We could do with one for that in fact they 'll be both |
| 7 | I 'd go for something for higher wages at the end of it ! |
| 8 | Well , plenty of tourists spend their mornings in museums and picture galleries and cathedrals , and nobody would quarrel with them for that . |
| 9 | These I shall send to you for harsh criticism and very helpful suggestions re set . ’ |
| 10 | They could hardly have been more different from the swaggering louts of the Hotel Olympik who would chatter among themselves for ten minutes and then saunter towards one as much out of boredom as anything else . |
| 11 | ‘ In the voting booth , ’ he said : ‘ If you will be my voice , I will speak for you for four years . ’ |
| 12 | You may not feel this will apply to you for some time . |
| 13 | The dis-used brick pit has been a tip for 10 years and will continue as one for 30 more . |
| 14 | I am sure that the House will bear with me for one or two minutes while I explain what has happened on this occasion . |
| 15 | So there we are we 've got one lot of twelve or we might be able to have two lots of what see what you can make with it for two lots . |
| 16 | ‘ I can do without you for six weeks , Buzz . |
| 17 | It has been included so that you can refer to it for comparative purposes , and so that you can choose equipment for character models without having to refer to the army list entries or the Warhammer rulebook . |
| 18 | It has been included so that you can refer to it for comparative purposes , and so that you can choose equipment for character models without having to refer to the army list entries or the Warhammer rulebook . |
| 19 | It has been included so that you can refer to it for comparative purposes , and so that you can choose equipment for character models without having to refer to the army list entries or the Warhammer rulebook . |
| 20 | ‘ Perhaps you can look after her for five minutes while I go and book the rooms ? ’ |
| 21 | You can rely on her for that . |
| 22 | It 's a great help to know I can rely on you for such last minute needs ! |
| 23 | Or people can write to us for further information . |
| 24 | See I , mind you whenever I 'm late you see I can get on it for twenty pence except for first thing in morning . |