Example sentences of "be [verb] for [pers pn] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Surely I already know what the contents of our contract are — namely , that I am to work for you for a period of eighteen months , after which time you will release me with my debt to you cancelled ? ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I 've been waiting for you for the past three hours , pacing the corridors , wearing out the carpet . |
| 3 | We must , surely , eventually get to recovery , but we have been waiting for it for a long time . |
| 4 | Lot number ninety Lot number ninety , the horn box the horn box and cover is showing for you for a hundred pounds one hundred pounds any more at one hundred pounds ? |
| 5 | Mr Davidson 's father , Robert Snr , said Mrs Holmes had been working for him for the last eight years . |