Example sentences of "and [verb] me for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | The point is that the inference which you give to it is that they 're not quite fit to be Governors , by comparison with others , and I 'd like to defend that because I can assure you that I have never ever nominated a Governor for a school who I have not thought would be advantageous to that Board of Governors to have as a member and that he will be he or she will be a contributor to that particular school , and I 've done it time and time and time again and indeed on occasions have had headmasters coming to me and thanking me for the particular person that I put in . |
2 | Despite this , at lunchtime Kathleen presented me with four hours ' pay and pressed me for a few more details to help her with her enquiries . |
3 | And yeah , they 've gone and re-credited me for the fifteen pound ! |
4 | He paused again , as if the memory of that year had stopped him ; and to prepare me for a new facet of himself , a new shift . |
5 | Here to stay for at least for another year and to haunt me for the next fifteen . |
6 | At once she burst into tears and hugging me for the first time in years ( it seemed ) , cried , ‘ If only I had their faith ! ’ |