Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [verb] [pers pn] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We had only to go for a walk through the empty streets and someone would appear in a doorway to invite us for dinner . |
| 2 | The purchaser of a completed development , for example a factory , who intends to use the development for his or her own trade purposes or lease it to a person using it for trade purposes may be able to claim capital allowances . |
| 3 | I remember at the conclusion of a church house-party , a man asking me for prayer to be filled with the Spirit . |
| 4 | I sat eating my sandwiches in a grumpy sulk at the top of a mountain recently , while the pack of men surrounding a paraglider prepared him for take-off . |
| 5 | This is not a reason to avoid them for drama more than any other activity in school can help children find a mature approach to such topics . |
| 6 | Chairman Lord Younger has announced that , in addition to a tour of the building , Her Majesty has accepted an invitation to join him for lunch . |