Example sentences of "for [pron] [to-vb] [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | You 've got to go and ask for them to take you on the erm |
| 2 | Many Heads have expressed to me their appreciation of what the lu Labour Group has done for them to rescue them from the plight that the Tories imposed on them . |
| 3 | Graham sitting there waiting for me to kick him in the teeth . |
| 4 | I was anxious to settle the terms of the contract with M. Chaillot and , because I wanted to avoid being cornered by him in Passy , I suggested to Jean-Claude that he make an appointment for me to see him at the radio , mid-morning , on a date when I had a luncheon appointment . |
| 5 | But it would be natural for me to put you in the golf club area . |
| 6 | In December 1757 he tried to excuse himself ‘ as my abode is at such distance from the place where the Royal Society hold their weekly meetings as to render it not only inconvenient , but unsafe for me to attend them in the winter season. , A month later Ellis countered with , ‘ I scarce think it possible that Mr. Miller should have no one friend in the Society to send him word and , indeed , I had told Rivington to tell Miller I would be glad to discuss the matter at Fulham , and Miller ignored it . ’ |
| 7 | On the day Sir Hubert arrived in Rangoon he sent for me to thank me for the way in which this delicate matter had been handled . |
| 8 | Sister Superior , from the waxed scented and echoing chambers of the convent where we usually never set foot , sent for me to remind me of the Parable of the Talents . |
| 9 | ‘ It would be better , mademoiselle , for me to take you to the nearest syndicat d'initiative . |
| 10 | When the time comes for me to show you to the door you may be down on your knees , begging to be kept on . ’ |
| 11 | I kept waiting in dread for someone to tap you on the shoulder and say , ‘ By the way , you know Damian is chairman of Flint Investments International ! ’ ’ |
| 12 | In Montana , he visited a number of old age homes for someone to supply him with the right voice , but to no avail . |
| 13 | And I will actually draw or paint a word picture for you to put you in the scene . |
| 14 | The moment you feel the need for confession and the Mass , tell me and I 'll arrange for you to join us in the chapel . ’ |
| 15 | It 's easy for you to have it at the theatre , mhm |
| 16 | I understand that it would be possible for you to supply us with the manuscripts by the end of August this year . |
| 17 | It is not necessary for you to meet him at the moment — in fact , he is not here right at this moment — but you may use the telephone . |
| 18 | They were still close enough to shore for him to return her to the police if she admitted she was not an experienced ocean sailor . |
| 19 | Their findings disturbed the High Loremaster sufficiently for him to take them to the Phoenix King . |
| 20 | It had indeed been , as it happened , impossible for him to see her at the times she suggested . |
| 21 | She waited for him to invite her into the car and out for the day . |
| 22 | This time there was no need for him to force her up the dark steps of the barn ; she walked in front of him determinedly . |
| 23 | James V ordered that the Crown of Scotland be remodelled in time for him to wear it at the coronation of his second Queen , Mary of Guise-Lorraine , at Holyrood Abbey in February 1540 . |
| 24 | He gestured for her to precede him through the door . |
| 25 | ‘ And Spain was a cosy hideaway for our export villains ; ergo , her boyfriend was waiting for her to join him on the Costa del Crook . ’ |
| 26 | He gestured with a long , withered arm for her to follow him up the stairs . |
| 27 | for her to have them in the house . |
| 28 | It would have been cheaper to have taken the coach , if longer , but Dr Bailey had sent a curt postcard telling him it would be best for her to meet him off the noon train ; the campus was some way out of town , it would be best that way . |
| 29 | It is most unusual for anyone to do it in the kitchen , the hall , the bathroom or the dining room , although naps may be taken in the living room . |
| 30 | ‘ How sad it would be for us to lose you to the sea , Señor Capitano . ’ |