Example sentences of "when [pers pn] [verb] [pron] for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I asked him for his reaction , he sat hunched behind a table in his little palace , his head hanging down , his half-moon spectacles on the end of his nose . |
| 2 | When I called them for their view , the spokesman for ‘ Countryside and Land matters ’ was somewhat iffy . |
| 3 | By and large , the above are ‘ natural source ’ materials , with little or no attempt to balance the NPK content , and you will need to take this into account when you use them for whatever particular bias they give . |
| 4 | And when you brought it for your cattle like the highland parkway making whisky . |
| 5 | When you see it for yourself you 'll agree it 's brilliant . |
| 6 | But I do n't want to be alive when you reject me for it . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Pity to shut you away down here , ’ Mr Priddy said gruffly when she thanked him for his recommendation . |
| 8 | ABBERLEY : When I left her — No , say , say , to put it another way , why not be kind , second husband , after all , when she left me for you , when she quit , she left in perfect repair . |
| 9 | His lack of new-technology experience had been ignored by Pilger and the others when they chose him for his production skills . |
| 10 | ‘ When they choose one for me , when it does happen , you will help me , Mrs Tea Cup . |
| 11 | When he did it for himself , the law jailed him |
| 12 | He is a naughty boy when he hits you for nothing . |