Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [verb] [pers pn] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think for a very small company this perhaps might be more complicated in computing terms than would be worthwhile , but as soon as you 're getting to the point of many orders in a week , then it can be exceedingly useful to be able to ask the computer to tell you for example what are all the outstanding orders , what are all the overdue orders , what is the stock position bearing in mind that some stock is committed for certain orders , what orders have we got with suppliers to us which are still outstanding , and questions of this sort , can make your business much more efficient . |
| 2 | People were very angry when Admiral Byng failed to attack the French at Minorca , and the decision to execute him for cowardice was exactly what the public wanted . |
| 3 | The mare took it for affection and pushed her face into Mrs Totteridge 's stomach . |
| 4 | The label on the tin recommends it for church furniture and floors ’ . |
| 5 | The council passed it for allocation to youth activities . |
| 6 | The guard invited us for tea . |
| 7 | You see he 's and then he had the cheek to charge me for insurance ! |
| 8 | Thus our falling plasma adrenalin and body temperature in the evening prepare us for sleep by toning us down , just as rising values from 5 o'clock in the morning onwards prepare us for the rigours of a new day . |
| 9 | Instead of proceeding against " The Independent " for breach of confidence , the Government prosecuted it for contempt of court , committed by flouting the spirit of the injunction imposed on " The Guardian " . |
| 10 | The Army prepares you for life , it makes you grow up and learn discipline . |
| 11 | At Bullwood Hall the doctor checks you for VD after home leaves , too . |
| 12 | Jane Wrightson was arrested last year after officers matched her prints to stolen cheques , written by her in 1989 , after the bank sent them for analysis . |
| 13 | The press blamed us for Labour 's defeat , the Tories blamed us for Labour 's defeat and now it looks as thought the Labour Party is blaming us for Labour 's defeat . |
| 14 | THE Community Centre became a continental café for the morning on Saturday when the Alresford Twinning Association invited the public to join them for coffee and croissants . |
| 15 | Motorola killed its intended predecessor , the 68050 , last year after it decided the development was n't advanced enough to justify the expenditure preparing it for production . |
| 16 | This is the first time in my working life I have to go to the family to ask them for money . |
| 17 | you 're expecting a baby and were pregnant when the dentist accepted you for treatment or |
| 18 | you suddenly put me on the spot asking me for money . |