Example sentences of "for [noun prp] [to-vb] [pron] [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 He was awakened just before noon by the Master of Novices who announced that a message had come from John Benstede asking for Corbett to present himself at the castle immediately .
2 Well , that 's not how schoolboys talk , so they sneered some more and waited for Oliver to challenge them to a formal fight .
3 He gestured for Ballater to follow him into the living-room and indicated the chair by the empty fireplace .
4 Roberts took his tally for the season to 150 with a treble on Carousel Music , True Story and Shuailaan at Windsor , only for Lloyd to rob him of a four-timer by beating him on Brigante Di Cielo .
5 He arranged for Len to have them at the camp . ’
6 And you know , if we wait for God to baptize us in the Holy Spirit , can I suggest you 'll wait until you die and still not know that experience .
7 Annabel had said as much to Father Ross the last time he had come to tea , and Father Ross had looked at her sternly over his glasses , saying that if we all understood the way the Universe was run what would there be left for God to tell us on the Last Day .
8 She had not yet worn any of the gowns sent by Tamar and was longing for Bob to see her in the blue one .
9 But there is no reason for Britain to differentiate herself into the sidelines .
10 It was time for Blake to re-acquaint himself with the stranger .
11 It was a tremendous morale-booster for Michael to do something of the sort again , but I am sure none of the delegates at the conference knew of the pain he was in , nor how much discomfort he concealed behind his ready laugh .
12 The tablecloth needed no stones to hold it down and all the plastic bags waited for Betty to put them in the master plastic bag she had brought for the purpose .
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