Example sentences of "for [noun prp] [to-vb] [pron] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | What I would n't give for Jim to do something like this — just occasionally . |
2 | That is absolute rubbish and I expect the right hon. Member for Sparkbrook to condemn it as such . |
3 | Sir John Ure , commissioner general of the British pavilion , is also confident that Expo will succeed , but injects a note of caution : ‘ It 's a very tall order for Spain to mount something like this . |
4 | It was amusing for Charles to see him in this state , his usual poise unbalanced by childlike curiosity . |
5 | That said his fitness has to be 100% for Wilko to play him at all , and he clearly is liable to get himself sent off . |
6 | She had no wish for Doreen to accompany them during this rare opportunity to be alone with Silas ; then she sighed with relief as his next words rang like bells in her ears . |