Example sentences of "that [pron] [verb] for [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Her hair was fair , so that I thought for a moment of the other woman I had met recently , Elizabeth Lavenza .
2 First , I believe that I speak for a number of my hon. Friends when I say that we want the Bill to reach the statute book , come what may , in view of the approaching general election , and I hope that it will be given a fair wind .
3 It 's also the fact that I know for a fact , I know for a fact that she 's very frightened of his temper when it happens .
4 He then said that he now had confirmation from the police and that I qualified for a transfer and would receive an offer for Govan ( where my dad is ) within a week .
5 But I did it through the love , fo , that I had for the couple , and that because they had waited sixteen year before they eventually found out they could n't have children !
6 Realizing what they represented , he added quickly , ‘ Not that I think for a moment that you … though , of course , ’ he floundered ever deeper , ‘ naturally , a man like , you , presentable and so forth , you probably have several … ’
7 I must admit the Hockin style was inclined to be more racy than that I used for the Gazette .
8 They 'd have registered the fact that I work for an advertising agency , and marked me accordingly : ‘ I do think essentially he 's a popular artist , do n't you ? ’
9 ‘ Well , ’ said Caspar , and then glanced over his shoulder as if to make sure no one was listening , ‘ well , the truth of it is , that I work for the Gruagach .
10 I bought all that I needed for a laboratory , and sent everything to Scotland .
11 ‘ I do n't know that I care for the idea .
12 Dad Tam : " You promise me you will never tell anybody " til " am deed that I stood for the man who made that statue . "
13 She so wanted grandparents , that she appealed for a couple in the local paper to act as adopted granny and grandad .
14 Ven made no move to detain her , not that she had for a second considered that he might .
15 The debate as to whether this institutional framework exercised a determining ( ideological ) influence on film output has been an ongoing one , but the importance of Claire Johnston 's contribution to it in the mid seventies is that she argued for a reading of Hollywood entertainment films which made a space for ‘ collective fantasies of women 's desire ’ .
16 At last her opportunity arose when Collin Brooks , a friend of both Eliot and her own family , suggested that she apply for the post of Eliot 's secretary which had fallen vacant .
17 It was as she was passing through the drawing-room that she paused for a moment to glance round admiringly at the décor .
18 The old lady would have walked back to her villa , but Miguel stopped her by closing the door , and insisting that she wait for a golf cart .
19 Questions poured towards the chair , and Mrs Murphy banged her gavel so hard on the coffee table that it left a mark , which distressed her so much that she forgot for a moment why she was hammering and stared sadly at the dent in the wood .
20 Our Agent advises that we indicate that £25,000 is the lowest acceptable offer and that she pays for the alteration .
21 There is little doubt that she pushed for the creation of the Zollverein , imposing trade boycotts if states were unwilling to join .
22 ‘ I 'm pleased with it , ’ Maria responded warily , reminding herself that she worked for the man .
23 And yet on the face of it , the inner route seemed to offer a better way of meeting the need than performing the functions that you seek for the relief road to perform in that part of Harrogate Knaresborough .
24 It may be best to try to specify the teaching objectives in behavioural terms — planning the thoughts and particularly the activities that you envisage for the pupils and the teacher .
25 We thank you , Lord , for the daily provision that you make for the world .
26 If you insert three blank rows at the top of the spreadsheet you can use B2 to record the average inflation per year that you expect for the life of the savings plan .
27 One of the first things you 'll realise is that you work for an organisation that has to react and respond rapidly to changing circumstances .
28 The lady , who founded the carers ' help line , er , in the literature that you provided for the programme was suggesting that the government should recognise that there are six million unpaid carers .
29 Wha what is it that you do for a living ?
30 We started off with er some introductions and er the introductions , you introduced yourself and we discussed the the objectives that the company have and also the objectives that you have for the course .
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