Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | They attack the status quo by pointing out that the reasons given for denying rights to children are bad reasons , and then explicitly or implicitly deny them duties for no reason at all . |
| 2 | Was there a secret reason that made them hanker for a new life in a new world ? |
| 3 | ‘ That will make them pause for a while , ’ Jehana said , her tone satisfied . |
| 4 | Miners may strike in support of nurses , but that does n't make them fighters for the equality of women or for women as women . |
| 5 | You got me A for me day . |
| 6 | TYPE in the text of Task 24 , insetting the quotations 0.5″ from the left-hand margin and typing them line for line as shown below . |
| 7 | ‘ I see a lot more than you 've ever given me credit for ! ’ he retorted curtly . |
| 8 | My manager has given me permission for me to use the shop foyer for a whole day and I hope to get local radio and local papers to advertise the sale for me . |
| 9 | Indeed , it had been on roach trips that I have found most of my bream swims in the past and although I 'm a roach man first and foremost , a splendid , clean seven pound river bream has never given me cause for complaint ! |
| 10 | The single-track section of line would have given me cause for concern and it is one which could reasonably be removed . ’ |
| 11 | The appearance , albeit a misleading one , of an area uncluttered by the constraints characterizing other areas is an attractive one … the blacks who follow in the wake of Wonder and Marley make them models for their behaviour . |
| 12 | They make me grub for lily-roots |
| 13 | I have a couple of mates who are Forest fans , and I got them tickets for the first game of the season . |
| 14 | So many returners admit to stage fright at the beginning of a re-entry programme , only to find that the expectations of managers and colleagues are much more realistic than they have given them credit for . |
| 15 | The siege has given them publicity for their ideas , of course , but what they really want , to save Liam 's life , is something quite different . |
| 16 | The exception to this is the police , who have had by far the largest addition to that , they have n't lost money when they lost S S A , erm , we have been ge , extremely generous to them , far more than to any other committee this year , erm , and although we have n't given them money for , to pay awards because we do n't know exactly what it is . |
| 17 | A programme does not have to be conventionally ‘ nine to five , structured but participants are more likely to accommodate themselves to unusual arrangements if you 've given them time for themselves . |
| 18 | If you got tired and worried , she 'd say , ‘ Come on , comb my hair for me . ’ |
| 19 | As I commented a little earlier to somebody , I still have n't quite forgiven my mother-in-law for the chemistry set she bought my seven-year-old . |
| 20 | Well they 're a lot of fun and kids love them , and as I commented a little earlier to somebody I still have n't quite forgiven my mother-in-law for the chemistry set she bought my seven year old . |
| 21 | As I commented a little earlier to somebody , I still have n't quite forgiven my mother-in-law for the chemistry set she bought my seven-year-old . |
| 22 | And he he got he got my hand for five seconds and then I I got I got his hand for ten something like that . |
| 23 | Indeed without any wish to evade my responsibility for subsequent events , I think I may fairly claim that in everything I did in re Karen and her husband I was market-led . |
| 24 | My best friend just now will not necessarily stay my friend for ever , although it is possible . |
| 25 | ‘ This has developed my liking for theatre and I am much more aware of theatre issues than before . ’ |
| 26 | I must explain my ruse for prising so much stuff — good stuff — out of the islanders . ’ |
| 27 | Lastly , I would like to thank my parents for making me the Judaeo-Christian hybrid that I am ; and my husband Timothy Boon for his support and ( not always welcome ) criticism . |
| 28 | If I think I am going mad , and let a psychiatrist make my decisions for me , the goals I borrow become means to keep out of trouble and recover my health . |
| 29 | It 'd be easier if we met my troops for the first time at the concert , ’ he said . |
| 30 | Zander have no problems sorting out live baits in coloured water in which I would not fancy my chances for pike using that method . |