Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Was there a secret reason that made them hanker for a new life in a new world ? |
| 2 | ‘ That will make them pause for a while , ’ Jehana said , her tone satisfied . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | ‘ I see a lot more than you 've ever given me credit for ! ’ he retorted curtly . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 ! |
| 7 | The single-track section of line would have given me cause for concern and it is one which could reasonably be removed . ’ |
| 8 | They make me grub for lily-roots |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | If you got tired and worried , she 'd say , ‘ Come on , comb my hair for me . ’ |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | My best friend just now will not necessarily stay my friend for ever , although it is possible . |
| 20 | ‘ This has developed my liking for theatre and I am much more aware of theatre issues than before . ’ |
| 21 | I must explain my ruse for prising so much stuff — good stuff — out of the islanders . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ When Glyndebourne commissioned my Paraphrase for their 1992 Mozart season , it was they who determined which opera I should use as a background for my piece . |
| 23 | I recently had to treat my tank for White Spot , which seems to have cleared up , but my Emperor Angelfish is still scratching , although there is no external sign of White Spot . |
| 24 | Of his death , the only reference found is the entry in Maskelyne 's account book for 13 March 1784 : ‘ Recd of Mrs Grace Sisson , thro ’ the hands of Mr Henry Robin Auctioneer my dividend for £88.14.11 due to me from the Estate of the late Jerh Sisson — £15.0.0 — and gave it to the Widow . ’ |
| 25 | I refused to see my counsellor for almost a month . |
| 26 | and we enjoyed it so much , we went and asked my mother for some more money , we stayed another week and then when we got back to London er Mrs said I think we better go , you know , get away from London in |
| 27 | After we had lived there for a few years , we wanted to buy it and do it up , so we asked my College for a mortgage . |
| 28 | Then , just before Christmas , he asked my father for my hand in marriage … |
| 29 | Since then there have been other men in her life but tonight , the plans I laid all those years ago reach fruition as I proudly introduce my partner for the evening . |
| 30 | And that we actually op adopted a b a modern sensible er , reasonable attitude towards all living creatures and that we do today vote to ban fox hunting it is anachronistic as I said earlier , it is not necessary it actually causes harm , not only does it cause harm to foxes , but at least in one case , which is sufficient for me to continue my support for the ban damage to the people in my area . |