Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 31 | " We sell them for a penny each , " Miss Poraway explained . |
| 32 | Might want them for a cup of tea . |
| 33 | It will not cover me for the hearing . |
| 34 | The principal method is the study of hoards , since coins have frequently been deposited in hoards for safe-keeping and their owners have often been prevented from recovering them for a variety of reasons such as death or forgetfulness . |
| 35 | ‘ And there was a sailor there — submariner , I think he was — and he asked me for a date , but I said no . ’ |
| 36 | She came over to me one night and she asked me for a lift . |
| 37 | he asked me for a few slices of bread which he broke into pieces and scattered over the roof . |
| 38 | If you came in now and asked me for a pound of apples , well in a way I would n't know a stranger whether they like them under-ripe , ripe or just ready for eating . |
| 39 | He asked me for a light and I offered him one of my Gauloises . |
| 40 | Then I felt a pressure on my arm and a soft female voice asked me for a light . |
| 41 | ‘ That girl of yours asked me for a statement and I gave her one-more than she bargained for , and I made her take it all down . ’ |
| 42 | ‘ Oh , come on , that 's why you asked me for a drink . |
| 43 | He come round and he asked me for a change of a fiver . |
| 44 | And she asked me for the fifty P . |
| 45 | If you have gas or coal fires , and can avoid using them for a while , it would be a useful addition to this list . |
| 46 | Even so I did not expect my feet to be trouble-free after using them for the first time on a full day 's hiking in the Purbeck Hills . |
| 47 | When I did , something about its stillness stilled me for a moment . |
| 48 | Well you got me for the day today , cos I ca n't go now until I fetch the car . |
| 49 | A temporary assistant lecturer 's post was available in my Department at U.C.L. Apparently , my Head of Department , , was happy to appoint me , but before the decision was made , he offered his new professorial colleague , , an opportunity to interview me for the job . |
| 50 | It was obviously advantageous to record those events and the aftermath as quickly as possible to preserve them for the benefit of those who came after us . |
| 51 | The seller has no difficulty in producing them for the buyer in any quantity provided he has sufficient notice to schedule production , and purchase needed materials and components . |
| 52 | THEY WILL INFLUENCE ME FOR THE REST OF MY DAYS . |
| 53 | They will influence me for the rest of my days . |
| 54 | The carrier would have agreed to carry them for the same price at the carrier 's risk . |
| 55 | And the , I went to the my little now in Italy , making this conditional he says it 's no bloody good on me , poor old curly what , I think he 's about ninety , he looked it , he said what they keep making you conditional for he said you 've got no ruddy condition it 's gone and the , the recommended me for a complete discharge and , and eh , I started off with fifty per cent pension . |
| 56 | ‘ But the biggest joke is that Pauline actually recommended me for the part because she liked me so much ! |
| 57 | This suggests that something is amiss with the job definition and , by implication , also with education and training which does not prepare them for the reality . |
| 58 | In exploring such environments pupils will experience the type of argument and logical analysis that will prepare them for the real-life problems they will tackle outside . |
| 59 | Two teenagers have chosen to bed down for the night in a freezer as part of their training for an expedition to the Artic Circle , They hope that a good night of shivering in sub-zero temperatures will prepare them for the trip . |
| 60 | He 'd picked up some cream that they 'd given me for a skin rash , stuck it under my blindfold and said , in a curious high-pitched waver , ‘ Champignons ? ’ |