Example sentences of "[verb] [indef pn] for [art] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | June had asked Hilda Lodge to thank everyone for the lovely flowers sent to her during her recent stay in hospital . |
| 2 | On her retiral she commented , ‘ I 've enjoyed many rewarding moments through the years and I 'd like to thank everyone for the wonderful send off and beautiful gifts . ’ |
| 3 | It was only too apparent , as Olga tore into him about the disgrace she would suffer , that , like a hippie , he cared nothing for the kind of life his parents led ; he did not share their values or ambitions . |
| 4 | Gombert 's linear sense — and sometimes Crecquillon 's and Lupi 's was so strong that he cared nothing for the asperities of harsh suspensions or accented passing-notes , as in this passage from his motet , ‘ Ave sanctissima Maria ’ : |
| 5 | Tilda cared nothing for the future , and had , as a result , a great capacity for happiness . |
| 6 | As far as I know , the Canadian Rugby Union has received nothing for the development , or even the maintenance , of our cash-strapped programme . |
| 7 | ‘ I have to see someone for a minute . |
| 8 | You may then decide that either you do not need to interview anyone at all because no job exists or that you need to interview someone for a quite different role , perhaps involving taking on various responsibilities of other employees which together form a more rational and cohesive whole . |
| 9 | Fortunately , modern enclosures are slowly replacing these cages which are cramped and provide nothing for the animal . |
| 10 | Her apparent cry of anguish last week that John Major has treated her legacy without due reverence is not convincing ; the old bat cares nothing for the well-being of the Conservative Party or indeed Conservative government . |
| 11 | But I do n't think in gender terms at all when I interview someone for a job . |
| 12 | Thanking someone for a compliment |
| 13 | Should n't I be compensating someone for the loss of the Seren ? ’ |
| 14 | Erm , clearly we 've got enough op , it would seem that if we could recruit somebody for the rest of this year , and er which would help us get our times down , if in if in fact we were able to recruit somebody who was instantly productive , which is not all that likely . |
| 15 | Much work was needed to bring them up to scratch and the small band worked hard to ready everything for an opening to the public in June . |
| 16 | Boring work , but if you want one for the glass case , this is the best way to go about achieving that aim . |
| 17 | Levellers will perform in front of 70 , people during the tour , and already well over 50 , tickets have been snapped up , so get cracking if you want one for the Belfast gig . |
| 18 | For Saints , Tommy Turner is clearly enjoying his new role as sweeper , while Paul Deas looks one for the future at left-back . |
| 19 | My sister was sent off to boarding school near Bournemouth to improve her health and was near starved , but Mother always managed to find something for the home fare — I remember a great day when she found the butcher 's bare and bought a goose that was available and that we certainly should n't have had it in normal circumstances and I was quick to see it was an ill wind that did nobody any good ! |
| 20 | : 25mm x 5mm ( 1in x ¼in ) by the width of the blind less 20mm ( ¾in ) ; you will need one for the base of the blind and one for each channel . |
| 21 | Write down examples of when you last ( i ) took on extra work in order to provide something for the addict in your life . |
| 22 | ‘ Swap one for a cheese and pickle ? ’ |
| 23 | swap one for the other . |
| 24 | The trouble is , I want everything for a very long time — forever . ’ |
| 25 | Mr. Collins 's letter to my constituent , which is extremely clear , states : ’ In the case of the rail link , there would have been no proposal to build a terminal , were it not for the need to provide one for the Channel Tunnel rail link . |
| 26 | And I think that is the message which I want to get over to you , because if you can find that way to tread that difficult line which is there in our society which is over-protective , over-secretive , which is concerned about not not letting people unless they 're of a certain rank , level or certain job , speak out publicly unless you can break through it I think you 're actually , first of all , denying something for yourselves , and that you 're denying something for the public at large . |
| 27 | ‘ Would n't it buy something for the girls here or put someone through school even if you did n't want to take it for yourself ? |
| 28 | ‘ There has something for the listener to contribute , to make it personal for them . ’ |
| 29 | Here you can buy everything for a picnic lunch . |
| 30 | " If you want 'un for a husband , now 's the time to stake your claim . " |