Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] for [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well let's say we 've made up for it , for you may have no doubt whom to thank for your performance at the court . |
| 2 | I mean I 've never needed a new licence for the last three and a half years but Nicholas erm prior to this in the countdown to me appearing for my drink drive which is in a matter of about ten weeks I believe in the countdown to that , Nick said on several o two occasions anyway while other members of staff were present , Well this is a way of getting rid of him without having to pay him redundancy money . |
| 3 | What I 'm trying to say is , everyone joins for their own different reasons , you ca n't generalise that . |
| 4 | But Henry II took into his own hands the county of Cornwall and all the Earl 's estates in England , Wales and Normandy and kept them to provide for his youngest son John , allowing only a small portion to go to Reginald 's daughters . |
| 5 | I made a great nuisance of myself and , in the end , they resorted to the traditional method of dealing with trouble-makers : they asked me to stand for my own ward at the next local government elections . |
| 6 | I asked for my ham-and-tomato sandwich . |
| 7 | " I believe I asked for my papers , please ! |
| 8 | I asked for my question to be translated into Bengali . |
| 9 | I asked for my husband to be returned from the Gulf but this was not possible due to the ground war beginning . |
| 10 | I asked for my Mother to be brought from the UK to give me comfort in my husband 's place , it took 3 weeks for this to happen . |
| 11 | So I applied for my discharge and it was granted . |
| 12 | and I fumbling for my key . |
| 13 | Still I suppose you could say he suffered for his religion in the same way I suffer for my art . |
| 14 | Berenice has high blood-pressure ; she has to remain in hospital because of stress , or she will miscarry , and if that happens I fear for her mental health . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ If we do n't join the European Community in full , I fear for our future , ’ says Mark Radcliffe . |
| 16 | When Kingfisher , the owners of Woolworths , declare that they regard price promotion as their biggest marketing weapon , I fear for our trade . ’ |
| 17 | " If it is indeed lost at sea , then I fear for your future . |
| 18 | BELVILLE : My dear , I fear for your head in all this . |
| 19 | He said : ‘ I fear for my safety . |
| 20 | ‘ Sometimes , ’ he whispered , as if the very bushes concealed royal agents or spies , ‘ I fear for my uncle . ’ |
| 21 | I attach for your information copy of the above . |
| 22 | I long for his unwashed eyes . |
| 23 | I long for my canvas and easel where I am my own master and the world is my own . ’ |
| 24 | And I long for your gentle touch , |
| 25 | I send for my whore , when for fear of a clap |
| 26 | I cook for yer and I keep house for yer and all that … and that 's the thanks I get , well thank you , mate . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ I apologise for my opinion , ’ announced the loser formally . |
| 28 | ‘ Master Clerk , ’ she began , ‘ I apologise for my outburst but , despite what has happened , this is a convent . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ And I apologise for my stupidity , ’ he said humbly . |
| 30 | ‘ Now , Roger , ’ he continued briskly , ‘ I apologise for my rudeness yesterday evening but you do realise we are in great danger ? |