Example sentences of "[pron] [pron] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | There were Sergeant Rose , whom everyone remembered for his fine singing voice , and Bob Lilley , married and at nearly 40 one of the oldest operatives . |
| 2 | From what he told me I know for a fact the IRA did n't use Mick during their bombing campaign in England at the beginning of the war . ’ |
| 3 | If you 're leaving the choice to me I vote for Leonora . |
| 4 | ‘ You must get your loyalties right and if Nigel wants me I ride for him . |
| 5 | There was nothing I longed for more than to get into my car , slam the door behind me , close out this looming world of rage and violence . |
| 6 | The Opposition replied , ’ That was 10 years ago ’ , to which my hon. Friend the Member for Teignbridge ( Mr. Nicholls ) , whom I commend for this observation , said , that 10 years was a very long time for the Leader of the Opposition and 10 minutes was about the average length of every policy that he had put forward . |
| 7 | George , whom I looked for first , was in his office eating a fat ragged beef sandwich and drinking diet Coke . |
| 8 | ‘ Tomorrow morning , ’ he said , ‘ I have to make my closing speech in defence of a man who is on a murder charge , and whom I know for certain to be innocent . |
| 9 | Still , this orgy of food and sex would have suited the dear departed Peter Langan ( with whom I worked for four years ) very nicely . |
| 10 | My Lords , before the Noble Lord sits down , perhaps I could ask him to remember , he was saying s how , how splendidly the Lord Chancellor and the Chancellor of the Duchy appointed magistrates and I entirely agree , but they appoint them , not from a list that they 've constructed themselves , they appoint them because the keepers of the roles for respective counties propose names to them which they very carefully er selected by the very special and an an and complicated process of of er of er of of examination of people whose names come forward , I find in my case that only one-third of the people whom I interview for this purpose with my Committee er are the ones which I 've I propose . |
| 11 | I I quoted for a rolled screw once , yeah and my buying price from I 'm talking about a year and half ago , was higher than 's quoted price for a ground bore screw . |
| 12 | you believe that I 'm wearing a hairpiece so you do n't know and I I speak for most |
| 13 | try and get some information on this they felt that they were confident that at the end of the day that erm , approval would be given but erm I I I asked for it in writing and they said we would n't be getting that . |
| 14 | The other thing that 's been done , erm , and has been ongoing now for some months without too much success , but things seem to be moving a little bit , at least we 're told they are , is that I I pressed for , not really a presentation but a technical meeting , I wanted to get there there product engineers |
| 15 | I I work for NUPE , and three |
| 16 | She loves those lacy things you know by and do you remember I I bought for them for Christmas I bought her a tissue box with that beautiful lace cover ? |
| 17 | So stealing being a quick resort , you 'd I 'd f I I know for a fact I 'd find myself turning to it firstly and not lastly . |
| 18 | for which one it shows I 'm afraid , my I ask for er if it 's required certificate for counsel maybe required for taxation later on . |
| 19 | He 's corrupted someone I care for . ’ |
| 20 | It was I who cared for her murdered child through his last days . ’ |
| 21 | If I could not believe in the sovereignty of God when it was my son lying there how could I tell someone who came for counselling , suffering the whims of a very insensitive partner , ‘ You continue to honour God in this situation . |
| 22 | ‘ Seb , you 've already helped her more than anyone else — more than any of her own people have — but right now she needs someone who understands Romany ways , and someone who cares for her too . |
| 23 | The woman 's hands , he says , are those of someone who works for a living — not those of a lady like Kee . |
| 24 | ‘ But you have someone who care for you ? |
| 25 | ‘ Maybe it was somethin' she had for breakfast , ’ Sonny said . |
| 26 | ‘ I was asking what you 'd do if you discovered someone you cared for was doing wrong . |
| 27 | Ask for medical advice or treatment if someone you care for has severe constipation . |
| 28 | If the message could have been from someone you care for , then where 's the harm in it ? |
| 29 | Er I myself went for the nearest exit which was out a window , I assume everyone else erm panicked and I could hear quite a few people running running down the corridor from the first floor . |
| 30 | I myself work for a newspaper ( Gulp ! — IM ) and believe in individuals having their own opinions ( Why work for a newspaper then ? — IM ) . |