Example sentences of "[pron] [to-vb] [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Type Report on Yugoslav Spitfires by Peter Arnold in the April issue ( p70 ) evoked many memories for me and caused me to rummage around for some half-forgotten photos of nearly half a century ago , and there it was , Mk VcJK808 ‘ B ’ with yours truly in attendance . |
| 2 | When the time comes an' I ca n't lift a hundredweight of sugar or me old black pan , then it 'll be time for me to retire upstairs for good . ’ |
| 3 | When we were in port he let me off work and allowed me to go ashore for as long as I wanted : " After all , you 're here to see these places . |
| 4 | Shortly after leaving Folkestone we were preparing to enter Ramsgate harbour on a cold , blustery day which prompted me to go below for my duffel coat as I normally conned Venturous alongside from the open bridge . |
| 5 | They asked me to go there for an interview , and from that they recommended a therapist who would see me at her home . |
| 6 | ‘ No , David asked me to go back for coffee but I refused . ’ |
| 7 | It 's easier for you to experiment to see how it works than for me to go in for a detailed but boring explanation . |
| 8 | One of my other SCOTTISH OFFICE contacts has asked me to go in for a sandwich lunch on Wednesday ( 25th ) , which is kind . |
| 9 | Gooch , manager Keith Fletcher and England chairman Ted Dexter all praised the Whittingdale sponsorship which has allowed them to gather together for two days in each of the last six weeks . |
| 10 | The nicest thing about Duckhurst Farm 's clear round afternoons is the atmosphere : they are meant to encourage horse and rider and the owners were happy for me to trot round for five minutes before we faced the first fence . |
| 11 | The Dana andrew had told me to wait here for the girl Trefusis had sent indream after me . |
| 12 | I do n't come home because there 's nothing to come home for , that 's why . |
| 13 | It was they who inspired me to struggle incessantly for a better world . |
| 14 | Accompanied by two of his closest advisers , foermer Prime Minister Prem Tinsulanonda and Sanya Dharmasakdi , he appealed to them to work together for the sake of the people and the economy . |
| 15 | ‘ you come in ere half pissed once a month , usually around midnight , and expect me to jump around for you , now you 're bringing you mates as well . ’ |
| 16 | In their early twenties they had a group called the Actors and RCA records asked them to come in for a meeting . |
| 17 | ‘ Would you like me to find out for you ? ’ |
| 18 | In the meantime , a rather urgent matter has arisen which prompts me to write again for help . |
| 19 | One Victorian scheme was for a tunnel lit by candles , where horses would draw passengers across in special vehicles , pausing only at an artificial island in the middle of the Channel for everyone to come up for air and water . |
| 20 | I had spent Monday , after a cursory check of the Poles , making one or two repairs and improvements to the Factory , working through the afternoon until my eyes got sore and my father had to call up to me to come down for my dinner . |
| 21 | ‘ They have always said they will care for Jennifer completely , and until now they 've only allowed me to stand in for them , but it 's taking its toll . |
| 22 | ‘ But my chief at Liverpool CID would not let me take part , because he was away on holiday himself at the time , and required me to stand in for him . |
| 23 | If they have been just very bad , and if they have someone to stand up for them , they are given three strokes of the whip , usually by Sheldon Parry , the born-again television director , and then made to put on a short green smock for the duration of the service . |
| 24 | This sounds like a beg for someone to come in for him and I reckon Wilko 's phone will soon be ringing and he is on the way out . |
| 25 | ‘ There 's a food company which wants someone to dress up for an advertisement as a giant slice of ham with cheese and tomato between two halves of an enormous bun . ’ |
| 26 | Have I go that , have I to hang about for the re the recor the |
| 27 | Someone to speak up for the person or their carer as an ‘ advocate ’ . |
| 28 | Erlend , six years younger , needed someone to speak up for him , sometimes . |
| 29 | Human beings need to find someone to blame both for their misery and for their guilt . |
| 30 | When we reach the pit straight again , exceeding 130 mph , Brundle tells me to listen out for the tone of screaming on the front left tyre . |