Example sentences of "[adv] [to-vb] [pers pn] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er and Jane has sent us in some proposals , which erm she 's s since modified and is now working on and she 's calling in to see us for half a day in the near future |
| 2 | The fact that it was profoundly a work of synthesis was obviously much less important at first , and may even seem not very important now , as one settles down to enjoy it for the first or umpteenth time . |
| 3 | Not strongly enough to kill me for that , but certainly strongly enough to make killing me satisfying in that respect also . |
| 4 | It was a new Fender Strat , bought from a shop on Shaftsbury Avenue in February ‘ 62 , and yes , I wish I still had it , but only to sell it for the large sums they fetch now ! |
| 5 | But she nipped back down to nick 'em For a knees-up in High Wycombe , For an evening quite near Chevening And a dawn at Kilmacolm . |
| 6 | Because such objects gain value as time elapses it means that a profit can be realised by anyone patient enough to conceal them for twenty years . |
| 7 | In fact , within two years I had gone to the other extreme , washing shorts for lads who were old enough to do it for themselves , and baking cakes for the sole purpose of giving them away . |
| 8 | The main advantage of building your own — or getting a local builder in to do it for you — is that you can satisfy your requirements precisely , cope with all sorts of little local site difficulties , and create a building that is a good match for your house style . |
| 9 | If you 're good at do-it-yourself , then fine , have a go , if you 're not this particularly applies to the gents , swallow your pride and get somebody in to do it for you . |
| 10 | Because these are so individually made , they 're rather like instruments which have been devised for a specific individual , and so to criticise them for details of design is hardly fair . |
| 11 | He had time only to recognise it for what it was — a signal flare gun — before it belched a tongue of green flame at him . |
| 12 | Although the butler had never said or intimated anything untoward , Michael had grown up with prejudice long enough to recognize it for what it was . |
| 13 | Sarah Anne Burke was critically ill last night after being found lying in her bed covered in blood by a care assistant who went in to wake her for breakfast . |
| 14 | The 44-year-old composer said : ‘ When they let me know they could not afford to pay more than £6 million , I realised we had to step in to save it for the nation . |
| 15 | ‘ I 'd rather be doing it on my own , ’ Maria responded waspishly , taking advantage of the fact that no one was near enough to overhear them for the moment . |
| 16 | ‘ But is it enough to marry him for ? |
| 17 | They 're rich enough to pay for it and smart enough to get it for free . |
| 18 | Well , Mrs Davis , I ca n't promise you a rise ( and I certainly would n't be bold enough to ask you for a hug ! ) but what I can offer you is the chance to choose between a substantial pay-rise … £1,500 a year … and a cheque for the generous sum of £15,000 . |
| 19 | I careered down the snow-slope below and sat in the shelter of a boulder to watch Roger abseil down the ice pitch , coiled the ropes and climb carefully down to join me for a marvellously welcome brew under the Shelter Stone . |
| 20 | Then he said I was too innocent to realise how hard it was for him just to see me for half an hour and a kiss and cuddle . ’ |
| 21 | If charges are intended to raise money , it seems odd not to impose them for staying in hospital or visiting a GP . |
| 22 | I unlocked the passenger door of the Transit for them but I thought it best not to open it for them or offer them a hand up and in . |
| 23 | Daft as it seems , we could have won it because the kick was produced too quick for Paul Simpson and we hit the ball later on , Mark Stein 's a little back header , very unlucky not to win it for us . |
| 24 | ‘ A part of your father 's gift I think you have , if you can learn not to deface it for spite because I am in the same world with you . ’ |
| 25 | It also did something to the plumbing , and it was decided not to keep us for the month we had been promised , but to billet us out to houses nearby . |
| 26 | It is crucial not to repeat it for the surprise will be gone and all the children will be looking for is the method . |
| 27 | If you must , have a television in the room , but it is best not to watch it for too long , as the warmth of the set makes its plastic components give off fumes . |
| 28 | However , his wife pointed out that Katy seemed no longer to approach him for attention — instead she had began to play by herself in very stereotyped and restricted ways . |
| 29 | There is nothing more annoying to a journalist who is working on a story than to be told that the PRO will ring back with the relevant numbers and then not to get them for another two or three days . |
| 30 | He gained his school colours for rugger and was unlucky not to get them for the Field Game and the Wall Game — another game confined to Eton . |