Example sentences of "[prep] this [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Let us think about this idea for a moment . |
| 2 | Disk Compression/doubling — there have been rumours flying around about this facility for quite some time . |
| 3 | The existential sentence strongly suggests that there is nothing metaphorical about this experience for Lok . |
| 4 | ‘ That 's what frightens me about this campaign for nuclear disarmament . |
| 5 | I thought about this conversation for quite a while afterwards . |
| 6 | No I , the other thing is if we 're out here , I do n't know what to do about this lamp for the bedside , I mean I do n't know that I need it and it 's another ten pounds is n't it ? |
| 7 | ‘ I 've been involved in football for 24 years and we have been talking about this problem for all that time . |
| 8 | ‘ The reason people have been concerned about this case for so long is that it is about far bigger issues . |
| 9 | There is nothing at all romantic about this sympathy for the underdog : as a midshipman , we are told , Aubrey had been disrated for an unsavoury escapade and had served a long period on the lower deck , an experience which he never forgot . |
| 10 | But I say , it should 've been it should 've been all d I mean everybody 's known about this chiller for a long while and it 's as I say , I mean when was here it was costing a thousand pound a time . |
| 11 | Think about this scenario for a moment . |
| 12 | ‘ The only difference is that in Rome everybody has been talking about this game for three months . |
| 13 | ‘ May I consult my sticks about this matter for you ? ’ |
| 14 | ‘ But the most difficult thing about this band for me is actually playing parts live and singing at the same time ! |
| 15 | In one instance , a stock of thousands of BBC props had been sold off this year for £75,000 yet the BBC later spent £1,100 renting just three items back for a few weeks . |
| 16 | Arrangements should be made during this call for any follow up call to be made by MAS ( not by the target ) to reduce the risk of any further call either being deemed a ‘ cold ’ call or harassment . |
| 17 | All three bodies provided support during this period for pioneering WEA activity over relatively short periods , usually for three years , although some were renewed to sustain encouraging developments . |
| 18 | The weakness of the union was evident during this period for all to see . |
| 19 | Interest in this language grew during this period for this and other reasons as never before , making its official acceptance as the language of deaf people and its use in education cornerstones in the BDA 's diverse activities in modern times . |
| 20 | Although the carpet 's original owner is still unknown , the recipient must have been highly considered , since all the Savonnerie workshops were monopolised by the King during this time for making carpets for the Louvre . |
| 21 | Mary Alston , one of the mainstays of the women 's union in the 1920s , had to care during this time for a sick sister , who was in and out of a nursing home ; much later , in the 1940s , she had to give up work for a while to care for her mother . |
| 22 | Speaking to The Art Newspaper , Drouot chairman Joel-Marie Millon said : ‘ We have been asking for this measure for years . |
| 23 | ‘ They may have saved up for this holiday for years . ’ |
| 24 | It is quite obvious that the government have been gearing the NHS up for this plan for some time . |
| 25 | The tactics for this sermon for all the family vary considerably . |
| 26 | We could learn much from CPRE which has been administering a Campaign Fund for this purpose for a few years . |
| 27 | Now Right now as , as we 've seen that you , you 're looking for this money for your daughter 's future |
| 28 | for this constituency for several years prior to his retirement , and was also a lifelong railway enthusiast who had great affection for the BCR . |
| 29 | Fortunately for me , some of my friends and relations like something a bit more unusual , so I have been working out some new ideas for this year for those ‘ champagne ’ garments on a ‘ lemonade ’ income . |
| 30 | She could contain her dislike for this character for a few days , could n't she ? |