Example sentences of "[pers pn] for [adj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I felt this was a chance for me to put to rest one way or another this thing that had been nagging at me for such a long time . ’ |
| 2 | I 've never even managed to get through a job interview , even if it 's a woman doing the interviewing ; I just have this feeling that she is looking at me and judging me for all the wrong reasons . |
| 3 | 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 . ’ |
| 4 | We do not remember them for all the facts which they rammed into our heads , nor for praise or punishment , but for the way that they seemed to recognize our inner selves , and spoke to our essence . |
| 5 | He had known most of them for half a lifetime . |
| 6 | I talked to them for half an hour on maximum range and fuel economy . |
| 7 | Sister Monica stayed with them for half an hour . |
| 8 | " To a pint of cream put a pound of double-refined sugar , the juice of seven lemons , grate the rinds of two lemons into a pint of white wine , add half a pint of sack , then put them all into a deep pot , and whisk them for half an hour , put it into glasses the night before you want it : it is better for standing two or three days , but it will keep a week if required . " |
| 9 | It was like , get on to those bloody phone people , he said , I was on the phone to them for half an hour , yesterday , he said have n't turned up , he said , and I organized m I work around and everything . |
| 10 | and that means that I can photocopy them for half the price . |
| 11 | So he called me up and asked me if I wanted to play it , which was incredibly flattering because I 'd been a fan of his for such a long time . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'd never have figured you for such a lady 's man , Stevens , ’ he went on . |
| 13 | Remember , the protectiveness of your subconscious is unlikely to allow you to go straight to a period or an event so traumatic that it has affected you for such a long time afterwards . |
| 14 | ‘ I have wanted to meet you for such a long time , ’ she began hesitantly . |
| 15 | Okay I that would have been okay in that particular case but you did come back to it as benefit , you say we have n't seen you for such a long time that was a not just look at your policies but to put a , a face to the name so I can become your point of reference |
| 16 | THANK you for such a fascinating glimpse at some of the features of Liverpool life in years past and some of the historic Echo stories of the past . |
| 17 | ‘ In my view the only candidate before you for such an act is Harper in lighting a tuft of hay . |
| 18 | " I 'm grateful to you for such an accurate statement of my beliefs . " |
| 19 | ‘ I have sought you for many a long day , ’ said Caspar , cheerfully , pursuing the rather frail ploy he had thought up earlier in case of precisely this eventuality . |
| 20 | ‘ Thank you for all the help you gave to us and to Bob during the last few days of his illness — I only wish we 'd been put in touch with ACET sooner . |
| 21 | Thank you for all the phone calls and cards that came acknowledging my loss , offering emotional support and practical help . |
| 22 | May I borrow some space in your magazine to say a big thank you for all the good wishes we have received in connection with the Presidency of the Baptist Union of Scotland ? |
| 23 | ‘ I 'll talk to you for all the time we 're on this train . |
| 24 | Thank you very much for asking so many questions , thank you for all the words at the end , they 'll come in useful . |
| 25 | At the last meeting of Nether Wyresdale Parish Council I was asked to write and thank you for all the hard work you have put in to make the centre of Scorton look so nice . |
| 26 | At this moment she had the urge to fly back to the house , take her into her arms again and say ‘ I 'm going to make it up to you for all the love that I 've withheld , and for all the love you 've missed in your life . ’ |
| 27 | It 's a chance to say thank you for all the joys animals bring and the animals enjoy it |
| 28 | Thank you for all the effort to put the blinds down very much . |
| 29 | Thank you for all the fun and excitement we can share . |
| 30 | He could never entirely regret it , because it reminded him of working with Willie , and the passing resolves he made as a grown-up to lose some of it always contained a tang of unease about betraying his professional qualifications in the eyes of a man who would have belted him for such a thing . |