Example sentences of "[adv prt] [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 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Janice , from her vantage point , managed to catch the eye of a boy to whom she had spoken on the boat , and terrorized , fascinated , he responded to her insinuations and oglings and came over to ask her for the pleasure of her hand . |
| 10 | A report says he made a series of errors , but goes on to praise him for rescuing his pilot and passengers when the helicopter threatened to catch fire . |
| 11 | The booklet goes on to hail them for combining ‘ the warmth of sound and delicacy of nuance associates with European performances with the vigour and drive of the North American chamber ensembles — a stimulating blend of the best of the Old and New Worlds ’ . |
| 12 | she 'd gone for a couple of days when she was up but she says she has n't been up to see her for about eighteen months ! |
| 13 | Then , when they came in , he came up to see me for a bit . ’ |
| 14 | The eyes flickered up to meet mine for a split second before returning to his notes . |
| 15 | Lydia had barely set foot beyond the ashram in three years when Lorne turned up to kidnap her for a reconnaissance mission with him to Celebes island , eight hundred miles away to the north-east . |
| 16 | This pupil went on to criticize him for his lack of ‘ fairness ’ . |
| 17 | He wrote back to thank me for it . |
| 18 | Still he was n't surprised at all at my giggles when I dragged myself back to view it for a second time . |
| 19 | They would meet in the morning at Mabel 's house , and have a cup of tea and a biscuit before setting out to fortify them for the journey . |
| 20 | I thought I was disgusted by the men who liked to stab women in the breasts , etc. ’ with no thought for them as persons , but just out to use them for their own satisfaction . |
| 21 | ‘ And you immediately scented a mystery and set out to solve it for yourself ! ’ said Sophie in a voice of triumph . |
| 22 | It also it is a fact that the people that you do tend to lend the equipment out to take it for granted that you are also a highly qualified video sort of technician and if anything goes wrong , they ring you up and say ‘ What plug goes where , and why is n't this working ’ and why should you if you 're working run down to some conference in the John Hall Room and try and sort out something for these people . |
| 23 | I studied for the UCLI in Home Machine Knitting and , on passing both parts of the exam , went on to teach it for three years . |