Example sentences of "[vb pp] i for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All the more disappointing therefore to learn later that some Seniors members who had blackballed me for Muirfield had now put in an objection to my joining this club too . |
| 2 | Gail Smith writes ‘ The burden God has given me for Albania took root in 1982 the first time I ever heard mention of the country and people . |
| 3 | ‘ You have n't really seen me for years . ’ |
| 4 | I I I honestly , look what he 's drawn me for rag . |
| 5 | First climbed in 1954 , this classic test-piece had inspired me for decades . |
| 6 | In some ways I feel her peculiar dilemma parallels my own for she described her stance as one which distanced her from the classical anthropological mode , creating a ‘ memorable adventure ’ , which she claims , ‘ has marked me for life ’ ( ibid. 22 ) . |
| 7 | You 've known me for yonks . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Why have you not asked me for tools , instead of breaking your finger-nails and your heart on firewood and trash ? ’ |
| 9 | ‘ You had n't taken me for Kettering ? ’ |
| 10 | John suggests £10 — £15 has been allowed me for costumes . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Mr Wyatt has mistaken me for Dana , ’ she said simply . |
| 12 | ‘ I 've told Myra you 've mistaken me for Dana and that you 're making me go with you to look for Garry , but she 's inclined to discount that — she 's building a romance round us . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ It 's puzzled me for years that four times out of five the Wheel is recovered , but I ca n't recollect a single instance of the Scapegoat being brought in . ’ |