Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] [vb past] [pers pn] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although the first step can be steroid injections , my GP referred me for surgery at Wanstead Hospital , south London . |
| 2 | Well my mum got it for |
| 3 | Then I said , or perhaps one of my voices said it for me , " I do n't know . |
| 4 | My friend bought it for two hundred pounds second-hand . |
| 5 | However , one day I my colleague attacked me for imposing my ‘ middle-class values ’ on the children because I had emphasized polite speech and decent manners in my sessions . |
| 6 | Do n't know how I got it when my Father got it for me . |
| 7 | ‘ My father bought him for me , ’ Artemis replied . |
| 8 | ‘ I should have recognised that you were a stronger character than that , and accepted your delight in the presents my father gave you for what it was — sheer , innocent pleasure . ’ |
| 9 | Sometimes I would catch her looking at me with such intensity of feeling that my breath left me for a moment . |
| 10 | My father-in-law bought it for £26 , did it up and gave it to us for a wedding present in June 1969 . |
| 11 | The Head of Department replied that they were used mainly for the Sixth Form , for example , the History of Art' … my predecessor bought them for departmental use , but my belief is that kids should be actively involved in creative work , not passively looking at film — and we have difficulty with blackout , too'. ( verified note of meeting ) |
| 12 | ‘ No , my mother made it for me ’ , he replied . |
| 13 | My mother left them for me , although you realize I hardly knew her . |
| 14 | I came to Britain from Cyprus when I was six and , when I was 12 , my mother volunteered me for the job of interpreting for a pregnant neighbour who needed to talk to a doctor . |
| 15 | her Mum bought it for her er pure wool |
| 16 | It also remained a source of controversy among the Canadian electorate , its supporters maintaining that it was essential for competing with the world 's other large trading blocs , while its opponents blamed it for Canada 's current economic malaise . |
| 17 | Her eyes beseeched him for the truth . |
| 18 | Much as their fans loved them for all their quirks , the aesthetics and comfort of a ground did not cross the mind of many football directors . |
| 19 | But as her parents took her for a swim , she collapsed without warning and died . |
| 20 | Her husband left her for a job in the Arabian Gulf one year ago , and apart from regular maintenance , neither she nor the children have heard from him since . |
| 21 | She was abandoned by her mother when she was a year old , and her father gave her for adoption . ’ |
| 22 | When I did , something about its stillness stilled me for a moment . |
| 23 | The status of the second level nurse has troubled the profession for years , not least because they have been depended on as the mainstay of practical bedside nursing , while being expected to take on more responsibility than their training prepared them for . |
| 24 | Anybody would think she was a promiscuous little tart , the way her family reproached her for her single status … |
| 25 | Her family disowned her for marrying a Gentile . |
| 26 | Her mother blamed her for what had happened , and the threatened break-up of the family . |
| 27 | During the day , Erika wondered what her mother wanted her for , but after two hours in the gym she had given up wondering , and , indeed , had forgotten about it . |
| 28 | A stunning young woman whose husband left her for a woman twenty years older than himself , never forgave him for it . |
| 29 | Terry Melchett , the supermarket manager , whose wife left him for another woman , gave me a hard shove in the small of the back . |
| 30 | His glance met hers for a brief , breathtaking moment , before he started forward , his stride slow , and rangy . |