Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [pron] [adj] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Why should I make it easy for you ? |
| 2 | So for example when I 've given a pint of blood instead of giving it into a plastic bag with sodium citrate to stop it clotting I 've actually given into a plain glass bottle and when I asked what this for the erm transfusion nurse said that they 're going to let the red cells all clot together at the bottom and use the serum that was left for blood grouping purposes which of course is very important . |
| 3 | At an effective level , the one at which I made it possible for Jean-Claude to work uninterruptedly , I felt both the benefits of a com-panionable relationship with someone of whom I was , in many ways , admiring , and a sense of my own worth : I was useful to him . |
| 4 | I made it easier for him by saying I was n't tired , I wanted to stay up and star-gaze , and anyway the sofa in the living area was very comfortable . |
| 5 | After coffee I announced myself eager for the fleecy crook of Morpheus ' shoulder , and they buggered off . |
| 6 | I fought my hardest for the Dutch prisoners before the Privy Council this morning , but the tribunal was hopelessly divided , and the anti-Boers prevailed over the pro-Boers . |
| 7 | I usually keep him in when I wash his clothes and I got them special for the cold weather so he should be all right . |
| 8 | A little to my own amazement I found myself happy for them . |
| 9 | I found them perfect for mixing up warmer greens . |
| 10 | The 44 has a 1/4in shank , and I found it perfect for the aggressive work I was attempting . |
| 11 | That 's right , made a cup of coffee and that and then , he was , just came back and she said you have n't finished , he said yes , she said I did n't hear you knocking , oh no he said , well I built it all , you know , it 's all ready made and I built it ready for the bolts and , oh I thought you would of been knocking , I 've got some knocking here you know |
| 12 | Hello there man , of course I 'm awake , I 'm eating my tea , ha you 're wrong , Russell 's organizing his night so that he 's gon na pick you up half eight quarter to nine okay well I , I ai n't had a shower or anything yet , I mean er everything 's organized I organized it all for picking you up eight quarter to nine , bless you , what 's your number ? |
| 13 | Next thing I new my dad was asking me had I got everything ready for work , half eleven at night . |
| 14 | There you are I got it right for |
| 15 | Do you want to go and shimmy off while I get them ready for bed ? |
| 16 | And I get it green for her now . |
| 17 | And I get it green for when she stands up in class . |
| 18 | Although I draw them all for you , |
| 19 | And he ai n't ! is not gon na , I tell you that for a start ! |
| 20 | Well , I tell you this for nothing , and this is the truth . |
| 21 | But can I thank you all for taking part , thank you . |
| 22 | May I thank you both for the most delightful afternoon I 've had for many years ? ’ |
| 23 | I find them useful for flavouring game pies . |
| 24 | But it , I find it useful for large arrangements . |
| 25 | Microsoft would be hard pushed to include a file manager as sophisticated as XTree Gold in Dos 6 , I find it invaluable for keeping my files in order . |
| 26 | ‘ I felt myself responsible for the problem of radio-active contamination from nuclear explosions ’ , he wrote later . |
| 27 | I kept them interested for half an hour and now I ca n't even remember what I said . |
| 28 | Yeah , I 've I sprayed it pink for the Rocky Horror and I ca n't get it out ! |
| 29 | When I look back , I see how easy and comfortable and pleasant my life was , and I took it all for granted ! |
| 30 | I gave you three for the bird box , you got ta deliver me a bird box |