Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [adv] [adj] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I know that the Minister is a fair-minded man and I fear very much for his future . |
| 2 | ‘ To begin with , I worked for the family , pushing the churns round the streets on the milk-cart , but then I got too old for that , and I applied for work with the Dock workers Guild at Jubilee Wharf . ’ |
| 3 | I got too big for it ? |
| 4 | I want so much for you , and you want nothing for yourselves . ’ |
| 5 | I puff too much for mountaineering . ’ |
| 6 | Other radio ‘ names ’ who visited Windrush included the veteran E.V.Young , an exemplary performer , Frank Vyvyan , the English actor , and his wife Gladys who worked with Hilda Wilson in the CBC executive offices , Bill Buckingham , a versatile actor on many shows and his lovely actress wife Doris , Al Pearce , the perfect straight man , Cathy Graham , whom I admired very much for talent as well as personality , Bernard Braden , Barbara Kelly and John Drainie . |
| 7 | ‘ Before I get too old for CI5 . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ When I 'm away , I get so homesick for Jill . |
| 9 | ‘ Whenever I 'm away I get so homesick for Jill . |
| 10 | I have always wanted a dining room under glass , so we are having a conservatory built along with a super , big kitchen complete with labour-saving appliances , including a microwave , which I find particularly good for cooking fish ; I do n't believe in ‘ sweatshop ’ kitchens . |
| 11 | I like to put the television on , as there 's usually a very good programme at twelve ten like there is supposedly Rainbow today , but there is n't , which I find very useful for my toddler while I 'm getting lunch for the baby , myself and her , so she can sit down for twenty minutes , there can be a few minutes peace , and there 's just you know it 's just not on . |
| 12 | I puzzled over this for a week or so , before a second whisper clarified the message . |
| 13 | Anyway , er she come about aye , that 's what I were on about , I says , d' ya know I feel right sorry for Maggie out the lot of you ! |
| 14 | While referring to Wayne 's persistent ex-girlfriend ( Twin Peaks ' Lara Flynn Boyle , very funny ) , his subtitles read : ‘ The irony is , I feel partly responsible for her self-nullifying behaviour . ’ |
| 15 | In some ways I am seen as beyond the pale , but it is the newer MPs who I feel most sorry for . |
| 16 | His new boss Alex Ferguson says : ‘ I feel desperately sorry for Dion . |
| 17 | ‘ I feel desperately sorry for the poor kid , ’ said Melissa when she had finished . |
| 18 | … I feel very sorry for musicians , ’ she pauses , ‘ depending on my mood . |
| 19 | The US pair returned a 28-under-par combined four-round total of 548 , and US Masters champion Couples declared : ‘ Davis 's putt on the last green won it for us , and I feel very sorry for Per-Ulrik . |
| 20 | Tony said : ‘ I feel very sorry for Ian , who deserves his place , especially after the wonderful try he scored for England B against South Africa on Saturday . |
| 21 | ‘ Now there is a possibility he could miss the entire season and I feel very sorry for him because he 's put in so much hard work . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ You know , I feel very sorry for you , Workhouse , but the truth is your mother was a wicked woman . ’ |
| 23 | I feel very sorry for them . |
| 24 | Melody is a poor soul and I feel very sorry for her . |
| 25 | Erm you know I mean i i wi the Queen I think has given a wonderful example and her family life and I feel very sorry for the way her her children have you know the stresses of modern life ha have caused all these things and I feel for Charles an and Diana deeply . |
| 26 | Yeah I feel very sorry for the people who 've had bad reactions from Prozac about |
| 27 | I feel very sorry for the people living who are here |
| 28 | I feel very sorry for them . |
| 29 | I feel very sorry for them if that 's they 're idea of a good night out . |
| 30 | I feel very sorry for anyone who loses their job . |