Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Teesside Crown Court was told Ninham had offered to give the boys money for fireworks and encouraged them to go for a walk with him and his dog . |
| 2 | And they 'll actually sit down and work that out for people and encourage them to go for a job and give them all the forms they need to claim Family Credit or whatever . |
| 3 | Take the baskets that hold them out of the pool and allow them to drain for an hour . |
| 4 | ‘ Ca n't think of anywhere myself , let me think for a minute . |
| 5 | ‘ Let me think for a while . ’ |
| 6 | I thought I 'd write to a few comedians to see if I could get them to sit for a portrait , to get a few shots together for my portfolio , and then , suddenly , this snowball seemed to start rolling … |
| 7 | Earlier in the day , the police task force moved on bands of New Age travellers , trying to stop them gathering for a festival this weekend . |
| 8 | Without doubt , close and loving physical contact between child and mother , or surrogate mother , promotes both physical and emotional well-being in the infant ; while cursory and uncomfortable handling , lack of communication and the signs of " non-loving " implicit in them make for the opposite . |
| 9 | ‘ Well , perhaps you might allow me to go for a walk from time to time , instead of waiting around in the servants ’ hall . |
| 10 | I thought er that God wanted me to be a doctor and I did n't have a place to go to , I took my A levels having had five chances of places to be a doctor and everybody saying no , we do n't want you and erm I had everybody praying for me at church and quite miraculously at the end of the August , when I should start in the September , I had a phone call at half past ten at night from a surgeon at the London Hospital asking me to go for an interview the next day . |
| 11 | These included giving families reproductive choice in future pregnancies , enabling them to plan for the future with a disabled child , avoiding the experience of a delayed diagnosis , and identifying a presymptomatic cohort who might benefit from future treatments . |
| 12 | The aims were to give families reproductive choice in future pregnancies ; to enable them to plan for the future with a child with a disability ; to avoid the experience of a prolonged diagnosis ; and to identify a presymptomatic cohort who may benefit from future treatments . |
| 13 | She watched me eat for a while , mumbled something and left . |
| 14 | Let me explain for the benefit of viewers that a sump is like a U-bend in plumbing , permanently full of water , so that the only way through is to dive under the water . |
| 15 | Told me to wait for the horse to lift its tail . ’ |
| 16 | With someone who 's not I 'd try and get them to wait for a couple of days and then if they would n't I 'd go through the and get them it today . |
| 17 | ‘ But now Miss Kyte must leave you , or she will have nothing to wear for the occasion . ’ |
| 18 | Mr Justice Drake instructed them to try for a majority 10-2 . |
| 19 | Two of , two of them departed for a period of six months . |
| 20 | It is suggested that pupils choose a person whose Christian commitment has led him/her to work for the good of others , thus making a link with the Christian vocation to alleviate suffering and/or the work of Christians in relation to respect for human life ( both indicated in L.0.2 ) . |
| 21 | Now to keep them occupied for the journey . |
| 22 | Not only did they need access to the non-arable resources controlled by the nobility , but their ever-growing land shortage compelled them to work for the nobility on conditions which had much in common with those of serfdom . |
| 23 | Resolved , That this House , believing it is in Britain 's interests to continue to be at the heart of the European Community and able to shape its future and that of Europe as a whole , endorses the constructive negotiating approach adopted by Her Majesty 's Government in the Inter-Governmental Conferences on Economic and Monetary Union and on Political Union ; and urges them to work for an agreement at the forthcoming European Council at Maastricht which avoids the development of a federal Europe , enables this country to exert the greatest influence on the economic evolution of the Community while preserving the right of Parliament to decide at a future date whether to adopt a single currency , on issues of Community competence concentrates the development of action on those issues which can not be handled more effectively at national level and , in particular , avoids intrusive Community measures in social areas which are matters for national decision , devlops a European security policy compatible with NATO and co-operation in foreign policy which safeguards this country 's national interests , increases the accountability of the Commission , enhances the rule of law in the Community including improved implementation , enforcement and compliance with Community legislation , improves co-operation between European governments in the fight against drugs , terrorism and cross-border crime , and through these policies secures the long-term interests of the United Kingdom . |
| 24 | I no longer vociferously challenge those who insult ; instead , I may casually invite them to come for a coffee and see/meet some students . |
| 25 | I held it while a hand moved over me checking for the hardware . |
| 26 | My father wished me to try for a history scholarship and I occasionally read as hard as it was possible to do without any interest in history beyond the attempt to memorize facts … . |
| 27 | If you see fit , Father Abbot , let one of them appeal for a judgement . |
| 28 | He turned to a small table by the door , struck a match to light the oil-lamp , and then carefully adjusted it , making me wait for an answer . |
| 29 | What a coil do I make for the loss of my punk |
| 30 | actually it 's a bit boring down there now but they , they had to put my , my explanation of the price of petrol er down , there 's nowhere to thing , cos th the last time I was down there I asked for a pint of bitter and this guy bought it me and said and I wanted two pound thirty or something . |