Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] for the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And all three of them made for the stairs . |
| 2 | Then I asked for the inlays , two humbuckers , two volumes and a tone . |
| 3 | I mean for the Republicans the purpose is a united Ireland . |
| 4 | I lived for the cliches , I awaited them . |
| 5 | Of course , there was always Agnes , and I lived for the nights when I joined the Ralembergs for their simple meal . |
| 6 | I affected to become social with the others but out of the corner of my mind — while I played for the others the part of a poor miner 's son who was puzzled , but delighted by the attention these lovely people paid to him — I had her under close observation … |
| 7 | I listen for the eyes jerked open on pillows , |
| 8 | ‘ As your commanding officer , I 'm the senior member of the Board and I speak for the others . |
| 9 | because I look for the men , now I 'm just joking |
| 10 | Ha ha I paid for the tickets I 'm gon na drink it . |
| 11 | And if you 're imagining I pine for the delights of the conjugal bed now my wife 's left me , you 're a bit off-beam there , too . |
| 12 | The NCT sessions encouraged everyone to ask ‘ daft ’ questions — the sort that do not seem daft if you do not know the answers — like how do I make up a nappy , how many sterilising tablets do I use for the bottles and what should we buy before the baby is born ? |
| 13 | I know for the readers of Outdoor Action I do n't have to quote the Country Code , but for all our sakes let's stick to it . |
| 14 | Taking the case at its highest against the plaintiffs I assume for the purposes of considering this point that either Mr. Twycross or his secretary took the opportunity of the presence of the son in the office to hand the letters in their envelopes to him for the purpose of delivery to the parents . |
| 15 | My immediate reaction was to reduce power and I grabbed for the throttles . |
| 16 | During the war I worked for the women 's voluntary service and shortly afterwards I went abroad for a few years , returning in the late 1940s , divorced with three children . |
| 17 | I pay for the likes of you . ’ |
| 18 | I felt for the matches . |
| 19 | I apologize for the difficulties on getting er data out , more recent data largely due to the way the model is constructed at the moment . |
| 20 | The ward had been full , the nurses worked off their feet , but their care for me — and as far as I knew for the others — had been magnificent . |
| 21 | I reached for the matches , and lit a spill . |
| 22 | With a dozen spills to hand , I reached for the matches in my pouch . |
| 23 | I grope for the saucepans and our meal tickets . |
| 24 | Girls , money , fast cars — it was the choice between that and working in a factory for the rest of your life , and I went for the girls — ‘ I 'll have the girls and all the money , please . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ I shoot for the flags , ’ the gambler said . |
| 26 | Er then he , he , I sent for the police because he walked out the door and he , he threatened to kill himself . |
| 27 | We were nearing the camp , so I aimed for the ruts in the track and put my foot down . |
| 28 | Well , I think for the children 's sake , I 'm going to stay put until Christmas , but after that I 'm really going to have to try and find some sort of stability for my children . |
| 29 | ‘ The Christmas presents I bought for the kids . |
| 30 | Furthermore , the reading I did for the lectures I was called to give as a ‘ drugs expert ’ generated queries about such ambiguous areas as victimless crimes and interference in private acts , and altogether raised more questions than were solved . |