Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Was there a secret reason that made them hanker for a new life in a new world ? |
| 2 | Swindle was too crude , for if the plan worked , no one would lose a penny ; all that would have happened was that a few banks would inadvertently have lent them money for an undefined period . |
| 3 | And it 's been on my heart for a long time to save . |
| 4 | He told them , ‘ Everyone had a codename in those days and , because of my admiration for the Irish struggle for Independence , I chose ‘ Michael ’ , a name I called myself after Michael Collins . ’ |
| 5 | I yield to no one in my admiration for the great Iron Duke himself , but my favourite general of the Napoleonic wars was General Kutuzov . |
| 6 | As for my right hon. Friend 's personal position , may I express my admiration for the frank and manly way in which he has offered his resignation ? |
| 7 | Now … in my enthusiasm for the anecdotal aspect of all this I have neglected to mention the other half of Goffmann 's analysis of remedial procedure . |
| 8 | That was due to my enthusiasm for the excellent achievements of my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister at Maastricht . |
| 9 | So began my search for a suitable bird . |
| 10 | ‘ He 'll probably report me , and that will be the end of my search for a perfect summer . ’ |
| 11 | My search for the right kind of toy cannon . |
| 12 | I drove out of Newtown and went to begin my search for the mysterious man on the moor . |
| 13 | I just felt like I would have given my right arm to be there with a camera — and that stayed in my mind for a long time . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ This has been in my mind for a long , long time . |
| 15 | My ambition for the Royal Court is simply to create the most exciting theatre in London . |
| 16 | Having applied in June 1991 for recognition of my doctorate , which I obtained in Paris , I presented my candidacy for a CSIC post as a palaeobotanist . |
| 17 | It is thus that I arrive at my multiplier for the whole life of eighteen . |
| 18 | I said , ‘ You have n't seen my work for the past year , have you ? ’ |
| 19 | These mountains fall to the east to the flat expanse of the plateau , where San'a , the ancient capital , rests : my home for the following two and a half years . |
| 20 | So I decide to hold my peace for a little while longer . |
| 21 | So I came out of my room for a little walk along the gallery . |
| 22 | Ed , — Thank you very much for sending the LINK magazine to my husband for the past few years . |
| 23 | The ME Polartek Sweater has hardly been off my back for the past month or so . |
| 24 | I 'd been wanting to break a board over my head for a long while . |
| 25 | In the meantime , my thirteenth birthday was coming up , and it seemed like a good time to revive my request for the perfect present : a bird of prey . |
| 26 | She was my friend for a long time because we got on really well together . |
| 27 | I once lied to Basil and this has been on my conscience for a long time . |
| 28 | It was no help to discover that I was not alone in my distaste for the new order because , along with the ever-present sexism , I had to fight the crueller jibes of ageism . |
| 29 | ‘ Not only have I been separated from my wife for the past five years — but in all that time I 've only once managed to make love to her . |
| 30 | Can you imagine my flat for a whole week to myself ? |