Example sentences of "[pron] [noun pl] [vb base] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I grab him by the lapels , and as my fingers scrabble for a hold I drop my little micro-transmitter into his breast pocket . |
| 2 | A teacher has only to say : " Now which of you girls did — " and my spots merge for a time into the scarlet background provided for them by the rest of my face . |
| 3 | He was my foursomes partner for a few years in international golf and there is no better way to assess another 's playing ability . |
| 4 | Then they heard — their ears alert for the slightest changes in the grind of the traffic — a car slowing just behind them . |
| 5 | Isabel squeezed her eyes shut for a second . |
| 6 | A bead of moisture clung , and she squeezed her eyes shut for a second lest she reach out and lick it away . |
| 7 | Charlotte clamped her eyes shut for an instant to stave off frustration . |
| 8 | Chertsey , 4–0 winners at Bracknell , have moved into third place and brought their goals total for the season to 93 . |
| 9 | In Miami alone there are reported to be more than fifty botanicas — shops selling all the necessities of the cult — and there are also pet-shops specializing in the doves , chickens and peacocks which devotees require for the rituals . |
| 10 | The foresters , both riding and walking , and their pages take for a cart two , three or four shillings , from some more and from others less according to their means , and for a pack-horse twelve , sixteen or eighteen pence , to raise their fine which they have made with the warden for their appointment ; this to the great destruction of the King 's forest and the grievance of those who have woods in the forest , for they suffer the carriers to go quit all through the year without attachment , and yet the King has no profit … |
| 11 | ALAMO ( 0800 272200 ) will rent out a Mercedes 190 at Heathrow for little more than its rivals charge for a Ford Fiesta . |
| 12 | With experienced guides , you can stroll among the seals and even feed some of the babies while their mothers go for a swim under the ice . |
| 13 | University or polytechnic students should apply to their Careers Service for a list of possible employers while school leavers may be advised by the school or college careers adviser or the local authority careers adviser . |
| 14 | ‘ You lassies go for a turn on the moors . ’ |
| 15 | who doesnae wish for a Dishy Man to lick her inty shape . |
| 16 | How you women go for the glamour ! |
| 17 | Sixthly , although a court may hesitate to order production by those not officers of the company whose administrators apply for the documents , there is no embargo in principle against ordering ‘ third parties ’ to produce documents . |
| 18 | It rubs hoarding space with Howard Hodgkin , whose paintings sell for a million pounds and more . |
| 19 | The party 's base is in the unions , most of whose members work for the state : for its bloated railways , its idle port authority , the dark light-and-power company , the incompetent civil and education services . |
| 20 | There are plenty of occasions when the High Court exercises a supervisory jurisdiction over tribunals or bodies whose procedures allow for a more relaxed approach to the rules of evidence , but this does not detract from the fact that the High Court is performing the functions of the High Court when it exercises this jurisdiction . |
| 21 | And England 's private schools , whose pupils account for a quarter of sixth-formers and of A-level passes , know that parents will pay for the prospect of a smooth path to university . |
| 22 | ‘ We khalifas live for the bird challenge , ’ he said . |
| 23 | Bob Sawyer is one of her lodgers ; he owes her rent , which this ‘ little fierce woman ’ bounces in to demand just before his guests arrive for a bachelor party . |
| 24 | But the Wimpey Homes Southampton regional director was happy to get his hands wet for a good cause . |
| 25 | Colin Stephens , the current Wales fly-half , took his points tally for the season into three figures with two penalties in the 11–11 draw at Pontypridd . |
| 26 | It may be that , in his desire to show how little support his findings give for the Blauner and Mallet theses about the determining influence of technology , Gallie underplays the role technology can play . |
| 27 | His eyebrows reach for the ceiling and he actually attempts to answer the question , as only somebody who spent years in psychotherapy would . |
| 28 | Therefore Dean and his colleagues argue for a less ‘ positivist ’ and a more broadly based research effort , including marxist and structural approaches . |
| 29 | If he plays today , the former England skipper is likely to play in front of the back four as anchor man , while his colleagues search for the away goal that would put the dour Muscovites under pressure . |
| 30 | In deciding what words mean for the purpose of defamation , the intention of the writer or speaker is largely irrelevant . |