Example sentences of "[pron] [pers pn] [verb] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Vic told me I had to suffer for my art . |
| 2 | Ted Power , a fine collector , whom I had known for years and who had seen odd paintings in mixed shows wanted to buy something . |
| 3 | Though tragically killed in a recent motorbike accident , Madra was an undisputed maestro of the art , as well as an easy and informative friend whom I had known for some time , so it was a shock to witness the epic genius which came through him , and the transformation which both he and his audience underwent in that open village square the first time I saw him perform . |
| 4 | The owner was a small exter named Fif , a ball of orange fur with tentacles , whom I 'd known for a long time in various planets . |
| 5 | Rehearsals were due to begin for myself and my accompanist/narrator John Gould , a shy , quirky , gifted musician whom I 'd known for almost twenty years . |
| 6 | I am sure that my hon. and gallant Friend , whom I have known for many years and for whom I have a great affection , would agree that about half the best people are women . |
| 7 | Well , I reckon so , so I I 've arranged for someone else to do it now . |
| 8 | Er , I I had to care for my elderly parents when my son was two and a half and I had a six month old baby and er , I would agree with the previous speaker , it certainly does change your life . |
| 9 | Later I had the honour and privilege of meeting Odette Churchill , the heroine of the French Resistance , someone I had admired for years , ever since reading about her exploits when she received her medal after the war . |
| 10 | But lay people can also make good directors — perhaps someone you have known for years , or , say , your house group leader . |
| 11 | We have I have got I we have produced for you today , some detailed plans showing you what the capacities are of the routes , what the present flows are and what the effects of the new settlement will be upon those capacities . |
| 12 | Wenger 's data show that 43 per cent of elderly people named as a confidant someone they had known for at least 50 years , and 75 per cent named someone they had known for 30 years . |
| 13 | Wenger 's data show that 43 per cent of elderly people named as a confidant someone they had known for at least 50 years , and 75 per cent named someone they had known for 30 years . |
| 14 | He said Alan Winmill is somebody I have known for many years I regard him as a man of intergrity . |
| 15 | ‘ When I was ten , my Dad bought me a guitar for Christmas , which I 'd asked for , but at the same time he enrolled me at the local golf club ! |
| 16 | I lost a sodden pair of boots and socks , and William 's day bag , which I 'd borrowed for a rucksack . |
| 17 | MY WORST and only health problem developed after I was mugged five years ago outside the Embassy Club in Manchester , which I 've run for 32 years . |
| 18 | And that 's called erm er a special word which I 've forgotten for the moment . |
| 19 | Mr Devaux said : ‘ I have had 22 happy years at the bar but I 'm pleased to be appointed particularly in the area in which I 've practised for 14 years now . ’ |
| 20 | I 've got a pewter-coloured Strat Plus which I 've had for two years now . |
| 21 | It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve . |
| 22 | I took stock of my fur-lined leather jacket which I had prized for years , and I did n't see any problem . |
| 23 | ‘ Indeed , writing the novel ( Nice Work ) was for me a process of discovery — of hitherto unknown aspects of the city in which I had lived for nearly thirty years . ’ |
| 24 | It was still my task to fight for the present , although that task was becoming less appropriate daily , and to maintain the status quo which I had made for myself , and which was the only place where I belonged . |
| 25 | A few minutes later we were seated at a corner table in the small bistro which I had known for several years . |
| 26 | I stared out of the window at this country about which I had wondered for so long . |
| 27 | As the DGM was later to point out ‘ The 45 per cent included the revenue which I had negotiated for transfer to other districts which had been dependent on Horton and Banstead . |
| 28 | ‘ The only real pre-requisite for a trade within the forces police is a GSCE grade C or better in English and a special forces driver 's licence which I had to qualify for at RAF St Athan . |
| 29 | It is difficult to define this atmosphere which I find exists for me in many of our traditional buildings and churches . |
| 30 | For at about the same time I was approached by the secretary of Edinburgh 's New Club which as a member of Brooks 's Club in London I was entitled to use on a reciprocal basis , and which I did use for lunch perhaps a dozen times a year . |