Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A young man wearing a yarmulka skullcap and sitting astride a roaring tractor wiped his brow with his arm when I asked for the location of Um Al-Farajh . |
| 2 | And they said so at the er at the district council , went up to district and I asked for the support of the district council and er probably John immediately said , you have the full support of the district council for it he says and I 'll ensure that you get support with the result I also received four posters direct from the Edinburgh District Council with John photograph on it and with the caption st stating every old age pensioner should be signing here . |
| 3 | Since the controller was n't busy I asked for the rest of the weather , and was told three at 800 , or 900 feet above the threshold of Runway 18 . |
| 4 | For Christmas and birthdays I asked for the red , hard-backed children 's classics published by Dean and Co. and sold in Woolworth 's : Treasure Island , The Children of the New Forest , Alice in Wonderland , What Katy Did , A Tale of Two Cities . |
| 5 | I applied for the post and was interviewed by the headmaster , a man of about my own age who was ‘ mad on Puccini ’ , and consequently thrilled to bits when I recognized |
| 6 | In 1969 , I applied for the post of Senior Lecturer at the new University of Lancaster , in the north of England ( about 240 miles north west of London ) . |
| 7 | It was a big disappointment to me that when I applied for the news editor 's job , I did n't get it . |
| 8 | I lunged for the computer which contained my first four hard-laboured chapters , and it literally burst into flames at my touch . |
| 9 | I had no choice but to leave and I made for the kitchen carrying the dollar on the tray like a trophy anchored by a thumb . |
| 10 | I made for the hotel 's main building with several other reporters when a man with an assault rifle appeared and said : ‘ Hit the floor . ’ |
| 11 | I made for the sideboard again to hover . |
| 12 | When both mares began aiding and abetting one another to increase the confusion and alarm , somewhere high over the Gulf I made for the cabin to solicit help . |
| 13 | A harmless grass snake , I concluded , although I must admit that the proximity of the Reptile Centre did make me a touch more circumspect than usual as I made for the summit . |
| 14 | She did have a job with the BBC and someone cared for the child in the day . |
| 15 | On landing I sought for the cottage occupied by the Duke of Hamilton 's piper , in which some friends had found most comfortable quarters the season before . |
| 16 | I put aside some of the money I got for the silver , because Daddy meant to divide his things between us both . ’ |
| 17 | I shouted for the landlady . |
| 18 | I trembled for the state of the upholstery . |
| 19 | I repeat that if one adds to that the £40 million from the foundation , the £20 million a year for football and the £1 million that I found for the champion coaching scheme , it is clear that our commitment to sport is greater than anyone 's . |
| 20 | I must admit the Hockin style was inclined to be more racy than that I used for the Gazette . |
| 21 | The outcome , according to Levi-Strauss , is a generalized circularity analogous to that which I described for the relationship in our commercial system between an author and his book-buying reader . |
| 22 | I got up and dressed quickly and as quietly as I could , but Colin was awake and he mumbled a ‘ good luck ’ as I headed for the door . |
| 23 | It was time to find Graham Fearnley and I headed for the champagne tent . |
| 24 | I headed for the tube station at Baker Street and turned down my collar as I came into the Marylebone Road . |
| 25 | I headed for the bus line . |
| 26 | The day I came for the job . |
| 27 | A la c , I opted for the DIY antipasto buffet , then manzo alle quattro salse — like a pre-cooked beef fondue , which suits me fine — and finally Panna Cotta which the menu translates with pinpoint accuracy as Type of Pudding . |
| 28 | Unable to synchronise descending bum with ascending saddle or to run more than 500 yards without a coughing fit , I opted for the mountain bike . |
| 29 | That sounded great to me so I opted for the hike . |
| 30 | I opted for the neckband , as I usually do , because I like to do these double , so if the front bands go on first I have to do two buttonholes on the double fabric of the neckband . |