Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] for this [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm now councillor and I asked for this matter to be brought to this chamber because erm we felt that the matter w was important enough that all members of this council should have an opportunity to debate it . |
| 2 | The Seagate drives I used for this article required 2 jumper connections made on the master drive , and all the connectors removed from the slave drive … |
| 3 | The card background I used for this photo frame was an extremely pale peachy pink , on which I placed some rose leaves , heuchera flowers and green spiky leaves , with ‘ Marjorie Fair ’ and ‘ Yesterday ’ roses forming the central focus . |
| 4 | Well as I say I went for this interview and she phoned me last Sunday did n't she ? |
| 5 | a nice person , I did n't know this , I found it in resources , but this , I sent for this book and I do n't , Rod 's referred to it I think and is now this bit . |
| 6 | I voted for this government because they said they were n't going to go in for that sort of rubbish . |
| 7 | Furthermore , the best map I had for this region was twenty-two miles to an inch . |
| 8 | There were , however , a number of variables other than positive discrimination policies , which accounted for this relationship . |
| 9 | We were given to understand that you asked for this article . ’ |
| 10 | Although already gravely ill , she posed for this graduation picture just days before losing her battle against cancer . |
| 11 | This will represent a saving of £10 for those members who opted for this extension in the past . |
| 12 | And one of the sisters she said she started for this company did n't she . |
| 13 | Theda flinched inside , but nothing showed in her face bar the contempt she felt for this woman . |
| 14 | Robyn narrowed her eyes and found that the depth of dislike she felt for this hard-faced , over-made-up woman was plunging to a new-found low . |
| 15 | Robyn , doing her best to ignore the almost overwhelming feeling of pure dislike which she had for this man , glanced at the ornate carriage clock beside the bed , registered the time slowly and looked aghast . |
| 16 | You volunteered for this assignment — never forget that . ’ |
| 17 | We had tried to get a couple of er , here in Portsmouth but he had to attend , so we thought as we prepared for this conference this morning er , on the miners , that it would be appropriate to get a miner 's lamp to put and have them simply inscribed with the erm , the memory of the occasion , which turned out to be |
| 18 | The third approach , and the one utilized for this project , is to use a tapped c.c.d. ( charge coupled device ) delay line . |
| 19 | Suppose we went for this drink and the Hobbs greeted us ? |
| 20 | We 'll not be building any more than we intended for this year — well , a house or two more , maybe , but nothing beyond . |
| 21 | Under Milner 's patronage , they founded for this purpose the Round Table movement , with branches in each of the dominions and a journal published in London . |
| 22 | How little reason they had for this view we shall soon discover . |
| 23 | A Conservative government , if you believe their manifesto , ought not even to be considering putting money into dying private-sector firms , but Huerter employ a lot of people , many of whom voted for this government . |
| 24 | There was such regret , such a bleakness in his eyes that Lissa turned away , her soul crying out in anguish because it was plain for anyone to see how much he cared for this woman who had betrayed him . |
| 25 | A few years before he died he posed for this effigy , placing the completed picture in his room , adjacent to his bed , as a memento mori . |
| 26 | And he said well just get yourself home and tell your father that I want it paid for this time because I only replaced that glass last week , which he had |
| 27 | He apologized for this method of enquiry . |
| 28 | At that very second that we call upon the Lord , just as this dying thief called on him , the Lord will hear us and make his answer instantly the same as he did for this man . |
| 29 | Seldom had Sergeant Camb felt so sorry for anyone as he did for this woman who lay against the piled pillows . |
| 30 | MARK ‘ HUBBA HUBBA ’ CASWELL denies ever playing one in his life ( that 's my story and I 'm sticking to it — Corky ) , but he volunteered for this job quickly enough … |