Example sentences of "[pron] for [art] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Join everyone for the party of the year in the Daten Sports and Social Club on Wednesday , 31st March . |
| 2 | do nothing for a fortnight of course . |
| 3 | ‘ User Friendly did absolutely nothing for a week after the St Leger and got so full of herself that we nearly had to tie her down , ’ smiled Clive . |
| 4 | So there is nothing for a family to be afraid of . |
| 5 | It very rarely happens that you take several fish in one period and then nothing for the remainder of the time you spend on the water . |
| 6 | It does absolutely nothing for the child with potential . ’ |
| 7 | It does absolutely nothing for the child with potential . |
| 8 | Riven could see nothing for the water in his eyes , but when the dark shape of the hull loomed up he pushed Madra towards it . |
| 9 | Historically there seems to be no doubt that the English Common Law required nothing for the celebration of a marriage beyond the declared agreement of the parties , which might take the form either of a declaration of present intention , or of a promise to marry followed by actual union . |
| 10 | Her apparent cry of anguish last week that John Major has treated her legacy without due reverence is not convincing ; the old bat cares nothing for the well-being of the Conservative Party or indeed Conservative government . |
| 11 | Gombert 's linear sense — and sometimes Crecquillon 's and Lupi 's was so strong that he cared nothing for the asperities of harsh suspensions or accented passing-notes , as in this passage from his motet , ‘ Ave sanctissima Maria ’ : |
| 12 | It was only too apparent , as Olga tore into him about the disgrace she would suffer , that , like a hippie , he cared nothing for the kind of life his parents led ; he did not share their values or ambitions . |
| 13 | Such was the message Lewis passed on , himself saying nothing for the moment of his own extraordinarily exciting find , but agreeing to pick up Morse in about ten minutes ' time , after briefly reporting in to St Aldate 's . |
| 14 | She cared less than nothing for the privileges of the housewife ; the old woman could have kept the keys for ever , and Julian would have been indifferent . |
| 15 | It says , the quiz will contain some sixty questions covering general knowledge and not just railway so so that there is , not very good grammar , so that there is nothing for the family to be afraid of . |
| 16 | Firstly , I have been in football management long enough to know that team changes at this late stage will do nothing for the confidence of existing players . |
| 17 | Making it hard for directors to talk to outsiders will also do nothing for the cause of good management . |
| 18 | They wanted my bag and they grabbed it , but then they started to beat me for no reason except sheer wickedness . |
| 19 | She came with me for no reason at all , whereas it would have taken quite a few other PCs to shift her . |
| 20 | Pembridge said last night : ‘ I do n't know what the background is — all I know is he elbowed me for no reason at Highbury . |
| 21 | My father 's passion for Tracey Childs prepared me for a life of drama |
| 22 | ‘ Do you think your mother would let you go out with me for a day in Newcastle ? ’ |
| 23 | It was late in the afternoon when we arrived , and Taylor took me for a drive through the town , which apart from the centre had been badly damaged . |
| 24 | I remember him taking me for a drive in his car when he told me the joyful news about his forthcoming marriage to Rosemary and feeling so happy that he was going to be happy . |
| 25 | He come round and he asked me for a change of a fiver . |
| 26 | Instinctively , I dipped my fingers in the holy water and crossed myself , remembering the Catholic aunt in South Armagh who 'd raised me for a while as a child and had anguished over my black little Protestant soul . |
| 27 | By chance he landed me for a swim at Moutsa down there . |
| 28 | I had no idea she was using me for a purpose of her own : I was too naive to realise until it dawned on me what it was , a few weeks later . |
| 29 | ‘ How about forgetting our professional differences and coming with me for a look round the antiques ? ’ |
| 30 | Mick looked at me for a couple of moments and , scratching his head , he replied If the Marines want you to play your bagpipes in their area , and you agree to do it , then you are all bloody mad . |