Example sentences of "[pron] for the [noun sg] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They wanted me for the part because it seemed they wanted someone younger . |
| 2 | ‘ But the biggest joke is that Pauline actually recommended me for the part because she liked me so much ! |
| 3 | she , keeps checking me for the thyroid as well now , every time I go and the tablets are all going haywire , she takes a blood test , a blood thing you know , your pulse every time I go |
| 4 | All that energy for comparatively few sales , but she will get them for the paperback as she is very much the rising star of Black American fiction . |
| 5 | I knew we would be without them for the return so there 's no point talking about it we have other players who can score . ’ |
| 6 | His sad tones prepared them for the news as he announced that German troops had not withdrawn from Poland and consequently Britain was now at war with Germany . |
| 7 | I bump into a lot of people at conferences , so I have n't been able to write formally to thank you for the meeting because I do n't want anything on the record then |
| 8 | ‘ I must admit Kathy could do the job blindfolded and Simpkin would never consider you for the job unless I happened to suggest it . |
| 9 | The merchant bank or broker will charge a commission for procuring the subscribers and may agree to subscribe itself for the balance if it fails to procure sufficient interest from its clients . |
| 10 | Bring something for the raffle when it 's your turn |
| 11 | It takes a year to organize this grand event and it says something for the racecourse when the only thing that went wrong yesterday was the weather . |
| 12 | The worker trades ( or substitutes ) one for the other until he or she is satisfied with the mix . |
| 13 | So it 's one for the door if ye prefer it . ’ |
| 14 | The appropriateness of the comments is not one for the committee since the committee has no responsibility for the judges , their selection or their comments . |
| 15 | ‘ Scotland Yard , ’ he informed Mr Multhrop severely , taking him for the doorman as he marched through the doors of the Imperial Hotel . |
| 16 | I said cos I shall phone the bank first thing Monday and I shall say right , he 's took the car so you can run to him for the money cos you 'll be getting none out of me . |
| 17 | God had n't fully maintained His help to keep condescension from her tone or to prepare her for the answer when it came : ‘ Yes , I went to school , ma'am . |
| 18 | we had it for the weekend once |
| 19 | And they 're not just doing it for the money because , you know , if you just sort of give them a mundane task like trolleys for example , they 're banging on the door , you know , when can I get off this , when am I going to get some responsibility . |
| 20 | ‘ I 'll need it for the bike when we arrive . |
| 21 | He wanted to know whether Wickham had arrested anyone for the murder because until then he could not face going to work . |
| 22 | An essential part of all eel tanks is sliding glass covers , so these were duly closed and the eels left to themselves for the night while I hoped that they were strong enough to survive the constant stress that they had endured over the past thirty-six hours . |
| 23 | Whether you 've been asked to open the discussion or not , you should prepare yourself for the tutorial as follows : |
| 24 | There would have been none whatever for the non-appearance if that had happened . |
| 25 | And Douglas had promised that Shiona 's lifelong ambition — to study fashion design in London — was hers for the taking if she could make the grade . |
| 26 | It is the property of the Widow and the Orphan who regard it as safe in your Hands , & in our case moreover it is the property of the Sovereign of the country who selects us for the deposit because he expects ( & expressly has declared that to be his motive ) to find in us , the nice Honour of Gentleman added to the common honesty & Integrity of Men of Business . ’ |