Example sentences of "[noun] [vb -s] [pers pn] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nine months on Mr Boulton is still waiting for the two and a half thousand pounds he claims Brit-Pol owes him for the coach . |
| 2 | Japanese director Nagisa Oshima wants him for the lead in Valentino , a movie which will explore the destructive effect of fame on silent screen stars . |
| 3 | The species are ‘ christened ’ when a scientist describes them for the first time , illustrates their peculiarities and publishes the name in a scientific journal . |
| 4 | The Formula One world champion test drives it for the first time in Phoenix on January 4 and will find his sleek , high-speed T93 series chassis also longer , bigger , heavier and cheaper than any previous IndyCar or championship-winning Canon Williams Renault FW14 . |
| 5 | If a child has it for the first ten years hardly anything else matters . |
| 6 | The tigress suckles them for the first six months , by which time they will weigh 100 lb ( 45 kg ) . |
| 7 | Nero wants you for the circus , he seems to have taken a fancy to you and was asking about the lanolin — say no more ! |
| 8 | Neither rejection , protest nor availability prepares us for the demands which celibacy is making on us nowadays . |
| 9 | The dog entered regularly in breed classes will need to be thoroughly groomed beforehand , standing still while its owner prepares it for the big event . |
| 10 | If I present my ideas in writing , my father marks them for the appropriate offices … |
| 11 | Clever Trevor must be the most over rated player in Scotland ( except for Paul McStay ) and it surprises me how Taylor picks him for the England squad yet does n't give big Mark the nod . |
| 12 | Make sure home contents insurance covers you for the move . |
| 13 | Simple , quick and satisfying , self-massage prepares you for the day ahead , restoring energy and easing tension from a weary body . |
| 14 | As we pass the top of the stairs the thought hits me for the thousandth time . |
| 15 | It is not always possible to deliver a module just at the time a trainee needs it for the purposes of SVQ assessment . |
| 16 | Susan uses me for the first person pronoun [ G2 ] , and unmarked past tense [ G4 ] in tell , see , pick and run , and she has initial /t/ in ting , " thing " [ P17 ] . |
| 17 | Ludo notices it for the first time , and asks what he can do for me . |
| 18 | The thick shaggy coat of the mountain goat prepares it for the rigours of the Rocky Mountains ' winter . |