Example sentences of "[noun] for [pers pn] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ We run errands for them all day long , ’ Stella retorted . |
2 | That aside , I think only a few would spare sympathy for him last week . |
3 | It was the widow 's custom to leave a jug of milk for them each night after milking , she gave it as a gift in thanks , she said , for their support of an unfortunate woman on her own . |
4 | It occurred in the Foreign Office and the Foreign Office , and I personally take full responsibility for it this afternoon before the House . |
5 | Botha , flattered by Northern Transvaal 's invitation for him to coach as well as play for them next season , said : ‘ I am keeping my options open . |
6 | so no winners on the football field for us this weekend … but I 'm happy to say we 've got other victories to celebrate starting with one for Shelley Nutt in the world barefoot water ski-ing championships |
7 | It has been condemned from all sides ; there is virtually no advocate for it outside Government and there are precious few inside . |
8 | He was very much the prime reason for Palace 's success in climbing out of Division Four in 1960–61 and Johnny 's 30 League goals for us that season remain Palace 's post-war scoring record for a single season to this day . |
9 | I would like , at this point , to say thank you for Sh , to Sheila , sh , Sheila , she popped in to ask me would I do this er talk for you this afternoon . |
10 | ‘ Who paid five pound for thee seven year back ? ’ |
11 | ‘ You can do an errand for me this afternoon , McAllister , ’ she said . |
12 | Well , I 'm finding homes for them this time . |
13 | ‘ Beruna will not lie still in her hut for you this day , and so the Whale will thrash about . |
14 | Those Yids , they set far more stock by this Christmas nonsense than most of us — damn' nuisance — God , I 've missed having you to do my shopping for me this year . |
15 | He really appreciated it when you got his shopping for him last week . " |
16 | Paul Ashmead got a pushover try in the second half … but Gloucester were far from happy with things … hooker John Hawker broke a bone in his neck during a scrum … he was rushed to hospital … he 's going to be OK but there 's no more rugby for him this season |
17 | At 5ft 10½ inches and 13 stone he was big for a winger but he made 29 Southern League appearances for us that season out of a maximum of 38 , and scored two valuable goals at Cardiff ( where we won 2–1 ) and at Swindon ( where we won 2–0 ) . |
18 | Might find a job for him some time you see . |
19 | Unfortunately they turned out to be two fools who did n't realise the time , and brought Mountain Rescue out combing the hill for them next morning . |
20 | I bought a spare disk for it this morning . |
21 | ‘ Could you ask Francisco to find the woman who looked after the shop for me last time I was ill ? ’ |
22 | News , views and recipe ideas for you each week |
23 | Well you 're painting a very dark picture for us this morning are n't ya ? |
24 | Have you any ideas now what will be a good day for you next week and what will not be a good day ? |
25 | When Mr. Gosling picked the apples for me last month he left a few on the top branches he could n't reach , and they 're rather a temptation to boys , I expect . |
26 | Yet with any luck we shall have a dozen bold new hens to lay eggs for us next year - and even if only half of them manage to emulate their mothers in the matter of bringing up families , by mid-summer we shall be positively over-run . |
27 | ‘ Any chance of your taking a video for me some time ? ’ |
28 | It was no early night for him that night . |
29 | At least I do n't think so , ’ I told her , but she just smiled and told me she had no further use for me that day and to call the next day which was to be a school holiday . |
30 | We may find a use for you one day in some undercover job . ’ |