Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Finally , I read yesterday that some managers , most noticably the two Scots that were in Wembley at the weekend , are talking about banning transfers after the season start and only allowing them for a limited period over Christmas . |
| 2 | And the , I went to the my little now in Italy , making this conditional he says it 's no bloody good on me , poor old curly what , I think he 's about ninety , he looked it , he said what they keep making you conditional for he said you 've got no ruddy condition it 's gone and the , the recommended me for a complete discharge and , and eh , I started off with fifty per cent pension . |
| 3 | I earned quite a lot of money by showing my Lilliputian animals to people , and in the end I sold them for a high price . |
| 4 | a Services Division to support them for a transitional period |
| 5 | My course will eventually qualify me for a good career but meanwhile I 'm struggling on an allowance . |
| 6 | Yeah , but you can only buy them for a little while in the year |
| 7 | Jesus wants me for a sunbeam , Uncle Philip wants me for a little flower . |
| 8 | I pulled down my damp bloomers and changed them for a warm , dry pair that were hanging on the line over the fire . |
| 9 | We devised a system whereby three dealers would be asked to give an independent appraisal , and we would average them for an official evaluation . |
| 10 | Christopher Gill ( Member for Ludlow and a Midlands businessman ) , as has been mentioned in Chapter 6 , has concerned himself for a long time with what were once seen to be obscure constitutional issues of subsidiarity . |
| 11 | Round , high-cheeked , boyish but with a scholar 's high brow , it was the face of a man of twenty-seven years of age nerving himself for an extreme deed , a supreme effort of will . |
| 12 | When a child loves you for a long , long time , says the Skin Horse , then you gradually become Real . |
| 13 | ‘ And did n't we all know you for a darling girl ? ’ he whispered in her ear as his fingers continued to blaze fire across her exposed nape . |
| 14 | MR IAN ROWDON OF HALCROW WOULD LIKE TO MEET YOU FOR AN INFORMAL CHAT/INTRODUCTION . |
| 15 | ‘ First , my miserable Yankee friend , the good Brigadeführer Farber has recommended you for an immediate Iron Cross First Class which , from what he says , you deserve . ’ |
| 16 | The reason is to be able with ease to identify the sender of the letter , who typed it , and the file number if the organisation has one for a particular account . |
| 17 | The British have fallen in love with this Mediterranean island because it has everything for a perfect holiday : sunny skies , glorious beaches , bustling resorts , friendly people , fascinating sights and beautiful countryside . |
| 18 | Married but childfree , she 's gearing herself for a sad goodbye to her 20s . |
| 19 | GINA MORRIS joins him for a big breakfast . |
| 20 | In 1989 , the wife of the " Yorkshire Ripper " was awarded £600,000 by a jury to compensate her for a false story in " Private Eye " , published eight years previously , to the effect that she had been prepared to sell her story to newspapers . |
| 21 | His eyes were ice-bright , and pierced her like twin blades as he regarded her for a long moment . |
| 22 | A furtive junior diplomat bowing and scraping his way out of the interview section of the Lefortovo , ogling the KGB man and thanking him for a fifteen-minute access to a prisoner for whom the key was now thrown far away . |
| 23 | Prison officials , concerned about his poor health , referred him for a medical examination which confirmed widespread injuries , including marks around the wrist , apparently caused by the hanging , and burns ‘ possibly caused by electrical current . ’ |
| 24 | It was a nice face and , other things being equal , she would have responded to that first , she had been wanting to get to know him for a long time . |
| 25 | Others would buy it for a fancy dress party or a dare . |
| 26 | The birth his birthday was twenty four months , that means from when you can buy it for a new born baby or somebody up to two years old , will be suitable for it . |
| 27 | You 'll just have to bear it for a little while longer . ’ |
| 28 | Which is a bit different and I 'd like to see it , that 's just one of my things , but again when you 're in , going into retirement I think you 've got to think about this , I mean I went , nobody twisted my arm , I went into that situation and I 've enjoyed it for a great many years , but now I 'm thinking I 'd , before I , it 's too late I want to have a , a l a fling in autumn as it were . |
| 29 | The eyes flickered up to meet mine for a split second before returning to his notes . |
| 30 | The Chinese , who used ivory for elaborately carved handles and vessels as early as the Shang dynasty and in later times used it for a wide variety of personal items such as brush pots , wrist-rests , boxes , seals , snuff boxes and fans , had increasingly to import the material as the elephant herds in the southern provinces diminished . |