Example sentences of "[verb] [noun sg] to [pers pn] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The bantering tone remained in Surere 's voice but he added edge to it for the last word or two . |
| 2 | Anne herself found that when she voiced her grievances quietly and calmly , rather than screaming them , her family paid attention to her for the first time . |
| 3 | In 1170 he had persuaded Marie , Viscountess of Bearn , to do homage to him for all her lands — and this included some estates which , theoretically speaking , were within the duchy of Aquitaine . |
| 4 | The next issue of Leads is scheduled for January 1990 and the copy deadline for you to submit information to us for the back page is 15 December 1989 . |
| 5 | Other examples of such ambiguity are plentiful ; we offer at random : ( 3 ) ( a ) she wants to play the character limping ( b ) this process leaves the items date-stamped ( c ) Elmer made all the excuses imaginable ( d ) our lawyer sent the packages registered For instance , taking example ( c ) , under the attributive version , a speaker has a low opinion of Elmer as a man who prevaricates or procrastinates ; but with the alternative interpretation she may be giving credit to him for lending colour and credibility to a defence which has to be put forward . |
| 6 | I pay tribute to him for first raising the subject of league tables for schools ' performances in the Bill that he introduced earlier in the year . |
| 7 | I pay tribute to him for his support for the Peace Train . |
| 8 | So you 've just got to work out some way that 'll make sense to you for remembering which way round they go and probably one good way is just write them out quite a few times think of a lot of words beginning with D. |
| 9 | He said it was clear to him you were pining away , and that you could only be saved if I took you away and made love to you for the rest of our lives . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Did you think that I would make love to you for a few days and then let you walk out of my life without trying to get in touch ? ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I must pay tribute to them for both Dominic Quinn from Banbridge and John Bailie from Lurgan told me to take my time with the horse and bring him back only when I felt it was right to do so . |
| 12 | I am taking this opportunity to pay tribute to them for their dedication , time and support over the years . |
| 13 | Her heart thumped painfully as she remembered him making love to her for the first time , the hard , forceful thrust of his body coming much quicker than she had expected , an abrupt shock after all the gentleness that had gone before . |
| 14 | I want to make love to you for days and days , not to mention the nights , ’ he added with a wicked twinkle in his eyes . |
| 15 | The sooner I 've seen your grandmother , the sooner I can say goodbye to you for the last time . |