Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [adj] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | To impose the condition that disabled parking spaces must be taken up before 10.30am will render it impossible for many , many of them to take advantage of this ‘ concession . ’ |
| 32 | She says her mother had difficulty getting them clean for many years . |
| 33 | I 'm holding you responsible for this young lady . |
| 34 | I had never imagined the usefulness of teaching him English for this particular trade . |
| 35 | Education officials have been told they must find £50,000 to keep them open for another year . |
| 36 | I had enough homework to keep me busy for most of the day . |
| 37 | " Or you sell only the herd and grow corn on the land and make tizwin , enough to keep you drunk for seven years . " |
| 38 | The experience was enough to keep him preoccupied for some time . |
| 39 | I imagine they 'll be keen to start work as soon as possible in the hope of having it ready for next season , and with their resources you can be sure — ’ |
| 40 | ‘ I 've had to keep it quiet for good reasons , and if I say much to Marc he 'll really go up the wall . |
| 41 | But it , I find it useful for large arrangements . |
| 42 | Paragraph 4–278 of Archbold , 44th ed. ( 1992 ) is to the same effect , though it must be read in the light of the guidelines , which their Lordships find it unnecessary for present purposes to consider . |
| 43 | Oh , he was handsome all right , she 'd even grant him sexy for those who liked their men tall , solid and apparently carved from granite . |
| 44 | Then , on the eve of the second Test in Madras , Gooch had his infamous encounter with a poisonous prawn that laid him low for several days and was out of the match with diarrhoea and sickness that laid him low for several days . |
| 45 | Then , on the eve of the second Test in Madras , Gooch had his infamous encounter with a poisonous prawn that laid him low for several days and was out of the match with diarrhoea and sickness that laid him low for several days . |
| 46 | Well it made him drowsy for one thing , it kept knocking him out . |
| 47 | ‘ The beauty and interesting nature of this little bird ’ , Gould wrote , ‘ naturally made me anxious to bring home living examples ; I accordingly captured about twenty fully fledged birds , and kept them alive for some time ; but the difficulties necessarily attendant upon travelling in a new country rendering it impracticable to afford them the attention they required , I regret to say the whole were lost . ’ |
| 48 | I kept them interested for half an hour and now I ca n't even remember what I said . |
| 49 | ‘ Ca n't you leave me alone for one stupid minute ? ’ |
| 50 | ‘ You ca n't surely hold me responsible for that . ’ |
| 51 | She said , ‘ I only hope they can leave you alone for one night . ’ |
| 52 | ‘ For heaven 's sakes , ’ he growled irritably , ‘ I ca n't leave you alone for five minutes , can I ? ’ |
| 53 | ‘ I ca n't leave you alone for five minutes , can I ? ’ he added , taking out a large white handkerchief and carefully wiping the tears from her eyes . |
| 54 | Keep him alive for fifty seconds . |
| 55 | I could take him to sea and keep him clean for three months , but how do you know that the moment the court case is done he wo n't just stuff his nose full of crap again ? ’ |
| 56 | Interestingly Tom Jones told me , ‘ Even if he runs well I might miss Cheltenham with him and keep him fresh for another good race at the Grand National meeting at Aintree . ’ |
| 57 | His quality of ruthless innocence rendered him unsuitable for most human intercourse . |
| 58 | Why not use it today and keep it handy for future checks ? |
| 59 | Try it FREE for three months and receive a world map and another gift — all yours to keep . |
| 60 | Admittedly there was only a single bed but that was fine by us ; we kept it warm for each other as we were doing shifts of two hours each . |