Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Princesse Mathilde came to see them for a weekend . |
| 2 | Sometime around the middle of the week , Dr MacLennan was allowed to see me for a while , after Diggs overruled my father 's refusal to have me medically inspected by anybody else but him . |
| 3 | Then , when they came in , he came up to see me for a bit . ’ |
| 4 | I had no idea she was using me for a purpose of her own : I was too naive to realise until it dawned on me what it was , a few weeks later . |
| 5 | ‘ You would n't want me for a cousin-in-law , by the sound of it . ’ |
| 6 | I made them for a friend a couple of years ago and she 's still talking about them ! |
| 7 | When will the right hon. Gentleman give that consistency and leadership to the police and back them for a change ? |
| 8 | " We sell them for a penny each , " Miss Poraway explained . |
| 9 | Might want them for a cup of tea . |
| 10 | The principal method is the study of hoards , since coins have frequently been deposited in hoards for safe-keeping and their owners have often been prevented from recovering them for a variety of reasons such as death or forgetfulness . |
| 11 | He come round and he asked me for a change of a fiver . |
| 12 | ‘ Oh , come on , that 's why you asked me for a drink . |
| 13 | ‘ And there was a sailor there — submariner , I think he was — and he asked me for a date , but I said no . ’ |
| 14 | She came over to me one night and she asked me for a lift . |
| 15 | He asked me for a light and I offered him one of my Gauloises . |
| 16 | Then I felt a pressure on my arm and a soft female voice asked me for a light . |
| 17 | ‘ That girl of yours asked me for a statement and I gave her one-more than she bargained for , and I made her take it all down . ’ |
| 18 | If you came in now and asked me for a pound of apples , well in a way I would n't know a stranger whether they like them under-ripe , ripe or just ready for eating . |
| 19 | If you have gas or coal fires , and can avoid using them for a while , it would be a useful addition to this list . |
| 20 | When I did , something about its stillness stilled me for a moment . |
| 21 | He 'd picked up some cream that they 'd given me for a skin rash , stuck it under my blindfold and said , in a curious high-pitched waver , ‘ Champignons ? ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Oh well , I suppose it wo n't hurt me for a couple of days . |
| 23 | You do n't fool me for a second . ’ |
| 24 | but when I asked them for a crayon , |
| 25 | I believed her on both counts , especially when she visited me for a weekend and gave me a bottle of ‘ Denim ’ aftershave which she had shoplifted from a Chemist in mid Wales . |
| 26 | We monitored them for a period of about twelve months before we reported to members on the outcome . |
| 27 | But these are not just shoelaces — use them to be different ; plait , twist , braid or cord them for a variety of looks and purposes , from bracelets , necklaces , hair bands , bag cords or to brighten up a pair of trainers . |
| 28 | All the perennials are bought in containers and I grow them for a year in their pots to see how they cope with the conditions , then I plant them out in the garden . " |
| 29 | ‘ I 'm told they might need me for a bit of PR work , but basically I gather I 'm going to be the technician permanently with the team . ’ |
| 30 | Jesus wants me for a sunbeam , Uncle Philip wants me for a little flower . |