Example sentences of "[verb] for [adj] [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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1 | And do you think for one minute they care a damn about you ? |
2 | ‘ If we 'd listened to them do you think for one minute we 'd have got this far by now ? ’ |
3 | You do n't think for one minute I 'm going to eat the filth I give to you ? |
4 | I 'm going to investigate , see if I ca n't do a conv I do n't think for one minute I will but it 's possible do a conversion er into erm the box type . |
5 | When he applied for judicial review he did not know whether his tariff exceeded 20 years , but on 10 April 1990 his solicitors were informed by the Home Office that it did not . |
6 | Even allowing for delicious exaggeration it still added up to a horrifying picture and she began to wish she had n't even tried to get into the company . |
7 | I 'm not suggesting for one moment it 's easy , but I mean is it possible that , you know erm accepting that this is a major conflict , it does involve all of us whether we like it or not |
8 | I mean for thirty years we feel like brothers and sisters with them , and it is unfortunate that Saddam Hussein has turned it all now against everybody . |
9 | I mean for one production you may need a wig another production you wo n't . |
10 | Whenever a fast is undertaken for selfish ends it must be resisted . |
11 | I knew you 'd thought of something , and when you asked for extra milk it was n't hard to guess what it was . ’ |
12 | Professional designers will come out with all sorts of advice but as this is intended for normal people I 'll suggest that you just go with what looks right to you . |
13 | If the debtor refuses to attend for oral examination he is liable to be committed to prison for contempt of court . |
14 | Well if Steve goes for this interview he 's working till , he 'll not be in till half past eight because he says all that week he can gain four hours work because erm he 's found out you do n't have to finish after two hours , you can work as much you like , finish at ten o'clock at night if you want . |
15 | While some services may be cheaper , others may be very much more expensive ; and the same goes for any goods you buy in the shops . |
16 | If she is serious about knitting for other people she must do four things . |
17 | Look through the books and patterns you have , see what 's available at your local knitting centre , perhaps send for that book you never bought earlier and have a really fun time with the wealth of designs from Iris Bishop or Wendy Phillips or whoever you like best . |
18 | She were knocking for this thing you know . |
19 | It scared her , but as she glanced secretly across at the face she had never forgotten for one moment she realised she was more excited than scared . |
20 | Besides those grants taken out of context or distorted , the endowment was blamed for many things it had nothing to do with . |
21 | Gorbachev had no doubt that the socialist choice in October 1917 had been the right one ; nor could Marx be blamed for subsequent developments he had obviously been unable to foresee . |
22 | But like I say for seven years he just sat and did n't want to do nothing . |
23 | I have already mentioned the stipulation that before I could qualify for married status I should have passed two language exams . |
24 | When boys tried for easy money they generally sold what belonged to others ; when girls were similarly tempted they were more inclined to sell themselves . |
25 | Even if they are not inhibited from applying for special treatment they may suffer some loss of self-respect in receiving the service free . |
26 | But if you hear him speak for five minutes you think no more of them . |
27 | Well considering nothing 's been done for fifty year I suppose really |
28 | The Court of Appeal decided to undertake a review of the basic principles of the law in this area and as this has not been done for some time we now set out in detail what they held . |
29 | Ah , I would n't of imagine for one second he would want to watch , so it might be better if I buy the video and see |
30 | Though powerful and open to abuse , these authorities claim they can be offered to women as reproductive options , giving hope to the childless , to prevent unwanted pregnancies , and to screen for terrible illnesses it foetuses . |