Example sentences of "[be] [verb] [pron] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | He has been pressing her to move for some time . |
| 2 | And if you 're imagining I pine for the delights of the conjugal bed now my wife 's left me , you 're a bit off-beam there , too . |
| 3 | Well , we 're getting them to go for a hundred , which sounds a lot , but the ground 's quite variable so , you know , some of it is really good planting land and some of it is n't , so , you know , it 'll be up to the teams to go for as many as they can . |
| 4 | ‘ And you 're authorizing me to leave for Brussels , to handle the problem in any way I see fit ? |
| 5 | Giving an account of it like this makes me feel as though you 're asking me to account for it , explain it for you . |
| 6 | And they 're keep us waiting for an hour . |
| 7 | I remember little of my stay in the intensive care unit , but I am told they cared for me every second of the night and day . |
| 8 | We are told who sits for what , where , what our majorities are and the swing needed to return us to the real word and gainful occupation . |
| 9 | Deane scored for Leeds , and , it could be argued he scored for Tottenham as well cos I think it was his foot that deflected it past Beaney . |
| 10 | ‘ Maybe you do know more than I 'm giving you credit for , Cardiff , ’ said Rohmer . |
| 11 | The graphics are mean and moody , allowing freedom of exploration with the minimum of mapping , the setting is realistic and gives a real feeling of being there , and the puzzles — you 'll be scratching you head for weeks . |
| 12 | A week before the wedding the sickness stopped and my mother said it had been psychological , she said that ‘ deep down inside ’ — I 'm quoting her-I longed for marriage and once I knew I was really going to get married I stopped worrying . ’ |
| 13 | So as often as could be managed I went for trips with my father on the trams . |
| 14 | Mr Williamson , can I ask for your confirmation that the reason that the Secretary of State deleted Policy E two in the nineteen eighty structure plan was one of the many reasons under the heading , General , there is no specific reference in the notice of approval to the deletion of this policy and therefore I am assuming it fell for one of the reasons given in paragraphs five point two to five point four five . |
| 15 | " In the year 1929 I used two rock-crystal vases in which were branches of white orchids , but those days are gone I fear for ever , and a few white carnations have to suffice now . |
| 16 | Needs on occasion are identified which call for a sharp break with previous practice , or for a new genus of weapon altogether ( such as the ICBM , Galosh ABM , particle beam weapons ) . |
| 17 | The police say several thousand pounds was stolen … the elderly couple were keeping it to pay for their burial . |
| 18 | An agreement between the National Actuarial Associations in the EC is being implemented which provides for the mutual recognition by each Association of the members of other EC Associations who wish to pursue the profession in other member countries . |
| 19 | Although the Orcs and Goblins were beaten they accounted for only a small part of Skarsnik 's horde . |
| 20 | It means little for this child to perform with the greatest precision the most difficult pieces , with hands that can hardly stretch a sixth ; but what is really incredible is to see him improvise for an hour on end and in doing so give rein to the inspiration of his genius and to a mass of enchanting ideas … |
| 21 | Despite the adoption of a global data-structure , an essentially hierarchical flow of information is imposed which allows for a weak interaction between the knowledge sources . |
| 22 | A corresponding cleanup program is supplied which scans for viruses and removes them , often by having to delete the infected program . |
| 23 | A corresponding clean-up program is supplied which scans for viruses and removes them , often by having to delete the infected program . |
| 24 | Oh it 's give you breakfast for fourteen days . |
| 25 | And our Lord in the words that we 've read gives a very solemn answer to that question in the , in those words that we read a few moments ago and his immediate answer to the question you know are there few that be saved , was to say many , this was in the following verse , many shall not be able to be saved , now does that mean that only a few will be saved , that there 's only a few people who are gon na be in heaven that Jesus Christ came and died on the cross for about a handful of people , a small percentage does that what it , is that what it means , well lets look and see what the bible has to say , in Matthew chapter seven in verse thirteen and verse fourteen , this is what Jesus says enter by the narrow gate for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction and many of those who enter by it , for the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life , but few of those who find it any way in the same book , in , in Matthew in , in , in chapter twenty two and in , in , in verse fourteen , listen again to what it says there Jesus is speaking he says for many a called , but few are chosen |
| 26 | Well that 's sounds something to recommend for that December Saturday . |
| 27 | And he 's letting it go for a song . |
| 28 | no one 's saying you survive for long . |
| 29 | The simplest way to program the NSA 's computers at Morwenstow and Menwith Hill is to have them watch for specific names , addresses , telephone and telex numbers , as in the case of Kinnock 's call to Turnbull . |
| 30 | A FIRST priority for anyone considering buying a house in Cornwall and some areas of neighbouring Devon including the more remoter regions of Dartmoor is to have it tested for radon gas . |