Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [noun prp] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was held that Bennett must compensate Harper for that work by paying him £226 ) . |
| 2 | When Matey had ventured a favourable comment about his midnight drinking having stopped , he had simply said , ‘ You must thank McAllister for that , ’ and so her influence seemed to be a good one . |
| 3 | By rights she should blame Kelly for all of this . |
| 4 | You tell us and we 'll tell Nottinghamshire for free so that 's What 's On B B C Radio Nottingham Box two two two in Nottingham Nottingham N G one three H Z to write to and do n't forget tonight as well er if you want to come out and see us we 're doing Drinking Partners our pub quiz er we 're in the Star Inn on Middle Street in Beeston and the evening there starts at eight o'clock . |
| 5 | ‘ We 'll save Greece for another year . |
| 6 | He offered to visit Amman , Damascus or Beirut for talks with regional leaders and suggested that a joint Jordanian-Palestinian delegation might visit Jerusalem for informal talks . |
| 7 | Channell told him that supporters who gave $300,000 or more could meet Reagan for 15 minutes , and that their visits were not logged on : ‘ the implication being that this was so secret that the President wanted to keep it so not everybody at the White House knew what was going on . ’ |
| 8 | We 'd recommend Garda for those who want plenty to do on holiday , or to groups with different interests — families with teenage children perhaps . |
| 9 | What has been set out in these pages is a programme which could change Britain for good . |
| 10 | I could choose not to do Alfie , but I would n't I 'd never refuse to do Alfie , I 'd like to be fifty years younger so I could play Alfie for another fifty years . |
| 11 | Sally-Anne closed her eyes , and said , ‘ Papa could kill Havvie for all I care about him . |
| 12 | ‘ D' you know because so many people switch off their TVs by remote control instead of pulling out the plug , they go on using electricity , the same in one night that would power Leicester for one day . |
| 13 | But Tompkins said : ‘ It depends on the ground though at the moment I would favour Newbury for Staunch Friend and Newcastle for Halkopous . ’ |
| 14 | And let's add Godel for good measure . |
| 15 | Half-Humans will rule Ireland for many centuries . |
| 16 | " Of course I can see , but you can blame Leinster for that . " |
| 17 | OK you can criticise Strach for that , but his main talents which are those that have benefited leeds most since his arrival are his passing and ability to take on men resulting in him or a team mate scoring . |