Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [pers pn] [adv prt] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | She lets me furl her around for a while , and makes those shammy gasps she knows I like , and gives detailed promise of all that cocked and candid talent — before she calls a halt , slithers off the bed , corrects her clothing , brushes her hair , changes her shoes , powders her nose , slides my Johnson out of her mouth and insists on lunch . |
| 2 | The counsellor said , ‘ You are describing Sarah in a very loving and respectful way — but you sound angry when you say that you expect me to pull you up for not describing her as a lover , too . |
| 3 | Joanne often felt that she could have taught a topic to the whole class in a fraction of the time it was taking them to find it out for themselves . |
| 4 | I asked him in for a break . |
| 5 | I told her off for not le not telling me she was ill . |
| 6 | I told her off for not let not telling us she was ill and she said no , no I 'm fine . |
| 7 | ‘ That person is here again , Miss Grenfell , she says she has slippers for you , shall I show her in for the fitting ? ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I break them in for my Dad . ’ |
| 9 | So er , anyway I booked it in for in morning . |
| 10 | Never mind , I 'll unpick it when I wash it through for you . ’ |
| 11 | made with all milk you see , and I put this on the other day , it was Monday , and I put it on for a cup of coffee , well Jim was out the front with Tom cos Tom fixed the front door |
| 12 | I knew my mother would want me to stay and I put it off for months . |
| 13 | I 'm sorry , Ellie ; I let you in for a hard time , did n't I ? ’ |
| 14 | Shall I bring it in for you ? ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Shall I carry it up for you ? ’ |
| 16 | Still , I had an overseas news radio set and sometimes at dusk when I turned it on for the BBC overseas news , the light on its dial welcomed me like a beacon from home . |
| 17 | Hankin added : ‘ We received a biggish bid for a youngster , but I turned it down for the benefit of the future of Darlington . ’ |
| 18 | I turned it off for you . |
| 19 | Shall I ring her up for you ? ’ |
| 20 | ‘ I figured it out for meself , Mam . ’ |
| 21 | I stuck it out for about an hour , and then could not stand another minute . |
| 22 | I locked her up for soliciting , disorderly behaviour , and assault . |
| 23 | ‘ Why do n't I take you out for a nice dinner this evening ? |
| 24 | I worked it out for myself . ’ |
| 25 | I guess it 's because I hit them up for so many guitars , they had to even out the balance ! ! |
| 26 | When I called him out for it , Fest came between us . |
| 27 | Yes , that 's why I called you in for |
| 28 | So it 's I I counted it up for the time I 'm staying . |
| 29 | So it , then I had erm , I brought up my husband 's sister 's daughter from when she was fourteen , I brought her oh , yes fourteen , I brought her up for nine years and br brought her up as my own daughter like because she got , got to be put away in a home and I did n't want her to have to go into a home so I , I brought her up you know we brought her up and sort of as , I lost my little girl she was with me like , see and she still comes to me like , she still calls but she calls me mum , mother like now , ha , you know all those years I had her , she 's married and her family 's grown up now and er she 's got one daughter left , left at home who 's just got engaged that 's Mrs from er she lives , yes so , so that was my hubby 's er sister 's daughter she only had the one daughter and two brothers , but she , the brothers she do n't hear nothing of them they just , you know they were gon na put her in a home , but we took her so she did n't have to go in a home , I did n't want her to have to go in a home |
| 30 | I brought it over for you , ’ Lawler said , groping in a pocket . |