Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [noun] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They also authorised FERL to approach the former East German authorities of Thüringen , now one of the new ‘ Länder ’ ( regions ) in Germany , to ask them to include provision for community radios in their legislation . |
| 2 | My fifteen miles ' walk had whetted my appetite , and therefore I looked with no angry gaze on Ranza Inn , and , despite the large company of tourists airing themselves outside , I made inquiries for breakfast , and was told it would not be ready for an hour ( it was now nine o'clock ) . |
| 3 | And I made locks for lighthouses , I 'm not boasting my lad , and they 'd li locks , locks for lighthouses pretty near all round the world . |
| 4 | I mean plans for education ? |
| 5 | I mean Hambleton for example having just produced their draft local plan , but other districts are not quite in that position . |
| 6 | I met Helmut for lunch at Fouquet 's . |
| 7 | ‘ Frankly , I make clothes for women to look sweet . |
| 8 | I make allowances for old'uns who have rubber sharks in their cars : - ) |
| 9 | He said : ‘ I got Peter for £1 million and when you look at the lack of quality around today I would not argue when people say I got a bargain . |
| 10 | ‘ I Do n't Know How I Found Time For Work ! ’ |
| 11 | And , when some other retired persons says in my presence ‘ I do n't know how I found time for work ’ , I no longer inwardly cringe with scorn at the well worn cliche as I used to do but instead I enthusiastically and of course sagely nod my head in hearty agreement . |
| 12 | I want sand for babies to play on , ’ stated Klynton , while Henry admitted , ‘ I do n't like big boys climbing up the slide . ’ |
| 13 | I want success for Chelsea more than anything and we need to win another major trophy . ’ |
| 14 | Yeah I want money for Andrew 's trainers . |
| 15 | So , to win your ( sniff ) wonderful stocking , send us a postcard telling us which '50s rock'n'roll star had a song called I Want Elvis For Christmas . |
| 16 | Oh I want card for run and I bet I ca n't bloody do owt with this lot . |
| 17 | I used 22mm for legs and 16mm for all the others . |
| 18 | If the truth were known , it is only because I have for so long been lonely that I welcome demands for help . |
| 19 | So I swapped Nigel for Oliver , which was always my second name . |
| 20 | And it was true , I did and er , and I did reasonably well at most of the games that I play but er I played cricket for St John 's and I played when I was in the army at this last time and er , and erm , you , you know it 's I , I think if you make up your mind and you 're fit enough . |
| 21 | I 'm never sure if this is capital or recurrent , and I know I have a fund account under the Library cost centre through which I purchase software for Library use . |
| 22 | I give space for others , and allow others ' plans to come before my own . |
| 23 | ‘ I give value for money , I fight the best opponents in the world , ’ Eubank absurdly claimed afterwards . |
| 24 | When I discovered designs for slip in the pattern library books supplied by the manufacturers I was pleasantly surprised . |
| 25 | ‘ I find girls for people , yes , ’ Madame confessed , ‘ but not for 'im . |
| 26 | The question is can a small shareholder do anything for Rushdie , am I doing damage for Pearson ? |
| 27 | ‘ Dear Batty , I needed money for booze so all I did was rip off a few thousand cup final tickets supposed to be for our lot and flog 'em to some scum supporters . |
| 28 | Above all I needed water for washing , and drinking , of course . |
| 29 | I meant bath for Charlotte . |
| 30 | I thought Poems for D.T. 's would be more appropriate , or would attract more attention on a book-shop counter . |