Example sentences of "[pers pn] for [art] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Later in the evening when the place had quietened a little and the cyclists had eaten , I invited them to join me for a glass of wine . |
| 32 | Then , of course , they 'd make me a mother figure getting up asking me for a glass of water in the middle of the night . |
| 33 | As you will be expecting me for a visit on your return tomorrow I am writing to let you know I shall not be attending your sessions again . |
| 34 | Her owners , Greg , Ann and Ned Palmer , took me for a sail down the Orwell and out beyond Beach End buoy . |
| 35 | ‘ Could you take me for a spin through the country , and then on to Sligo ? ’ |
| 36 | If you intend to proceed with the appeal on your own , you should contact me for a copy of the relevant parts of the Sheriff Court process . |
| 37 | If you came in now and asked me for a pound of apples , well in a way I would n't know a stranger whether they like them under-ripe , ripe or just ready for eating . |
| 38 | He did n't talk to me for a week after that . |
| 39 | take me for a prat of the first order |
| 40 | Oh yes it 's , it 's been changed a lot and a , and er , it 's made such a difference and I 've met er , I 've got a er fr a very good friend who 's , who 's a Red Cross young man who I met at Leah Manning and he takes me out in the car which I would n't , never get out otherwise because my boys are all working you see they ca n't , they 're busy working and erm do shift work and security work , one 's got his own security business and the other one 's got a factory in Bishop 's Stortford so that they do n't get much chance , they work away , some of them do that they can not get to take me out see , so he takes me out , which he 's very , very good you know , he 's , yesterday he took me to erm , yesterday we , he took me to Ongar to see his sister in the bungalow and then he took me for a meal at erm The Chariot at er , at Brentwood , Brentwood , yes Brentwood The Chariot , it was quite nice I had rather , a good time , erm cos usually I ca n't get out unless I go out in the wheelchair you see I 'm confined to a wheelchair , though I struggle out into the kitchen with me two sticks and I 've got a stool in there that I do all my own cooking and I make cakes and that and I 'm doing a cake gon na make a cake for Christmas for me brother and make a cake , er another one for myself like , but , and then I go to my erm daughter-in-law 's to spend Christmas Day and then I , I 'm going to my son 's and spend Boxing Day which is my birthday , I 'll be seventy four on Boxing Day I 'm dreaded to say , yeah , but erm , this young man that takes me lives in Northbrooks , he 's er a widower , but he 's very , very good , he helps all us old people , you know , he 's ever so good he is to me , he comes up and brings my shopping today , does my shopping for me as well , so , well he 's , yes , he 's most kind , for , nearly two years I 've know him , that 's a photo over there , it was taken at a wedding look , of my , that 's it , over there , taken at a wedding dear , very good |
| 41 | He had asked me for a photograph of myself when I was young and I had told him to go around and get it from Mandy . |
| 42 | But if you 're looking to me for a list of who really makes which strings , I 've found that asking straight questions does n't always get you straight answers . |
| 43 | ‘ Then why did you ask me for a book on Reptiles ? ’ |
| 44 | The differences are deep and go far back into history , but while I have been a Minister dealing with the economy and the environment I have always had the greatest possible collaboration from all the parties in Northern Ireland , which have always worked cheek by jowl with one another and with me for the benefit of all the people of Northern Ireland . |
| 45 | ‘ Well , Dacre came to find me for the purpose of asking my permission to address you , ’ said Kirtlington . |
| 46 | Maybe I 'd set him at ease by saying ‘ g'day ’ , but he looked like he 'd known me all his eight years , and leant quite steadily on me for the drive to Robert 's parents ' cottage , where we arranged photos . |
| 47 | ‘ For some reason he was adamant that he simply had to have me for the make-up on the new play he 's doing . ’ |
| 48 | Back in London after that trip she said : ‘ Nothing could have prepared me for the agony of seeing countless dying children . |
| 49 | He will be long remembered , valued and respected by me for the development of a movement which firmly established " People 's Art " as part of the expectation of education for each person and especially for children . |
| 50 | Rather more than 20 years ago , over a lunch in Staff House , I was persuaded by three eminent lecturers of this University to allow them to nominate me for the Council of Consumers ' Association . |
| 51 | He often says unkind things to me , blaming me for the break-up of our marriage and accusing me of being a useless wife . |
| 52 | On the day Sir Hubert arrived in Rangoon he sent for me to thank me for the way in which this delicate matter had been handled . |
| 53 | I reached out behind me for the feeder on the locker-top . |
| 54 | It joined me for the rest of the holiday , much to the annoyance of my fellow passengers . |
| 55 | ‘ But it means you work for me for the rest of your life to pay me back . ’ |
| 56 | With a Raleigh-esque flourish he threw a hanky over the unexploded missile and scraped it up , apologising profusely , before pocketing the prize and slinking off , red-faced and too embarrassed to talk to me for the rest of the evening . |
| 57 | I understand all right , and if you think you 're going to live off me for the rest of your life you 're mistaken . |
| 58 | ‘ He had three years with John Edwards , but we bought him back for 5,600gns a year last June and he will be with me for the rest of his days . ’ |
| 59 | But the band stuck by me , worked out a routine with me , and busked through it with me for the rest of the run . |
| 60 | ‘ This is something which will haunt me for the rest of my life . |