Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] [verb] for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And you have the framework of your story ready made for you , a great help to the beginner . |
| 2 | " Bit less to say for himself than usual , but that 's no bad thing . " |
| 3 | You know , as she had no family or friends , he was kind enough to pay for her to go to school , and found her a job here with your uncle . |
| 4 | Storytime in ‘ Magician 's Road ’ — As well as being able to enjoy the interactive children 's exhibition called ‘ Magician 's Road ’ , the Museum 's younger visitors will be able to listen to a storytime especially written for them . |
| 5 | Richard now married Berengaria in a wedding long remembered for its splendour . |
| 6 | It flattered his vanity to think himself in love with me ; it also gave him , I believe , some unadmitted pleasure constantly to long for my flesh and yet always to forbid himself the attaining of it : to deny himself was just as exciting as to indulge himself . |
| 7 | The acid test of this type of guitar is to put it through a mixing desk with a totally flat EQ and let the instrument literally speak for itself . |
| 8 | ALANNAH MYLES : ‘ A Song Instead Of A Kiss ’ AOR , Grammy-winner best known for her ‘ Black Velvet ’ hit , issues a taster from her forthcoming second LP |
| 9 | Your employee normally works for you from Monday through to Friday . |
| 10 | He asked a lawyer well known for his work in medical affairs to protect his freedom but the lawyer refused to take on mental-health cases . |
| 11 | After due consideration , the Committee thought this remark ‘ was not out of context in a programme well known for its fictional exposure of the more dubious side of the antiques trade . ’ |
| 12 | Second , a related point , Thessalian cavalry was the best in Greece : Xerxes had heard this ( Hdt. vii.196 ) and held a gymkhana there to see for himself ( actually the Thessalian horses were defeated by Xerxes ' own ) . |
| 13 | Then when it appeared the problem had been solved , Morgan alleges he hid outside Docherty 's and overheard him ringing the journalist again to apologise for his outburst claiming it was only done to fool the player . |
| 14 | You could , of course , use a budget drawing package such as Computer Easy Draw for your designing and print a quality laser image with Pizazz Plus . |
| 15 | ‘ I even had a piece of the same wood specially stained for you . ’ |
| 16 | What Chris Bonington has achieved in terms of single-minded organisation and drive , or what Reinhold Messner has demonstrated by his speed and panache , have been matched by Doug Scott 's determination always to try for something different and never to be satisfied by the more obvious and easier routes to success . |
| 17 | So the question then becomes for them how this particular human being is God , rather than their thinking in terms of a humanity in which he too participated . |
| 18 | ‘ The cat never looks for me . |
| 19 | Ministers of course always determine for themselves whether they answer by means of a written question or whether they come to the despatch box and make a statement . |
| 20 | I wish I had a pound for every time friends have turned to me and asked : ‘ Yeah well , what has SUSA ever done for us ? ’ |
| 21 | Mostly they were second-rate copies of the kind of American bar-room R&B bands the members of these pub bands had seen in the days when they had a bit more going for them and had actually made it to the States one time in the late sixties or early seventies . |
| 22 | Financially , and for security , the English scene has a bit more going for us at the moment . |
| 23 | Much remains to be learned of their activities , but what is certain is that they had converts in high places — notably Edward Wood ( of whom more anon ) , Leo Amery , and Lord Hailey of African Survey fame and immense Colonial Office influence — and that through their publication of a journal widely respected for its seriousness they kept before the eyes of the political establishment the idea of a new kind of empire . |
| 24 | The national Labour defeat , of course , denies Mr Mandelson the government post widely predicted for him as a consequence of his guru status within his party ; the Hartlepool runner-up , radio and PR man Mr Graham Robb , put up the Conservative vote by a thousand but was still 8,782 adrift . |
| 25 | Shoes first , then a towel , soap and toothbrush ; and stockings and knickers , of course , and room enough left for her handbag , gas mask and a warm woolly scarf . |
| 26 | If the terms of redemption merely provided for their redemption at par , their holders would be highly vulnerable ; for if interest rates fell since the date of issue it would clearly pay the company to redeem them and to borrow money at a lower rate of interest than the fixed dividend . |
| 27 | The idea was originated by Guinness and produced by a team of technical experts led by Anthony Daniels , an actor best known for his role as the golden robot C3PO in the Star Wars series of films . |
| 28 | We have a small group already praying for her protection and have seen our prayers answered . |
| 29 | LIFE is a group best known for its anti-abortion stance , but its activities as a pressure group and charity extend into other areas . |
| 30 | Didcot in Oxfordshire is a town best known for its power station , so it probably does n't figure in most people 's top ten tourist destinations . |