Example sentences of "[noun sg] for [verb] [pers pn] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Scientific awards are n't handed out like Oscars — that is , they do n't have the same orchestrated ceremonial glitter , with tears choked hack and ‘ thanks to everyone back at the lab for making it possible ’ . |
| 2 | I am very grateful to Dounreay for making it all possible , to the Library for their help with my research and to my colleagues for their assistance . ’ |
| 3 | She never noticed if Alexandra was fully dressed or had stumbled straight from sleep in her night clothes but would welcome her always with the sweetest of smiles and a gentle reproof for leaving her alone . |
| 4 | Scarlet admitted that if this was not precisely the case , there was yet room for considering it probable : she had often found difficulty in summoning the aid of the force , being directed by a controller to different stations which in turn would advise her to try elsewhere . |
| 5 | Mitch seems to be the ideal person for offering her this but Blanche knows that she will have to lie about her past to gain his affection . |
| 6 | Prostitution also is not without danger , but this is not usually cited as an argument for making it illegal . |
| 7 | D' you blame your father for making you soft by giving you an allowance ? |
| 8 | What must seem stupid to non-gardeners , or those who take a rational view of the whole business , is that when you prepare the ground for sowing you first dig it over and make it loose , only to tread it firm again . |
| 9 | Now down to business I would like to thank the executive for awarding me this gold badge . |
| 10 | Beth was oddly relieved that she had not confided in Cissie ; not that she did n't trust the girl , but because she had never spoken to anyone about her family , or her reason for leaving them all those years ago . |
| 11 | Now the taxation of the plaintiff 's bill of costs , came before master er and er in his taxation , it seems , and I 'm , I think I 'm right in saying it , it seems that erm there is no substantial dispute as to the particular items in the various bills of costs with which he was concerned , it maybe that if there were a discrepancy , he has , he dealt with it and nothing has been said before me today , er to suggest that the figures appearing in the bill of costs ought to be varied and accordingly I have not er have to consider the detail items in the bill of costs , the only issue I did n't decide is whether master was correct in disallowing interest for the period that he did , er Mr for the plaintiff says that he was wrong er that there was no good reason for disallowing him any interest and that accordingly I on this appeal should erm discharge or reverse that part of taxing order as disallowed interest . |
| 12 | He is stuck with this answer to the second question because he holds ( as does Hare , but not Ayer ) that what one is saying about something when one calls it x is identical with one 's reason for calling it x . |
| 13 | I could see no reason for keeping me alive . |
| 14 | Erm and basically er the , the reason for doing it that way is that erm , I do n't want to set up a situation where erm I 'm some sort of expert and I er this is not a matching process , okay ? |
| 15 | Moreover , there is a further independent reason for finding it attractive , apart from whatever success is to be had in the future in generating likely looking fragments of natural language . |
| 16 | When passing on to them family news , which they are usually anxious to hear , remember that the time for leaning on them with your more serious troubles is now past ; so unless there is some inescapable reason for giving them bad news , try to protect them from it , for they will probably be worrying about it in isolation until your next visit . |
| 17 | His talk made me think of the housing estates near Mum 's house , where the ‘ working class ’ would have laughed in Terry 's face — those , that is , who would n't have smacked him round the ear for calling them working class in the first place . |
| 18 | Given that , whatever the justification for giving him such power may be , it has nothing to do with encouraging blackmail , such action frustrates the purpose of validating the consent and is to be discouraged because of its undesirable consequences . |
| 19 | My right hon. Friend will recognise that mine counter-measures is a hazardous undertaking — the penalty for getting it wrong is a very large bang and lots of little bits . |
| 20 | Tixier-Vignancour declined to be described as ‘ anti-semitic ’ ( he once sued Sam White of the Evening Standard for calling him this ) but he was in no danger of winning a ‘ righteous gentile ’ award . |
| 21 | A generous flap at the top seals with two heavy duty press studs and a tab is attached to the flap for pulling it open . |
| 22 | I can thank the lovely lady from the nightclub for putting me wise to that one ! ’ |
| 23 | But a disappointed Hill , who finished third , could point to a disastrous pit-stop for losing him precious time . |
| 24 | ‘ Be a good girl and be sure to thank Cindy 's mother for giving you such a lovely time . ’ |