Example sentences of "[prep] [noun pl] [pers pn] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Every morning , ’ he writes , ‘ I left my mother 's place and went straight to Brion 's , we had a cup of tea and a puff and days after days I left for home at five … |
| 2 | Then a car would appear near the house , sometimes even two , with those sort of antennae they have for bugging . |
| 3 | But out of hours he heads for his workshop and turns out wooden toys including trains , kiddie pushalong trolleys and nursery name plates . |
| 4 | ‘ The leisure industry has paid lip service to the sort of groups we cater for , ’ he said . |
| 5 | She brought her haul of county match appearances up to 99 , while the number of times she played for her club — she was playing for Ganton up until a few months before her death — must have constituted a record . |
| 6 | National associations , like the British Boxing Board of Control , were fed up with the mobsters — so fed up that they were willing to pay an affiliation fee to one or both of these new bodies to gain the right to submit the names of boxers they licensed for title fights sanctioned by the WBA and the WBC . |
| 7 | ‘ A lot of thanks I get for doing a good deed , ’ she said . |
| 8 | There was n't much point in pressing the bell so I fooled around with a small bunch of keys I keep for occasions like this and finally felt the tumblers turn in the lock . |
| 9 | " I can get that list of voyages you asked for tomorrow morning , " she said . |
| 10 | There were also a number of questions I had for them . |
| 11 | Lowering her voice she added confidentially , ‘ He was years younger than I. ’ Then , turning her attention to her steak , and in a tone as shocked as the one she selected to convey her distrust of the male , she asked , ‘ D' you know what breed of cattle they slaughter for meat ? ’ |
| 12 | So it would certainly be naive to think that whenever people felt unhappy erm it was er was some kind of pathology and that , that evolution could n't explain it , and it may just be that the women feel a bit fed up because of hormonal changes and it does n't awfully much , it 's just one of things you pay for being a mother . |
| 13 | Gloucesters , can I help you ? erm Monday through to Friday , nine to five Basically we 're a shop for the soldiers to buy erm clothing , any sort of items they need for everyday life in the army . |
| 14 | We see this new ‘ sister ’ to EE as an excellent addition to the range of publications we produce for those interested in learning about various aspects of technology . |
| 15 | To win one of the 10 pairs of tickets we have for each show , simply complete this Shamen hit : Move Any … … |
| 16 | Kits are sold these days which contain the trap and also the lengths of pipes you need for fitting wastes to basins , baths , sinks , washing machines , etc . |
| 17 | On the one hand , Germany was provided with vital supplies of minerals it needed for its war industries , such as wolfram and lead , and with facilities for repairing and refuelling its submarines . |
| 18 | If , for the moment , we accept the narrow definition offered by Goody and Watt ( in Goody , 1968 ) and remember not to draw general conclusions about ‘ literacy ’ as such from the arguments presented there , we nevertheless still find some problems about accepting the kinds of consequences they assume for even that limited form of ‘ literacy ’ . |
| 19 | And he said , I do n't retired now , but he said , for years he worked for Rolls Royce . |
| 20 | He is tall and cold and sometimes he does n't only come for pigs he comes for greedy little girls who make pigs of themselves , with too many sweets ! ’ |
| 21 | For instance , in five-a-sides we play for Mars Bars . |
| 22 | On Wednesdays I train for hockey in the local indoor leisure centre . |
| 23 | To ensure fast and empathetic response to customers we include for dedicated supervision to allow for close communication and co-operation with the hotel staff |
| 24 | In between bins he stood for eternities looking at the elephants . |
| 25 | At weekends it makes for a good day 's outing to take the family for a picnic , after which they can gather as many strawberries as they want at the various fruit farms dotted around . |