Example sentences of "[adv] to [pron] [noun pl] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although many college teachers still have such job titles as lecturer , senior lecturer or reader , few teachers are happy reading aloud to their students for hours at a time . |
| 2 | Clare described the kestrel 's hover as it hangs ‘ in the sky on narrow pointed quivering wings ’ , and its plummet to earth : ‘ The small hawk like a shot drops from the sky/ close to my feet for mice and creeping things . ’ |
| 3 | Modigliani was pleased when Zbo responded quickly to his pleas for money and told his dealer he was going back to work : ‘ I must explain — though real explanations are impossible in letters — that there has been a ‘ vacuum ’ . |
| 4 | " But my mistresses go home to their husbands for Christmas , and although I could stay at the Covington-Pyms and ride out with the hunt on Boxing Day morning , and call round at the Moons on my way back to cheer up poor Marie … |
| 5 | Now to our policies for benefits and taxation . |
| 6 | I look forward to your suggestions for the most glaring omissions . |