Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [adv] for [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | SENSIQ MADE PURELY FOR YOU |
| 2 | JOHN Dunlop was left marvelling at the difference a day makes when Eurolink Thunder and Captain Horatius doubled up for him at Kempton yesterday . |
| 3 | Mario got the preferred equipment and Ronnie made up for it in sheer aggression . |
| 4 | Despite Swan 's abuse , Hyacinth stuck up for him . |
| 5 | It was one your uncle David brought up for me so that I could get take it to pieces to make the car we 'd got better . |
| 6 | Counsel conjured up for us the picture of the accused person , after a gruelling day in court , returning to the cells to be met with the sight of an official of the Serious Fraud Office , armed with a further batch of questions , which he would be forced to answer on pain of being prosecuted for another offence . |
| 7 | ‘ Sarah came in for you . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Then Orient came in for me and I could not have been happier with the way things worked out . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ When Blackburn came in for me , they were well down the old Second Division , but I jumped at the chance . |
| 10 | That was when Frank Gray came in for me . |
| 11 | They set it tilted for a moment , leaning one side on a stone that Luch slipped under for them , while Ruari listened and sniffed and weighed the hive in his hand . |
| 12 | Maud waited patiently for him to finish , with only a sliver of dread , and they came back together to London . |
| 13 | Ted went in for it all with great , childlike alacrity . |
| 14 | It was the match against Gillingham ( 4–1 ) on 5 March — 12,000 fans turned up , the band played ‘ For he 's a jolly good fellow ’ and Ted kicked off for us , even though a persistent injury prevented him from playing after New Year 's Day . |
| 15 | tell Damian to come up for me alright ? |
| 16 | And Mum , if Dave and Anna call round for me tomorrow morning can you tell them we 've gone to the Prince Charles baths and to come there , and Mum , I went to the shoemender 's to collect my sandals , but they were shut and I need them for tomorrow evening because — Oh , thanks Mum . |
| 17 | Wilcox waited impatiently for her at the bottom of the final staircase . |
| 18 | Sometimes the actors went back up to their dressing-rooms for an hour at a stretch while she and Geoffrey stood in for them , posing languidly at the fireplace or leaning back on the settee , twirling empty wine glasses . |
| 19 | ‘ The following poem by Tennyson describes perfectly for me both Nigel 's life story and his philosophy . |
| 20 | Jack reached out for it , and withdrew his hand with a cry of pain . |
| 21 | Kimberley looked around for him . |
| 22 | The thing is " She paused , and Sara waited silently for her to continue . |
| 23 | ‘ I 'm beginning to understand why Garry went overboard for you , ’ he said huskily . |
| 24 | Whilst all eyes are on Wimbledon , Britain looks again for it 's next great hope . |
| 25 | When she finished selling the remaining tickets Sally looked around for them , realised what had happened and went back to sit on one of the hard upright chairs which lined the hall . |
| 26 | Peter reached out for her . |
| 27 | The bitch was wary of her advances and , though she condescended to pick at the food Robbie put down for her , she refused to leave the small cabin even to accompany the Labrador for an evening walk . |
| 28 | ‘ Wolves forward Paul Cook spoke up for me and said he was out of control . |
| 29 | Get the three-pound-fifty off Mummy please cos I wan na give the money to Angela to put away for me . |
| 30 | Aware that the juvenile-seeming bunch of friends which Sebastian had gathered around him might not be Rosemary 's cup of tea either , Leith looked round for her . |