Example sentences of "[vb base] [vb pp] [pron] [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | A programme does not have to be conventionally ‘ nine to five , structured but participants are more likely to accommodate themselves to unusual arrangements if you 've given them time for themselves . |
| 2 | ‘ After I 've examined your ankle for damage , put a crêpe bandage round it if necessary , and discussed my proposed project a little further , you may certainly phone for a cab if you wish , although I shall be happy to drive you back myself at that stage . ’ |
| 3 | I 've pressed your dress for you . |
| 4 | After I 've heard their conversation for God 's sake you know , have a bit of heart ! |
| 5 | You 've done your bit for poetry . |
| 6 | Ha Well done dear , you 've done your bit for humanity today . |
| 7 | You 've done your bit for the universities . |
| 8 | I 've done my diary for the |
| 9 | ‘ I 've done my bit for the day . ’ |
| 10 | I 've done my time for that job , and the other jobs you laid on me . |
| 11 | ‘ Yes , ’ he said in quite a different , hard voice , ‘ you 've noticed my love for Miss Ingram , have n't you ? |
| 12 | And I 've got my reason for that . |
| 13 | ‘ Looks like we 've had our trouble for nothing , ’ Jack said , with appropriate satisfaction . |
| 14 | You 've had your theatre for the day . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ You look as if you 've had your lot for today , mister . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ No , I have n't actually , but I 've admired your work for a long time . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ You 've proved your love for me . |
| 18 | ‘ I 've remembered my excuse for ringing you . |
| 19 | I 've sacrificed my life for this . |
| 20 | You say you 've loved your wife for twenty-six years . |
| 21 | Do n't tell me you 've lost your taste for nightclubs and fancy restaurants . ’ |
| 22 | And here at home I mean to stay , for I 've lost my taste for travelling , after that mêlée , I can tell you . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ Do n't start that again , Ruth , or I 'll manually wrench your other ankle after I 've spanked your backside for suggesting that I am keeping you from your work . |
| 24 | Erm I brought in the old flurry tape , I 've I 've taped I taped our when you 've read my play for me , I erm I taped it and I made a copy for Dave I you know , erm Cybil makes a good effort in that so eventually I 'll lend you the tape . |
| 25 | So they 've changed my mind for me . |
| 26 | And the sores which have plagued his mouth for months have now disappeared . |
| 27 | So many returners admit to stage fright at the beginning of a re-entry programme , only to find that the expectations of managers and colleagues are much more realistic than they have given them credit for . |
| 28 | The much maligned Constanze seems to have played a more dominant role in Mozart 's later life than many biographers have given her credit for . |
| 29 | But this has not meant that those industries have withdrawn their support for museums here . |
| 30 | They performed well — many have sustained their popularity for years mainly because they give excellent performance for low cost . |