Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] [pron] [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And he lent me his boat for a family outing . |
| 2 | ‘ They might have helped out with the work , but Robert has done much more — lent you his nurse for that pyometra and lent Ian to do my farm work — and he 's worked doubly hard himself . |
| 3 | In 1932 the Honorary Society of Cymmrodorion awarded him its medal for services to Wales in the field of Celtic bibliography . |
| 4 | In 1980 they made him their candidate for chancellor . |
| 5 | As soon as I saw her my love for her overwhelmed me — and what I had planned to say . |
| 6 | Abbey National rose 14p to 365p as brokers made it their favourite for a bid from Lloyds Bank . |
| 7 | I bought a little farm near Oakville some years ago at four thousand an acre … sold it two years ago at fifteen thousand an acre … was n't that lucky ! … after all the hard-up years I lived through … almost starving at times … it was Mr Workman who gave me your address for this letter … poor old Fred … he 's getting old like the rest of us … |
| 8 | It was , I think , this last quality that gave him his reputation for indecision . |
| 9 | Is not it time that he stopped playing party politics and gave us our money for our constituents ? |