Example sentences of "[vb past] [noun prp] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I wanted the sugar and rather than wait for the waiter to return or ask this boy to get it , I asked Harvey for the sugar . |
| 2 | He asked Sarah for the photo and he was doing his usual stuff , you know , hand on heart . |
| 3 | I see that Wetherall got MOTM for the game on Saturday from one of the tabloids , so much for me saying he was at fault for the goals . |
| 4 | Last week a team of four pupils from Mill Chase — Simon Waddell , Elsa Donovan , Elaine Eddey and Georgina Matthews — accompanied by teacher Chris Waller , visited Bohunt for the quiz . |
| 5 | NORFOLK was drawn into the Medau web in 1960 after Madge Segger and Phyllis Ratcliffe , County Physical Education Advisers , visited Wembley for the Festival of Movement and Dance . |
| 6 | The Norwegian government donated some 2,000,000 kronor ( US$320,000 ) to the NCGUB , whose leader , Sein Win , visited Norway for the presentation of the Nobel Peace Prize to Aung San Suu Kyi . |
| 7 | The memory of Mme Schlesinger , and her presence too , pursued Flaubert for the rest of his life . |
| 8 | In her insistent way she asked Jane for the loan of a field in which to hold a charity fair . |
| 9 | Just then , a Zoggian policewoman arrived and asked Zanya for the key to their spaceship . |
| 10 | Lucente quit IBM for the number two post at Northern Telecom Ltd , where he resigned last month . |
| 11 | The NYPL paid LACMA for the right to make use of the earlier show 's research , documentary photographs , videos , films , and other materials . |
| 12 | If Canada joined Britain for the war , as she most certainly would , which unit of the service would I be joining ? |
| 13 | I admired George for the care and attention he gave to Lennie . |
| 14 | FRANCE FRANCE abolished PR for the legislature in 1986 after Jean-Marie Le Pen 's National Front stunned the nation by winning 33 seats in the previous election . |
| 15 | In early June Keating unsuccessfully challenged Hawke for the ALP leadership , in a move which most commentators agreed left Hawke politically damaged . |
| 16 | I tipped Arsenal for the championship at the start of the season and that 's the measure of respect I have for them because they are so resolute . |
| 17 | The ball was released as per Law 18 , Horan collected and fed Campo for the try . |
| 18 | He thanked God for the sun , already surprisingly warm on their backs . |
| 19 | Many , therefore , blamed Callaghan for the explosion in union wage claims that followed in the early seventies . |
| 20 | He blamed France for the delay , which he said was caused by Paris 's continuing insistence that Strasbourg should be confirmed as the permanent site of the EC Parliament 's plenary sessions . |
| 21 | The latest move comes a day after Ke Zaishuo , the senior Peking representative to the Joint Liaison Group — the Anglo-Chinese body overseeing Hong Kong 's return to mainland sovereignty in 1997 — blamed Britain for the crisis of confidence in the territory after the Chinese army assault on Tiananmen Square . |
| 22 | Yesterday , the Soviet Union blamed Britain for the cancellation of a visit by a human rights delegation , saying British officials insisted on sending Mr Michael Bourdeaux of Keston College — someone they knew would not be given a Soviet visa . |
| 23 | At the end of Shakespeare 's creation , Antony admits to thinking of Brutus as very noble , and that he was the only person who genuinely killed Caesar for the good of Rome . |
| 24 | According to the Middle East Times of Oct. 13 , Syrian officials blamed Turkey for the failure of the talks . |
| 25 | The British became a dominant influence in Persian life during the nineteenth century ; but to this day many Persians believe that Britain merely exploited Persia for the sake of India throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries . |
| 26 | CONDEMNING Britain for its ‘ irresponsible actions ’ and ‘ erroneous stand ’ on Hong Kong , China yesterday blamed London for the crisis of confidence that has gripped the colony since the military assault on Tiananmen Square four months ago . |
| 27 | But he blamed Graveney for the furore : ‘ It was not the ICC who put him in this position but Tom himself . |
| 28 | Michael loved Peter for the answer , the quickness of it ; he hated Andrew , the carping at his defeat in the morning which was the reason for the dare . |
| 29 | However , the character of Breathless only assumed its current prominence after a shrewd Warren Beatty snagged Madonna for the role . |
| 30 | For me , that marvellous day last season when Cornwall won the County Championship , when Twickenham became a sea of gold and black and when London became Cornwall for the day , is the most vivid of my whole career as a recorder of the game . |