Example sentences of "[vb pp] [pron] [noun sg] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was painful enough knowing they had both let their love for each other slip so easily away , but the speed with which he 'd filled the void she 'd left really cut into her . |
| 2 | The National Rivers Authority has only given its approval for half the planned graveyard . |
| 3 | The National Rivers Authority has only given its approval for half the planned graveyard . |
| 4 | The Association of Directors of Social Services has given its approval for this research proposal . |
| 5 | I am sure the Servite fathers had given their consent for this , although not one of them came themselves . |
| 6 | The hospital has overspent its budget for this financial year by £70,000 . |
| 7 | The hospital 's overspent its budget for this financial year by £70,000 . |
| 8 | I 've done my time for that job , and the other jobs you laid on me . |
| 9 | ‘ But I know some people have felt so miserable they have seen their doctor for some medicine and have been told that the fumes are the likely cause of their symptoms . |
| 10 | Dario Gradi , Crewe 's manager thought White would be playing up front , and prepared his defence for that . |
| 11 | These will be offered to you when you first register with a doctor or if you have not seen your doctor for some time . |
| 12 | And I 've got my reason for that . |
| 13 | Apart from the fact that she believed her teeth to be on the point of falling out , she had not had her period for several weeks and was afraid that she was barren . |
| 14 | ‘ A lot of the violence stems from the fact people are expecting a decision today [ yesterday ] , ’ said one senior British source , arguing that the pattern would only be repeated if ministers postponed their decision for another month . |
| 15 | He had used his car for these visits . |
| 16 | If you 've not used the colour changer before , or not used your ribber for more than welts , it is wise to start by using the colour changer just to knit striped plain rib . |
| 17 | I 'M A WOMAN IN MY THIRTIES but age has n't blunted my passion for all things : books , cinema , wine , travel , conversation and good living . |
| 18 | She had timed her arrival for half an hour after the party was due to commence , calculating that this would find the host and hostess busy with other guests , leaving her free to mingle and , with any luck , to slip away early . |
| 19 | He had known my father for many years . |
| 20 | Several of the North-East top stars have already pledged their support for this first-ever competition on the venue which boasts over £4,000 prize money plus pools and trophies . |
| 21 | The £600,000 defender , a former ski-jumper , was granted his international transfer certificate moments after Anfield manager Graeme Souness had announced his squad for this afternoon 's match — his 100th in charge . |
| 22 | He had n't hated his summoner for that . |
| 23 | I 've sacrificed my life for this . |
| 24 | If there is no response after three or four pills then either the prescription is wrong or the remedy is no good and has lost its potency for some reason . |
| 25 | Montenegro , which had partially maintained its independence for many centuries , was another added area of people of mainly Serbian characteristics . |
| 26 | The various Nationalists had also expressed their sympathy for such a move . |
| 27 | He is embarrassed as well as frustrated when he hears people say he may go mad again when the hot weather comes , when he has maintained his sanity for many summers . |
| 28 | Although throughout the crisis Alexander III had expressed his contempt for any concessions to appease the government 's critics , for some two months after coming to the throne he hesitated to reverse official policy . |
| 29 | He was a magnificent winger : a ball player with plenty of craft , but fast , clever and with a lethal shot — skills that have etched his name for all time into the Palace record books . |
| 30 | Have I lost whatever talent for this kind of thing I might once have had ? |