Example sentences of "[vb -s] [pron] [adv prt] for [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yeah , yeah well that 's what Pauline does sometimes when I go up she has them in for friendship , a bit of company in n it ? |
| 2 | Receptor molecules spit out their neurotransmitters once they have served their purpose , and the cell whence they came mops them up for reuse . |
| 3 | He said : ‘ The lad is torn politically because while their president is happy to let us have him on trial , the trainer wants him back for matches . |
| 4 | ‘ She beats us up for kicks . ’ |
| 5 | When fate marks you down for immortality you 'd just better bite the bullet and lace your boots up tight . |
| 6 | If the pieman win the toss , he receives a penny without giving a pie ; if he lose , he hands it over for nothing' ( Mayhew , London Labour and the London Poor , vol. i , 1861 ) . |
| 7 | Mr Hutton often calls her in for dictation and then she gets behind with her work for Malcolm , but he gets annoyed with me rather than her . |
| 8 | He singles them out for favour … [ especially ] Arabs for whom he has a particular affection . ’ |
| 9 | He looks so good when he 's going forward like this lays it off for Crosby and clearance is lacked away by Simon Greyson . |
| 10 | Jochim won it Greyson not a very good ball Gemmell wins it back for Forest now Black forward Collimore 's offside and that looked a very close decision . |
| 11 | Cooper 's header clear Thomson wins it back for Leicester , gets it back again from Greyson . |
| 12 | Taken by Phillips looks for Pearce left Oldfield wins it back for Leicester though . |
| 13 | Anyone who takes on public duties sets himself up for attack , and in Rees-Mogg 's case , the succession of posts was dizzying . |
| 14 | A couple of nights in a comfortable hotel , with the best of French cuisine , sets you up for months . |
| 15 | Big Apple buffs itself up for Japan |
| 16 | But then still runs it up for Christmas . |