Example sentences of "[vb -s] [vb pp] [pron] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One that has plagued me for some while . |
| 2 | Even so , striking on or soon after January 15th would help Mr Bush underline , for the benefit of critics at home and abroad , the clear legal authority the UN has given him for military action . |
| 3 | A GRATEFUL reader who would like to thank her daughter for the surprise of a lifetime has nominated her for this week 's bouquet . |
| 4 | But while the British media 's account of World Cup preparations in Italy has been dominated by the prospect of violence , British domestic youth culture has primed itself for other possibilities by looking to the Latin-influenced culture of spectatorship and style . |
| 5 | Steffi Graf has won it for six of the last seven years , picking up a cheque for around £45,000 for her latest victory in October . |
| 6 | But he will have to wait to get into the action — an ankle injury has sidelined him for two weeks . |
| 7 | He has seen her for all of 30 seconds . |
| 8 | I have to say that nothing in my career so far has prepared me for this kind of work . |
| 9 | But nothing has prepared us for this divine outburst . |
| 10 | The heroic all-rounder visited a specialist in London yesterday about a shoulder injury that has dogged him for some weeks . |
| 11 | Over the years , he has used it for many successful d-i-y projects . |
| 12 | And it was then she finally asked me a question that has bothered her for twenty years . |
| 13 | HELENA Bonham-Carter , the actress , was yesterday granted a High Court injunction in London against a fan who has pestered her for several years . |
| 14 | Miss Bonham-Carter , whose great-grandfather was the Liberal premier , Lord Asquith , has claimed that Mr Farquharson , 27 , has pestered her for several years . |
| 15 | Much heralded , the comics renaissance of the last five years has worn its For Mature Readers Only label like a badge of honour and serious intent . |
| 16 | Most of the federally owned land in the area is run by BLM , which has apportioned it for extensive commercial mining and ranching as well as for recreational use . |
| 17 | Remember , the protectiveness of your subconscious is unlikely to allow you to go straight to a period or an event so traumatic that it has affected you for such a long time afterwards . |
| 18 | His friend Razumikhin , a truthful witness , has known him for eighteen months . |
| 19 | The £6 million Juventus player has finally been forced to accept that the cartilage damage which has troubled him for several weeks requires surgery . |
| 20 | ‘ This business has knocked her for six . ’ |
| 21 | Yeah but er it really has knocked me for six this time . |
| 22 | I have set down the following experience as one that has haunted me for many years . |
| 23 | How do you think your career to date has fitted you for this particular job ? |
| 24 | Can anyone tell me where ‘ balmpot ’ did originate as it has puzzled me for some 60 years ? |
| 25 | ‘ He has coached me for many years and will certainly do so again , ’ admitted Gooch . |
| 26 | On the machine build that he 's given me for this year , of which that is an example . |
| 27 | alright he 's met you for five minutes but he 's come here I said this gang of children , I said the poor bugger 's not going to know what hit him I said alright if it 's just for Sally 's three I said he 's gon na be , he 's not gon na be relaxed I said I know that for a fact I said I know what it was like when I used to go and visit your people when I was |
| 28 | Actually Edward 's known me for ten years , but there we are . |
| 29 | Well I do know what I want to do , but it 's knocked me for six cos I sort of felt really guilty |
| 30 | He said ‘ I did n't say it was right ’ he said , ‘ I said that is what they perceived ’ and he turned to the person next to him afterwards , he says ‘ well , that 's finished me for any promotion a job for promotion ’ . |