Example sentences of "[adj] things for " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may sound strange to be pleased to discover that one has made a mistake , but it is , in fact , one of the most exciting things for a social scientist to discover — one really feels that one has found out something that went beyond what one might have expected through ‘ common sense ’ reasoning ! |
| 2 | There are lots of things about being a Guide which are similar to being a Brownie — but there are also lots of new and exciting things for you to look forward to . |
| 3 | He and his wife Shirley — who have a married daughter — will also buy a few things for the house with their summer windfall . |
| 4 | It 's just that I have arranged to meet him tonight sometime to sort out a few things for me would of made a lot more sense if he 'd been here ! |
| 5 | I 'm tired , I need you to do a few things for me . |
| 6 | ‘ This is for Oxfam , ’ I said , and now I 've got Kenny running up some things for her . |
| 7 | ‘ I really came to search for some things for my collection . ’ |
| 8 | " You 've done some things for me . |
| 9 | But I do want you to write some things for next time . |
| 10 | I 'll squeeze a minute or two to come back at lunchtime , and I 'll bring some things for your throat then . |
| 11 | I must think of some things for him to do , ’ says Elizabeth . |
| 12 | You have to do some things for yourself in this world , you know ! |
| 13 | Er well that was about the biggest , that that we worked on and we maybe had er some things for churches . |
| 14 | See I have got some things for christmas . |
| 15 | I do n't know , when we get some more money , loads of money and some things for 'em , I , I forgot what you call , newsagent |
| 16 | One of the most demanding things for this choir is the physical stamina required to perform for an hour . |
| 17 | Everyday business language where the same words mean very different things for our main contacts — the Partners — presented a challenge for each of us to overcome . |
| 18 | Analysing tenants ' own accounts of their living conditions , he again argues that ‘ home ’ and what we have earlier called ‘ ontological security ’ actually mean quite different things for different classes . |
| 19 | Sometimes collections are made by the teacher herself to introduce new and possibly unfamiliar things for the children to explore . |
| 20 | Some of their favourite things for Christmas 1992 include wonderful painted wood — zebras or leopards for bowls ( £48 ) , salad servers ( £12.50 ) , and napkin rings ( set of four , £24 ) . |
| 21 | ‘ I did all the wrong things for the best of reasons , ’ she whispered sadly . |
| 22 | I have often thought that one of the most interesting things for doctors about their patients is to see whether they survive or not . |
| 23 | He saw now that they only wanted the darned things for analysis . |
| 24 | A urologist diagnosed prostatitis and gave him antibiotics , which improved things for a while . |
| 25 | Many people seemed to become aware of such things for the first time in their lives . |
| 26 | I tried telling her she was wrong , which was silly really , because no-one ought to decide such things for anyone else … ’ |
| 27 | Only the Seven took such things for granted . |
| 28 | These expectations are fulfilled when we find that the chief things for which Moore claims great intrinsic value are personal friendship and the appreciation of beautiful objects . |
| 29 | In Book Ten of his Confessions , Augustine searches and questions all created things for satisfaction , only to be told by them : ‘ We are not God , seek above us . ’ |
| 30 | And I the same for , when Lindsey was a wee girl and I mean a wee girl like , I 'd pick wee things for her I 'd of loved my mummy to buy me . |