Example sentences of "[noun] you [verb] [vb pp] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Should the need arise , the two channels can be slaved together , so that the signal passing through Channel 2 is actually controlled by the parameters you have set for Channel 1 . |
| 2 | Books you 've read for pleasure . |
| 3 | I refer to your fax of 16 February 1993 concerning the return you have received for completion from the Local Government Chronicle . |
| 4 | Take this opportunity to try Amyway 's products and see how they really do stand up to the products you have used for years . |
| 5 | If I do n't deliver the goods , I do n't get any money , In business you get paid for results , not for the hours you put in . ’ |
| 6 | Knowing an author 's homosexuality makes that decoding far easier ( if at the same time rather less triumphant there 's an undeniable pleasure in finding out that a favourite writer , actor or director you have admired for years turns out to be gay , as you always privately hoped and ‘ knew ’ ) but it returns us once again to the problem of biography , the danger of regressing to a simplistic reading of texts which simply locates their meanings in the author 's life story . |
| 7 | If you 've just done a 12-mile ridge-walk then I 'm sure nothing will be further from your thoughts , but if you plan a weekend away with a person you 've fancied for ages and somehow end up heading for a bothy , unless you are totally alone any thought of a fumble in the sleeping-bag should be out of the question . |
| 8 | But if you quite like sleeping with the offending partner for other reasons , you 'll need earplugs , a light where it disturbs nobody and a good book till the warm drink you 've made for consolation lulls you back to the Land of Nod — pending the next onslaught . |
| 9 | One of the best things about doing a talk show is that you get the chance to meet people you 've admired for years . |
| 10 | One of my longest standing friends commented to me on Thursday evening how I had started to laugh again and was much more relaxed rather than — and I quote — ‘ the grey ghastly sight you have looked for weeks ’ — ( shades , if you recall of 's amazing remarks after my April visit when forced to detour to document sign — and , incidentally on that score , we have hit yet another legal obstacle , so heaven knows when that will all get sorted out ) . |
| 11 | What 's the term what 's another property you 've got for metals there ? |
| 12 | On this first video , Mr Colbeck guides you gently through the workings of an array of popular home studio gear ( including the Fostex X28 four-track cassette recorder and the Alesis Quadraverb ) with the friendly manner of a family doctor you 've known for years . |
| 13 | ‘ I suspect it 's probably the first decent meal you 've had for days , Melody . |