Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [pers pn] [adj] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I usually keep him in when I wash his clothes and I got them special for the cold weather so he should be all right . |
| 2 | The 44 has a 1/4in shank , and I found it perfect for the aggressive work I was attempting . |
| 3 | That 's right , made a cup of coffee and that and then , he was , just came back and she said you have n't finished , he said yes , she said I did n't hear you knocking , oh no he said , well I built it all , you know , it 's all ready made and I built it ready for the bolts and , oh I thought you would of been knocking , I 've got some knocking here you know |
| 4 | May I thank you both for the most delightful afternoon I 've had for many years ? ’ |
| 5 | Yeah , I 've I sprayed it pink for the Rocky Horror and I ca n't get it out ! |
| 6 | I gave you three for the bird box , you got ta deliver me a bird box |
| 7 | But I think I resented them both for the same reason , that is , that something was happening to me , or rather to my body , which was completely outside of my own control . |
| 8 | In particular , I wish you well for the National Conference in March to which you will be rushing immediately after our meeting with the SMT on March 8th . |
| 9 | I wish you well for the remainder of the holidays and look forward to seeing you all again at our Qualified Teachers days . |
| 10 | I wish you well for the remainder of the holidays and look forward to seeing you all again at our Qualified Teachers days . |
| 11 | Mrs Castle , as it turned out , had opposed this allowance , again on the characteristically doctrinaire grounds that an allowance which made it necessary for the disabled to purchase motor cars would place them at the mercy of the commercial interests of motor manufacturers . |
| 12 | Nathan waited patiently for the remissions which made it possible for the ruined mind to function for a time ; he sat by the sick man , who by now was almost blind ; the paralysis was , after all , general . |
| 13 | For the first time she was grateful for Matilda 's notorious temper , which made it impossible for the Empress to keep her voice down . |
| 14 | While the bidding for contracts may nominally be through international competitive bidding arrangements between suppliers and members of a government , the award may in practice be carried out in ways which make it impossible for the Bank and other donors to police it . |
| 15 | The features which characterize UDC and which make it appropriate for the applications discussed above are : |
| 16 | This is not only expressed through direct welfare , housing and educational provision to families which helps to ensure an adequate supply of suitable labour , but also in the reproduction of wider ideologies of popular consent which make it difficult for the rule to see the possibility of any other form of economic and political organization . |
| 17 | Don Cameron was Head of Talks , and I was usually in charge of his visit , which kept me busy for the few days he would be with us , twice a year . |
| 18 | The realisation that this is a racist society , a society which wishes them dead for the colour of their skin , accentuates their loneliness , and their isolation in turn makes it harder for them to fight against racism . |
| 19 | It is this kind of objective correspondence which makes it possible for the experience of racism to become connected to paranoid structures of feeling and phantasy which originate at a quite different and more unconscious level of representation . |
| 20 | This is due to the seasonal nature of so much agricultural work , which makes it cheaper for the company to employ labourers during the planting or harvesting rather than maintain a labour force throughout the year . |
| 21 | Usually there are a number of these which makes it necessary for the accountant to visit the record or publishing company . |
| 22 | It is the life force within us that is the cause of that denial , which makes it impossible for the healthy to imagine a time when it will have faded , which makes them tremble at the thought that , were voluntary euthanasia ever legalized , abuse would inevitably follow , and when they became old and ill , they would be at risk of being put away . |
| 23 | You may remember , Mr. Speaker , that last year I raised with you the problem of coaches parked in and around Parliament square , which makes it impossible for the Sessional Order to be complied with . |
| 24 | It may be that there is some delay after completion , which makes it impossible for the buyer 's conveyancers to lodge their transfer within the period of priority . |
| 25 | Hodson favours the Master because of its high roof and low loading height , which makes it easier for the infirm . |
| 26 | This back scratching may include taking data directly from the banks computer , but more often it provides details of the bank 's systems , which makes it easier for the enquiry agent to embark on the well timed impersonation . |
| 27 | Maj. Miguel Nieto , the Chief of Operations of the National Police , was dismissed on June 18 and his immediate arrest was ordered , following government investigations which held him responsible for the failure of the security forces to quell the disturbances . |
| 28 | Apart from the very great difficulty of establishing how a couple manage their finances ( in effect one would have to take their word for it ) and the strong incentive they would have to arrange their affairs so as to safeguard the woman 's claim to benefit , the fact that she is receiving benefit may itself make it unnecessary for the man to give her more than is required for his own keep . |
| 29 | It then had to be washed and hung up to dry before my bucketful was " sold " to someone who got it ready for the shops . |
| 30 | We hope you will keep it to hand and that you find it useful for the future . |