Example sentences of "[pron] [adj] [noun sg] for [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'd give my right arm for something like that , but so would every other would-be designer in New York . ’ |
| 2 | But this was too soon in my own development for me to be able to grasp the opportunity and eventually the shop closed down and Mr Farrer moved on . |
| 3 | her used glass for me at a private view — |
| 4 | Her mother 's friends , Lizzie Braithwaite and Maria Colclough and Ethel Lord were incensed by it , having used the act of sex all their wedded lives as something to bargain with , employing their very contempt for it as a punishment regularly meted out to husbands who lusted after the nasty performance far too much . |
| 5 | Jesus taught that some of his followers would willingly forego a life of sexual activity in order to fulfil their special work for him in the world . |
| 6 | Is there enough room for me in the back , and Neil ? |
| 7 | He was too close , too overpoweringly desirable , and there was no mistaking his physical need for her at that moment . |
| 8 | John soon made a niche for himself in Palace 's defence , making his debut at home to Bristol Rovers ( 1–0 ) the day after his signature had been obtained , and scoring his first goal for us in the 8–2 FA Cup demolition of Harwich and Parkstone three weeks later . |
| 9 | And he , so apparently casual — punitively casual — often irritated by her anxiety , could also rely on her being there for him , but without having to know about his own need for her to be safely where he had left her . |
| 10 | Atkinson said : ‘ He has not had the best of seasons so far and probably felt he was being frozen out , but He came back and had his best game for us against Arsenal . ’ |
| 11 | What we call the public relations interview , which is often a radio interview but can take different forms , is a situation in which you have an opportunity , in a fairly low-key way , to sell something , to promote something , to get a message across , and if you are successful , you can find that the media will do a lot of your hard work for you in this area . |
| 12 | Ev well I do n't know about this year mind but every Christmas I worked there she never paid us double time for anything over Christmas , she was always bought us a present . |
| 13 | Two species can be viewed in our special facility for them at the park — the Indian Fruit Bat , which inhabits the rain forests and the smaller Egyptian Fruit Bat which prefers to roost in large colonies in open caves and buildings . |