Example sentences of "[pron] [vb base] [pron] [noun sg] for [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I ask your pardon for leaving you waiting at the door , but I 'm pressed , Owen , the days crowd me , and there are things I must set forward while I may . |
| 2 | ‘ I beg your pardon for intruding , ’ she said , ‘ but I came looking for someone to serve me with petrol and I heard your voices and then what you said about Brownies . ’ |
| 3 | These rules express the interactional dispositions of the individuals concerned which constrain their potential for acquiring novel behaviour randomly through learning . |
| 4 | If you find a new diet in a magazine , or you decide to lose weight , the chances are that you pick your day for starting but make no special preparation plans . |
| 5 | ‘ Mistress Hussey , ’ said the prince as she entered , ‘ we beg your forgiveness for keeping you waiting a little beyond the time we appointed . |