Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pron] have [verb] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Either they have been slobby , and it has eventually got depressing having to argue the case for owning a toothbrush ; or they have been scrupulous — in which case I have started longing for a bit more rough-and-readiness . |
| 2 | Territories here are seen as action-facilitating in the sense that many of the patterns of action we have observed rely for their appropriateness on the fully defined context in which they take place . |
| 3 | Now it 's one of those unfortunate things that when people talk about maintaining standards , the only sort of , in an sense , external sort of guidance they 've got to go for are things like examination passes . |
| 4 | After twelve years with the Inland Revenue he had quit to work for Arnold Wesker 's ill-fated Centre 42 project at Chalk Farm 's Roundhouse . |
| 5 | I think of the vast amount of work I 've got planned for six weeks , makes me wish it was about ten . |
| 6 | Soon after my release from the old jail I 'd gone looking for the creche in which the Organisation for Working Danuese Women had made its home . |
| 7 | Sarah 's arms and legs were getting thinner every day , and the rag mat she 'd started making for the hearth became too heavy to have on her lap . |
| 8 | All of them made it back to the rendezvous where they also met up with Zirnheld 's group who had managed to account for eleven aircraft . |
| 9 | If only he had thought of recorking his wine after dégorgement , then the perfectly limpid sparkling wine he had managed to achieve for himself and , no doubt , passed on as a ‘ tip ’ to others , would have been available to everybody . |
| 10 | The glamorous nightdress I 'd bought to wear for his visit was still lying in my locker and , instead , I was wearing a shabby old hospital gown . |
| 11 | Personally I liked it , but felt it was not worth all the publicity I had helped create for it . |
| 12 | Then you , or the person you have asked to speak for you , can ask questions as can the five members of the Appeal Committee . |
| 13 | Caroline stared down in dismay at the drink she 'd begun pouring for herself . |
| 14 | Ted 's initial fear was that they 'd done something stupid and run away together , but then after a while he 'd begun to hope for this and nothing worse . |
| 15 | The passion she had tried to feel for feminism was not enough , it did not give her enough strength to stand up for herself against the demands of these two women who wanted her , needed her and demanded her . |
| 16 | After all , you 're more the age we 've got to go for . |
| 17 | They remained obstinately silent , abject looking as well , the camouflage they had learned to use for safekeeping . |
| 18 | He 's as knowledgeable as any man I 've got working for me , and Dillon was saying so only last week . |
| 19 | And however much she loves her mother , the daughter who has undertaken to care for her in her old age is , in some instances , taking on one of the toughest and loneliest jobs on earth . |
| 20 | Many companies have already found that to maintain commercial confidentiality they have had to register for VAT and appoint agents in other member states just to comply with the new reporting regime . |
| 21 | For a city the nature of York it is vital , in my view , that public confidence in the greenbelt it 's got to endure for beyond thirty years , that is the case I would share the views to some extent of the York City in that , and which I I certainly read into ma'am , your , two of your questions , what happens beyond two thousand and six ? |
| 22 | ‘ There is a possibility that this chap will move to another university next year , but for the time being I 've had to look for a way to take the heat off . |
| 23 | The latest item of aggravation comes from the traffic and drivers on the commuter rail line who have threatened to strike for the day because of the extra work caused by the opening of Disney station . |
| 24 | It 's the only thing he has offered to pay for . |
| 25 | That 's the only thing he 's got going for him . |
| 26 | After paying for her younger sister 's lavish wedding last autumn he had begun saving for the world cruise he had promised her mother for their thirtieth wedding anniversary . |
| 27 | Wealthy ladies , doing a little charitable slumming , as well as a few shopkeepers ' wives , bought the pretty baby clothes , and the doll she had dressed went for a fabulous price , to be given to some little girl more fortunate than those for whom the money was being raised . |
| 28 | No problem whatsoever because even their current s The new system they 've adopted allows for P R for at least a quarter of the MPs that are being returned . |
| 29 | The received no compensation , and all the expensive medical treatment they 've had to pay for themselves . |
| 30 | But in a strange way he has done wonders for our social life . |