Example sentences of "[noun sg] for something [pers pn] [verb] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When another person indicates support for something you have said , build on that alliance by acknowledging their contribution : ‘ Bill 's made a very good point there ’ , and , if appropriate , back them up ( 'and what I think is also relevant' or ‘ I 'd like to add to what he said by … |
| 2 | And he 's a , he 's something framed up in the room there , I have n't it 's a certificate for something they 've got from school , and he 's that framed and up in his room . |
| 3 | It was n't what I wanted — even then I did n't feel it was right to get Ebert thrown out of the force for something he 'd said in a heated moment . |
| 4 | Why do you come to me with a proposal for something you have resisted all along ? ’ |
| 5 | But it had been just a momentary longing for something she seemed destined never to have . |
| 6 | Tell me : if this is the punishment from you or another god for something I have done that 's wrong then show me how to make amends . |
| 7 | At one point Eva turned and gesticulated towards me , as if she were taking him to task for something he 'd done to me . |
| 8 | You go to prison for something you 've done wrong , that 's your punishment , but they do n't need to humiliate you in the way they do . |