Example sentences of "a present for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The whole operation was for Reagan 's sake , as well as the hostages ' ; it was a present for him , preferably one to be delivered by Christmas , or by the State of the Union address in January , or by the elections in November . |
| 2 | Pressed by the nuns to complete a kettleholder in cross-stitch as a present for her father , she had replied that she had never seen her father holding a kettle and that Daddy had gone away . |
| 3 | It 's still a , it 's still a present for her grandma . |
| 4 | When the couple had gone upstairs to bed , Mr Stephens packed his bag for the next day 's outing , bolted the doors firmly — for many of the men stayed in Cockermouth drinking for three or four days and would roam the streets at night looking for somewhere to sleep — and then , as if to atone for those first designs he had on Emily , he picked out Silas Marner from his bookshelf and wrapped it up as a present for her . |
| 5 | So remember to treat yourselves , perhaps slowly saving up and buying a present for yourself or doing things you enjoy , as rewards for your achievements . |
| 6 | He would flirt with the girls who sold them to him and pretend they were a present for his mother . |
| 7 | It is a tribute to the efficacy of Daynurse ( recommended by his driver ) , and the restorative powers of malt whisky ( a present for his 50th birthday ) that the campaign did not take a more visible toll . |
| 8 | A little boy had been sent off to a birthday party all dressed up in his best clothes and clutching a present for his school friend . |
| 9 | He then sees displayed in a shop window , a fur coat priced at £500 , and decides he would like to buy it as a present for his wife . |
| 10 | ‘ I 've a present for you , Endill , ’ she said , and took from her pocket three bottles of different coloured cough medicine . |
| 11 | ‘ There 's a present for you . |
| 12 | And to celebrate our birthday we 've got a present for you . |
| 13 | " I got a present for you , too , " John said , grinning mysteriously . |
| 14 | ‘ It is a present for you and your family , with Ernest 's very best wishes . ’ |
| 15 | I 'm telling you all this , and perhaps you do n't have to erm pay for any of these treatments we do gift vouchers , so if you 've got anybody who wants to buy you a gift of any sort , you could always say well , I fancy erm an eyebrow trim , or I fancy a pedicure perhaps they would like to buy you a gift voucher and then you can come in and it could be a present for you . |
| 16 | I 've got a present for you , and something to ask you . |
| 17 | Oh it 's a present for you |
| 18 | I 'm not buying her a present , I mean I 'll chip in with a present for you for her and Mark if it comes , but we 'll have to go to , but erm , you know , she , . |
| 19 | When she brought it down the hospital she said here you are nan er mum she said , nan she said it 's a present for you she said , so we did laugh . |
| 20 | On Monday yeah and I said oh I 'd like to see you I 've got a present for you . |
| 21 | And I said oh I 've got a present for you so I want to see you give it to you . |
| 22 | Oh do n't forget these lads , but he said I 've got a present for you lads . |
| 23 | Most of the time it will be alright , like when you get a present for your birthday from your granny . |
| 24 | Perfect as a present for your mother or to complement your own wardrobe , each piece is fashioned in 9 carat gold and designed specifically to be co-ordinated within a Suite or worn on its own . |
| 25 | I gave you the vases as a present for your room , and you are perfectly at liberty to dispose of them as and when you see fit . |
| 26 | Buy a present for your girlfriend . |
| 27 | It was going to be a present for herself , a comfort after the bad things she had endured . |
| 28 | A present for my mum . ’ |
| 29 | It 's a present for my mother . |