Example sentences of "for [det] [noun sg] and [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And my Will is to be Buried in Linen in a Suit which I shall provide for that purpose And I do hereby order and direct that the Sum of Ten Pounds shall be paid to the person who shall be the last in attending me to the time of my expiring and who shall see me Inclosed and laid in my Coffin in Linen . |
| 2 | Why did you go on about that erm place where you went for that beer and you know , you said that we worked for that |
| 3 | His father seemed a more promising candidate for that role and he had died a natural death . |
| 4 | He could n't play cricket or any other game for that matter and he had never been fishing . |
| 5 | The union already fought for that rate and they got it . |
| 6 | ‘ Well , ’ said the executive , ‘ if things keep going on the way they are , I 'll be there some day catching for that guy and I want to make sure I know his curves . ’ |
| 7 | You would think that they were — thankfully — drawing to a close , and then they would burst off again for another hour and you found yourself wishing they would just shut up . |
| 8 | She got in the bed to watch Neighbours and we came back about five o'clock and I went up the stairs , the T V was and he was erm out for count , so I left them for another hour and I said to mum |
| 9 | erm and , and the market is being badly hit as a result of this , now we 've a specialist in a certain type of business that leaves the market free for another syndicate and they 've now picked up all the juicy business |
| 10 | just happened to go in one day for some meat and I got me bacon there for Christmas , that 's what I went in for were n't it ? |
| 11 | I have to put him into kennels tomorrow as I have to go away for some time and they insist that he be fully vaccinated . ’ |
| 12 | I talked to the lady for some time and we seemed to like the same things , so I was pleased when their bid was the successful one . |
| 13 | There can be reasons why people make a claim for asylum after they have been here for some time and we consider all cases properly . |
| 14 | After what has happened I do not think this girl will be able easily to adjust to a normal teenage existence for some time and I think any order forbidding her to see this man again would not only be unrealistic , but would place an intolerable burden on a young girl who , it seems to me , has had quite enough strain already . |
| 15 | Lloyd George is out of the running for some time and I suppose Herbert Samuel will act as leader in the House of Commons . |
| 16 | ‘ It is a risk , but it 's something I have wanted to do for some time and I believe it is feasible . |
| 17 | Of course he 's not been well for some time and he did n't take care of himself . ’ |
| 18 | Russell Bryant had not been in touch for some time and she seemed to think he had given up . ’ |
| 19 | Di Driver had been coming to my classes for some time and she knew I was appearing on the programme but I had no idea that she planned on paying me a visit ‘ on air ’ . |
| 20 | He tore one of Mum 's dusters into strips for this purpose and we busied ourselves counting out sticks and piling up bundles . |
| 21 | That is one of the roles of your Association and it is what your membership fees go towards and it is there to be used and they 've done their best so I hope it will come in very useful for you for this year and I wish you a very good year . |
| 22 | Rozario on the near post Chettle also has come forward for this kick and it goes in towards that near post area where Oldfield takes no chances . |
| 23 | Now let's say let's say your mum came in and she said how many for this pizza and we said oh just the three of us and she cut it cut it up into three pieces three pieces all the same size . |
| 24 | ‘ I asked him how he had been chosen for this honour and he told me ‘ I was pushed ’ ’ . |
| 25 | I came up with a lot of very hard guitar parts for this album and I had to practise the hell out of them so I could pull them off . |
| 26 | We know of no basis in principle for this submission and we reject it . |
| 27 | I goes er oh , I 'm recording it for this thing and she goes , oh yeah my big head ! |
| 28 | She paid me for this week and she said well I you 've got ninety pound here |
| 29 | He wrote it and handed it to me for this newsletter and I ran out of space . |
| 30 | We had a month , thought Jay , I 've worked my ass off for this exhibition and you 've done nothing . |