Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] [vb base] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I grab him by the lapels , and as my fingers scrabble for a hold I drop my little micro-transmitter into his breast pocket . |
| 2 | And she said not only that whenever my kids babysit for you you only give em a fiver each . |
| 3 | A teacher has only to say : " Now which of you girls did — " and my spots merge for a time into the scarlet background provided for them by the rest of my face . |
| 4 | My friends wait for me now but never mind . ’ |
| 5 | It 's a very good paper , and I approve of its line , which is important : so many of my friends work for papers they ca n't stand . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ My children wait for me in London , I will have to leave soon . ’ |
| 7 | I have worked long and hard to ensure that my children want for nothing . " |
| 8 | The writer quoted an old Italian who , in discussing the merits of his own dual-purpose white cattle , explained : ‘ With beef cattle my children cry for milk . |
| 9 | The birds and squirrels in my garden come for food as soon as they hear my whistle , even though the food may not yet have been put out for them . |
| 10 | No , got it out my bag settle for that crap ! |
| 11 | He was my foursomes partner for a few years in international golf and there is no better way to assess another 's playing ability . |
| 12 | The Opposition must withdrawn their policy , and do so today , or everyone will know what their policies mean for British Steel . |
| 13 | Mrs Mitchell wants to know if she can increase or decrease the width of the pattern , in order to get complete repeats of the pattern on a sweater that is a different size to the one she used her 23-stitch repeat for . |
| 14 | Then they heard — their ears alert for the slightest changes in the grind of the traffic — a car slowing just behind them . |
| 15 | Charlotte clamped her eyes shut for an instant to stave off frustration . |
| 16 | Isabel squeezed her eyes shut for a second . |
| 17 | A bead of moisture clung , and she squeezed her eyes shut for a second lest she reach out and lick it away . |
| 18 | The response of local authorities to these pressures will determine whether adequate provision is still available and whether central government controls will have the effects their supporters hope for . |
| 19 | In November , 1992 , the arts and libraries committee decided to allocate £2,500 of its arts budget for 1993/94 to the creation of the fund . |
| 20 | Chertsey , 4–0 winners at Bracknell , have moved into third place and brought their goals total for the season to 93 . |
| 21 | The household 's average holding of money ( that is , its transactions demand for money ) is £50 . |
| 22 | ‘ They are really choosy about what they will and will not buy — or rather , have their parents buy for them ! ’ he added . |
| 23 | Their writings speak for themselves . |
| 24 | See I know why cos you see her husband he do n't and cos when her husband come for the kids Bob was there and he said I ai n't bloody well going out to them . |
| 25 | Labour will expand the services which elderly people and their carers need for long-term support in the community , such as home helps , care assistants and community services . |
| 26 | Even its skeletons dance for joy , for love . ’ |
| 27 | That is 20 per cent of their customers account for 80 per cent of their debts . |
| 28 | This involves selling more government securities and thereby reducing banks ' reserves when their customers pay for them from their bank accounts . |
| 29 | The foresters , both riding and walking , and their pages take for a cart two , three or four shillings , from some more and from others less according to their means , and for a pack-horse twelve , sixteen or eighteen pence , to raise their fine which they have made with the warden for their appointment ; this to the great destruction of the King 's forest and the grievance of those who have woods in the forest , for they suffer the carriers to go quit all through the year without attachment , and yet the King has no profit … |
| 30 | Or following closely from this , what do physical changes in their bodies imply for men and for women ? |