Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [adv] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ No , David asked me to go back for coffee but I refused . ’ |
| 2 | This was no surprise : neither of them cared much for Granny . |
| 3 | Nothing goes right for Walter ; his father dies early , soon followed by his mother , a rigid , religious woman , who treats the boy harshly but teaches him good conduct , to write and to hold down a job in a sweet factory where he is patronised by his superiors and ridiculed by his fellow workers . |
| 4 | Did you not tell her that everyone dresses up for Willi 's party ? |
| 5 | In the meantime , a rather urgent matter has arisen which prompts me to write again for help . |
| 6 | One Victorian scheme was for a tunnel lit by candles , where horses would draw passengers across in special vehicles , pausing only at an artificial island in the middle of the Channel for everyone to come up for air and water . |
| 7 | " I change there for Bisbee . |
| 8 | Helen was worse than me , I got up for Neighbours , I mean , she was really dead . |
| 9 | When I got home for Christmas he just said " What about listening to me now ? |
| 10 | So , if some italian club comes in for Macca at say 4M ( a definate possibility ) , and/or someone come in for Speed at say 3.5M , well have no fucking team left . |
| 11 | So , if some italian club comes in for Macca at say 4M ( a definate possibility ) , and/or someone come in for Speed at say 3.5M , well have no fucking team left . |
| 12 | I could dispense with anything else , everything else , including visits to the tax office which I rarely do except to replace my er brochures and and er things that I send round for information . |
| 13 | We have also developed genetic sexing methods such as I described earlier for A. albimanus and we are using it with species such as A. gambiae s.s . , |
| 14 | Well as I stop by for training , look for something along our side if we choose is there ? |
| 15 | When I came round for coffee . |
| 16 | I came up for air . |
| 17 | I put up for sale the service areas on new long leases , retaining some controls only to ensure that the areas were safe stopping places for motorway travellers . |
| 18 | ‘ It 's the thing I put together for Ken O'Mara 's party — a sort of piss-take . ’ |
| 19 | I played once for Scotland against Wales and got booed every time I touched the ball . |
| 20 | They accost me in the street every time I walk every time I walk down for money , they 're |
| 21 | I look hard for cocaine emblems , but as the paintwork is white I am not sure how it could be illustrated . |
| 22 | I arrived early for lunch on September 14th , and then went up to my shared room to unpack my few belongings . |
| 23 | I climbed fast for fear my fingers might freeze to the rungs . |
| 24 | I could still run , so I turned up for football training and things have gone on from there . |
| 25 | I turned out for North Melbourne in 1948–49 , but for some reason was not selected for Victoria . |
| 26 | I 'll admit it was a weak-sister thing to say , but why should I stick up for Russell ? |
| 27 | ‘ On March 19 and I set off for Birmingham and a hotel close to the airport . |
| 28 | After dropping Martin and Lucy off at Vidlin , I set off for home . |
| 29 | Everyone knows that in fact you can get organised — so — leaving the family , animals and business I set off for Avery Hill College . |
| 30 | I set off for Duxford cursing . |