Example sentences of "[pron] [to-vb] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nerves got the better of me and only when Les Cox stopped me to go for another take did I realise I 'd got my letters mixed up and had inadvertently said : ‘ Will you switch these sans off please ? |
| 2 | Canan and her boss know exactly what to expect from each other : ‘ It 's far easier for me to work for another Turk because I can talk about pay rates and things like that more openly . |
| 3 | In any case she had not expected that her role in the assessment would be limited to receiving information back from an EWO : ‘ We did n't ask for it [ the assessment ] — it was the education system who said it should be done — if I accept them into my home I do n't expect them to disappear for twelve months , if they invited themselves in . ’ |
| 4 | They 've got together to form a barter scheme , using a special currency which allows them to work for each other without REAL money changing hands . |
| 5 | So you got two choices : either you send someone to look for these clowns , or you say , ‘ Oh well , I do n't know , something must have happened , and I 'll forget all about it . |
| 6 | The incommodiousness of Scotch windows keeps them very closely shut … even in houses well built and elegantly furnished , a stranger may be sometimes forgiven if he allows himself to wish for fresher air . ’ |
| 7 | And there 's plenty to do for non-sailing friends . |
| 8 | Of course , if one envisages the nationalisation of all the major enterprises ( ‘ top monopolies ’ ) , then the problem becomes internalised within the ‘ public sector ’ , but two points here : first , the present discussion is predicated on the hypothesis that there is a fruitful ideological space within which to argue for socialist investment planning — it does not depend on the ( counterfactual ) proposition that there is wide popular support for sweeping nationalisation of enterprises . |
| 9 | ‘ If you 're looking for somebody to blame for needless deaths , look no further than Sheldukher . ’ |
| 10 | He places the blame squarely at the door of social scientists , whose theories have directed them to look for this pattern in pre-industrial and non-industrial societies . |
| 11 | Very importantly , just maybe , these prospective , highly motivated , branch admin officers would inject new life into non-active branches and from a personal point of view , I would see this as an opportunity to gain experience , which would encourage them to apply for regional organizer 's jobs when they come available and do n't we need more women officers ? |
| 12 | They are going to have to say : ‘ Look fellas , we do n't want you to work for three months . |
| 13 | A fifteen-second refresher gives you that vital pause which will enable you to speechread for longer stretches at a time than would be possible otherwise . |
| 14 | He can help you to look for more people . ’ |
| 15 | Right and I 'll explain to Claire about what I want both of you to do for next week . |
| 16 | Affordably priced , the Casual Dining collection is designed for you to use for any meal , every day . |
| 17 | Moses and Monarchism is not one of those books of Freud as I expect you to read for this course , I mean I expect you to read things like Civilization 's Discontents and so on because they 're , they 're kind of central and they 're not very large books , they 're clearly er focused on our subject but erm it would be I think a little bit unreasonable for me to expect you to read this one , although , er I 'd quite like you to I mean some ways erm it 's a fascinating book , erm my guess is if it , if you do n't hate it , you 'd probably quite like it . |
| 18 | We may be one of the country 's leading consumer banks with group assets excess of £1 billion but we do n't ask you to pay for expensive overheads like High Street branches . |
| 19 | Your 3-day break voucher for two is incorporated in this brochure ; this entitles you to stay for three nights free of charge , when you pay for breakfast and dinner at your chosen hotel . |
| 20 | Oh , yes , ’ he added when Robyn looked up at him in surprise , ‘ I did a little research on you before inviting you to tender for this job — I at least go about things in a methodical and planned way . |
| 21 | Judge Peter Greenwood remanded Gillespie in custody for medical reports , but told him , ‘ I do not want you to think for one moment that you are not facing a custodial sentence . ’ |
| 22 | That woman have the impertinence to send you to ask for unmentionable things on Sunday ? ’ |
| 23 | Okay I 'm going to ask each of you to speak for three minutes so you might like to jot that down . |
| 24 | Your mother has been difficult again , he told her , best for her and you to travel for some time — Papa , where are we going ? — The tickets are for England . |
| 25 | In these cases , financial security , a reluctance to move to a new employer , and proximity to the statutory pension age , coupled with a desire to do other things with their time or simply to stop working , led them to opt for early retirement . |
| 26 | How does he square the Government 's commitment to allow public service managers the right to manage with compelling them to opt for competitive tendering in circumstances where , he will accept , that can be costly to prepare and can lead to inflexibility in meeting changing circumstances ? |
| 27 | One theatre management which gave concessionary tickets , for instance , had never thought about the problems it caused its older customers by refusing advance booking and forcing them to queue for standby tickets . |
| 28 | Measurements of the HI and CO lines enable one to infer for each point on the sky the column density of HI and H 2 moving with a given velocity , but the inferred H 2 column densities are cruder because of the extra interpretive step required . |
| 29 | What kind of toys ought one to design for 1 year olds ? |
| 30 | Er I mean , all I want Win , is something to do for four years than sit at home being a housewife and hang yourself as well ! |