Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] for [pers pn] to do " in BNC.
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| 1 | Another opportunity for them to do it again . |
| 2 | ‘ And now , if you 'll excuse me , I 'm sure there must be some work for me to do . |
| 3 | Right there 'll be some work for you to do . |
| 4 | A word gets around the famine is over and after the tragic experience of loosing her family , her three men in her life , her husband and her sons , nobody starts to consider the situation again , she 's alone now in a foreign , a strange land , surely the only sensible thing for her to do would be to return to her own people in Bethlehem , they say news comes through that they 've been a succession of good harvest , well of course there was gon na be good harvest , god had n't forsaken his people , although they had sinned , although they had done what was wrong , he had n't forsaken them , gods not in the business for forsaken people , he 's long suffering , he is faithful , he keeps his covenant from one generation to another that he had n't forgotten the people in Bethlehem and he had sent them through and he had provided good harvests those who had remained in Bethlehem during the famine , they 'd only suffered for a short time , perhaps enough time to bring them to their senses , to bring them back to god , now the suffering was forgotten as they revelled in a plentiful supplying in abundant harvests Naomi on the other hand she knows want now , she 's suffering bereavement , she 's suffering poverty , she 's suffering remorse , there 's nothing for her in Noad , there 's no rest , no joy , no provision , nothing that could meet her needs what a pity she had wasted there those ten wasted those ten years , ten long wasted years in her life now she comes to a decision whatever the cost and there is a cost , she 's gon na have to eat humble pie , how are they gon na receive her when she goes back but she comes to that decision that no matter what it costs her , she will go back to the place that was chosen for her by god , her inheritance of him It always to our cost when we under value our inheritance , do you remember the story of Jacob and Aesop and how Aesop despised his birth right , the inheritance that was his , and Illuminarc and Naomi had done the same , and you and I can do it so easily , leaving , forgetting , not entering in to the inheritance that is ours in Christ , we do it to our own costs , and so she goes through that I 'm gon na go back , I 'm gon na take up my inheritance , I 'm going back home . |
| 5 | It certainly might have helped Diana to listen and learn from counselling sessions , where other couples ' problems are aired and discussed ; but there is no doubt that by taking on the role of patron at a time when the world was prophesying doom for her own marriage was an exceptionally brave thing for her to do . |
| 6 | For the scene when Benjamin is trying to get a room key , Nichols suggested that Dustin find in his life what was the most painful thing for him to do that had a sexual connotation , in a public way . |
| 7 | It 's a funny thing for it to do . |
| 8 | Since I have been in the Chair , the Chief Secretary has been interrupted so often that there has not been much opportunity for him to do that . |
| 9 | There was no chance that the ex-dictators would stand trial , and no real need for them to do so . |
| 10 | If these figures are right that we 've been given by the department and I 'm not saying them whether they 're right or whether they 're wrong but well we have to r rely on what we 're getting this is why Mr is sending this lot to the Chief Executive for him to do some work I think it 's very important that it is done independently , not by the independent sector but by done independently . |
| 11 | argue that this will in fact be the most straightforward thing for them to do . ) |
| 12 | turns the beds down and that 's i But she enjoys doing it , so that 's a little bit for her to do . |
| 13 | Okay which are the hardest letter for you to do ? |
| 14 | Fabia 's mouth fell open — she had n't thought of that — though belatedly realised then that it was a fairly obvious thing for him to do . |
| 15 | That 'll be the worst thing for us to do . |
| 16 | It was a natural thing for them to do so I did n't take any action — told them in no uncertain terms that this man was ill and he eventually came to and everyone was happy then . |
| 17 | He says they 're concerned for his safety — it 's not a natural thing for him to do . |
| 18 | And it was such a natural thing for her to do if she truly had n't a care that it would lull any suspicion . |
| 19 | Staying put is the natural thing for it to do . |
| 20 | Over the past 20 years , more and more food producers and retailers have included nutrition information on the food label , although there is no legal requirement for them to do so . |
| 21 | He asked her how things were going in her practice and fixed up a regular day for her to do vaccinations and inspect the other species . |
| 22 | Although some lenders are willing to let applicants have a copy of the valuation , the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors explained to us that there is no legal obligation for them to do so . |
| 23 | I told him I thought it was a stupid thing for him to do . |
| 24 | That would be a very great challenge for us to do , especially because we have never had the chance before to think about that , but er now I think that could be , er could become reality and I 'm quite sure that er there are teachers from that part of Germany who would like to , to work in your country ; maybe er English teachers er from East Germany teaching the German language here , that 's one thing I could imagine . |
| 25 | Whereas in reality I think people have got to take responsibility and say , this is a reasonable time for you to do it in and we will control that reasonable time . |
| 26 | I 'll give you lots of support — Helen : Is this a good time for you to do this , though ? |
| 27 | ‘ When I told Blixa I 'd be playing on the LP , his response was , ‘ Oh good — less work for me to do ! ’ |
| 28 | There 's less work for you to do here . |
| 29 | My people at the PFA feel that until the League get together and show there is a practical job for me to do , they do n't see why they should let me go . ’ |
| 30 | But there is nothing to support the theory that the crew made up the story , and no apparent motive for them to do so . |