Example sentences of "[conj] [vb past] [pron] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Did this er , going back to Helliwells again , repairing of the aircraft , did that cease when the war finished or did it continue for a time afterwards ? |
| 2 | was it updated a second time or did you ask for it to be updated a second time ? |
| 3 | Did you did you originally when you actually erm applied to get a council place did you did you s did you want to move to the flats here or did you apply for put other |
| 4 | Once you have chosen your texts ( or had them chosen for you ) , you need to decide how to focus on them . |
| 5 | As the eldest son , Father shortened his education — or had it shortened for him — and went to help in the family business . |
| 6 | The humbucker carries a clean sound well , although there 's a hint of midrange that made me go for the coil-tap to keep things sounding sweet . |
| 7 | She seemed so happy and positive and the thing that made me opt for that hospital was when she said , ‘ Childbirth is the woman 's experience , we 're just here to back you up . ’ |
| 8 | In the silence that followed I reached for another scone . |
| 9 | In the silence that followed I waited for him to continue . |
| 10 | Well the one that saw us worked for Halifax . |
| 11 | Five years ago a medical general practitioner might have spent $8,000 a year on an insurance policy that gave him cover for a claim up to $1m . |
| 12 | Perhaps she was never glamorous , nor did she care for make-up , but she was deliciously plump and comely . |
| 13 | The ‘ snake ’ did not have any provision for strong currency nations to help the weak , nor did it provide for the harmonisation of national economic policies . |
| 14 | Nor did he wish for any reciprocal act . |
| 15 | He reached out and tugged her into the V of his thighs , dropping his mouth to hers and taking it in a kiss that left her gasping for breath and so shaken she could barely stand . |
| 16 | Sandy shot a 71 , though , and that left him tied for the lead with David Graham , who we played with , of course , for the third round . |
| 17 | But everybody was happy there , and er , till this came along , he 's the one that wanted us to work for less . |
| 18 | She gave a tiny shrug , hating the weakness in herself that pushed her to probe for details . |
| 19 | Whilst Zborowski was still in the south of France Modigliani met Madame Zborowska in the street and asked her to pose for him . |
| 20 | It has affected me and made me pause for thought . |
| 21 | I keep remembering the last night we were here — same hotel and all — and how Matt and I went out and got stinko-paralytico together and ended up doing the Zorba dance and got thrown out and Matt pointing at me and saying to the waiters Hey do n't you recognize Mista Rick from Parkway Peninsula and they did n't and made us pay for the plates . |
| 22 | He regularly forgot his wallet and credit cards and got them to pay for him or be content with what could be bought on a little small change . |
| 23 | He waited , out of long experience with dominant characters , until a natural break occurred and used it to ask for some background , starting with how long the Minister had known Miss Morgan . |
| 24 | In one week I listened to the English boy singing the praises of my dark colouring and frizzy hair , felt him kiss me on the cheek with obvious pleasure whenever I cooked a meal and when I came in from work , or when we sat watching television together , and found him waiting for me at the end of the road when I was late back for some reason . |
| 25 | I told her I 'd be in the Maple Leaf in Covent Garden until about nine , then down in Fulham and I gave her the address of the party and told her to ask for Louise . |
| 26 | However , she took Tom 's advice and busied herself preparing for Anna 's wedding day . |
| 27 | The Executive Council under Sir Paw Tun were inert and helpless , and later that morning I went to the Governor to say that I did not think we could hold the situation any longer without grave risk , and advised him to call for the resignation of the Executive Council . |
| 28 | I said that someone in Montefiore 's position should check his facts before sounding off , and advised him to campaign for more resources all round instead of trying to trade one disadvantaged group off against another . |
| 29 | Teesside Crown Court was told Ninham had offered to give the boys money for fireworks and encouraged them to go for a walk with him and his dog . |
| 30 | I sat with her , gave her my drink bottle , stuffed her with glucose and encouraged her to rest for a while . |