Example sentences of "[pers pn] for [adj] [noun] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | He stutters , but he caddied for me for five years and he knows the game inside out . |
| 2 | Well , Her Ladyship was rather special because she was with me for many years and supported me by producing calves for market . |
| 3 | ‘ He has coached me for many years and will certainly do so again , ’ admitted Gooch . |
| 4 | Here is a man who antagonised me and bothered me for 16 months and when I said ‘ yes ’ to fighting him again , he said ‘ no ’ . |
| 5 | She had n't written to me for several weeks and I was beginning to wonder what stage her marriage plans had arrived at , but was n't at all prepared for the news that greeted me . |
| 6 | ’ I gather you want me for 2 deaths and a fire . ’ |
| 7 | Platt said : ‘ It has been niggling me for some time and , although it is nothing serious , it has been decided to sort it out sooner rather than later . ’ |
| 8 | He wrote it and handed it to me for this newsletter and I ran out of space . |
| 9 | She paid me for this week and she said well I you 've got ninety pound here |
| 10 | She could 've talked to me for ten years and still not come out with it . |
| 11 | But Mum knew them for crafty rogues and she had n't forgotten the coal . |
| 12 | And there were those men who encouraged us to reprimand them for sexist thoughts and deeds . |
| 13 | It was a full week before they reappeared in The Bar ; we had n't seen them for six nights and there had been much discussion . |
| 14 | And he said , I do apologize , he said , for the mucking about , he said we want to work with our sub-contractors very , very , closely and have a good er relationship with them for ongoing work and stuff like that . |
| 15 | I have kept them for two years and found them naturally inquisitive and great characters . |
| 16 | The ‘ wild ’ characteristics have been bred out of them for many generations and few would survive long if released into the wild . |
| 17 | I lived in one of them for many years and know how far ahead of their time they were . |
| 18 | In the dormitories I identified the beds in which I had slept , with the same trays beneath them for dirty clothes and the same chairs beside them . |
| 19 | The latest grab , the BBG 46 , will now pick up the bales in either direction , allowing the operator to cross stack them for safer transport and storage . |
| 20 | ‘ This is a young side and I 've known them for four years and watched them mature and get stronger . |
| 21 | I could n't get to sleep , and I noticed in the air there was a red light flashing , and several other green lights flashing , and they were coming , helicopter noises , and er I watched them for several minutes and they seemed to be landing and one was stationary in the air , without moving , and rest were going up and down . |
| 22 | If necessary , you can leave them for several months and the beetles will continue to feed and reproduce . |
| 23 | Oxfam sell Crakapax ( they have ordered them for this Christmas and are waiting for deliveries ) which contain pre-cut cracker shapes in metallic foil . |
| 24 | I would not recommend them for submersed cultivation and I do not believe that a reputable aquarium dealer would sell you those plants as aquarium plants . |
| 25 | These are independent companies who are responsible for providing customers with their mobile communications equipment and a range of services , and billing them for these products and services . |
| 26 | I speak with them for forty minutes and generally have my socks charmed from my feet , the spring put in my step and all semblance of a chill factor taken from this typical October evening . |
| 27 | She stayed with them for three months and as well as looking after their daughter Alexandra she cleaned and cooked . |
| 28 | She got in the bed to watch Neighbours and we came back about five o'clock and I went up the stairs , the T V was and he was erm out for count , so I left them for another hour and I said to mum |
| 29 | Today , I was told , villagers living around the great wool churches of Lavenham and Long Melford have to bar their doors and ignore the knocking of tourists , who take them for antique shops and offer to buy their furniture . |
| 30 | Thank you sir , it 's yours for ninety pounds and that 's for number two one three thank you . |