Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adj] for [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | he 's only been f here for half of the Debate , under those circumstances since he ca n't have heard all the arguments , it 's a bit rich for him to call us casual . |
| 2 | But while as host her father can make a speech or toast to his new son-in-law , it would be a bit immodest for him to sing the praises of his own daughter , so often a friend of the family is chosen to make a speech and toast to both bride and groom , particularly if the father is going to speak later . |
| 3 | Not making a decision leaves fate responsible for what happens . |
| 4 | I do n't think they leave a window open for anyone to sneak in , ’ said Masklin . |
| 5 | I mean , I know , but Colin ai n't been down much this week , because Colin 's been working , he 's been working every day and that , you know what I mean , it 's been a bit hard for us to get down but we tried . |
| 6 | Was a bit quick for it to boil , yeah . |
| 7 | a part payment of money , which is made so that the seller will not sell the goods to anyone else : You must pay a deposit to the hotel if you want them to keep a room free for you compare earnest(1) 3 an act or action of depositing : The rate of the river 's deposit of mud is about one inch a year deposit account n. a bank account which earns interest and usu. from which money can be taken out only if advance notice is given . |
| 8 | Second-hand pipe organs are sometimes worth considering when they are fine instruments and when the total cost of their purchase , removal and rebuilding in a place suitable for them makes economic sense . |
| 9 | And er the foreman and bosses that knew people and they knew the circumstances and I suppose they put a word in and erm you know men were sort of stopped because er I mean , if a man had a house full of children or something , he 'd probably be the very last you know before he was sort of forced to g you know sacked or wh And I mean they were n't sacked in a sense , they was always ready there was a place ready for them to come back to there . |
| 10 | Based on the assumption that the child has been in contact with at least some of the usual and varied sources of instruction and indoctrination , an answer from the parent along the following lines might carry for the child a ring of truth sufficient for him to accept , and be reassured . |
| 11 | oh it 's a bit late for them starting |
| 12 | ‘ When I look at it logically , it would have been a bit selfish for me to have had a child . |
| 13 | A local authority does not acquire parental responsibility under an interim supervision order but the order may require the child or the person responsible for him to comply with the supervisor 's directions . |
| 14 | In one sense , of course , there is more than enough knowledge available for everyone to have a sufficiency . |
| 15 | ‘ Yes , she does look a bit grey for her does n't she ? |
| 16 | Olivia wrote to tell me that Ivy came back ( having found , at last , a suitable flat ) and found a penitent Polonaise willing for her to stay : ‘ at a great price , but less than the South Americans ’ . |
| 17 | Newspapers and television stations had no standing to apply to the trial judge to lift the order , and there was no avenue open for them to appeal to any other court . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | They passed , and left the valley free for him to cross . |
| 20 | With space available for you to add your own pictures and information it makes an invaluable keepsake of your courtship . |
| 21 | ‘ Maybe he 's used to servants , ’ I said to Helen in a loud voice , as I held the door open for him to slide in next to Jeeta and Jamila . |
| 22 | A range of pine furniture ready for me to paint according to your needs . |
| 23 | And er but my husband was down here er a good year before we moved down here because there was n't accommodation available for us to move with i him you see ? |
| 24 | Sometimes a clean break just wo n't work , where , for instance , there is n't any capital sum available for you to pay your wife and she has n't any job prospects ; then you may be saddled with having to fork out ‘ periodic payments ’ — the English term for alimony . |
| 25 | More commonly , he will have been given power to make laws , subject only to the controlling authority of one or both Houses of Parliament to unmake them , or to withhold the endorsement necessary for them to continue to enjoy the force of law . |
| 26 | In many countries the stated role of the state archive is to record the history of the state , and to give members of the public access to information necessary for them to undertake their responsibilities , duties and rights as citizens . |
| 27 | To select the preferred party we will need final offer prices , terms and conditions which will mean having to provide the short listed parties with the further information necessary for them to make a firm offer . |
| 28 | And to accept only the minimum of information necessary for you to complete the task ’ . |
| 29 | It is part of the Quality Assurance activity to validate this and LIFESPAN merely provides all the information necessary for you to make your judgement ( via the approval listings ) . |
| 30 | The government announced on Aug. 1 that it had decided to bring the penal code in line with Islamic law by making the death penalty mandatory for anyone convicted of defaming the Prophet Mohammed . |