Example sentences of "[vb base] [verb] [pron] [adj] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Ladies and gentlemen , this will be our last meeting before the big day and I want to thank you all for your co-operation , ’ Mrs Grindlewood-Gryke shouted above the noise . |
| 2 | ‘ Friends , Romans and countrypersons , ’ Elinor said , ‘ we want to thank you all for your support in these last few difficult weeks . |
| 3 | I mean the Festival box-office staff and the unseen technical staff and — well , in short , the Festival would have collapsed long ago , had it not been for a wonderfully large number of people who join us year after year — just because they love the Festival and want to do their best for it , and work all hours for it . |
| 4 | I want to get you ready for bed early tonight . |
| 5 | We want to make it easy for everyone to go abroad on holiday , regardless of limited mobility or other handicaps . |
| 6 | A spokesman for the joint scheme said : ‘ We want to make it easier for British and Russian publishers to do business together by putting some funds into payment for rights . |
| 7 | Speak made it 3–2 for Ballymena Utd in the second minute of injury time with a goal from close range . |
| 8 | The plaintiff may himself raise the arguments in the previous paragraph about the unreasonable nature of the clause , and seek to render it unenforceable for all classes of liability under the action . |
| 9 | ‘ People like to do something different for New Year and this year is no different , ’ said a spokesman . |
| 10 | THIS MONTH , ADVICE ON DIET AND SKINCARE TO KEEP YOU BEAUTIFUL FOR LIFE . |
| 11 | But , why did the Dock Commission decide to make it compulsory for the men to be employed by them and not by the firm ? |
| 12 | We will consult on a Lay Adjudicators scheme to make it easier for citizens to settle disputes with service providers . |
| 13 | In their shadow people who 've lost everything try to do their best for their children . |
| 14 | I just try to do my best for myself and the people around me . |
| 15 | I , we 're not , I do n't know whether you 've got , we could say we were activists , we do n't , I do n't even know who goes on a march or anything , but we do do our best for anything we support and get signatures for anything they ask us to . |
| 16 | This chapter is about details but , as usual , the same principles still apply : have your overall picture and your ultimate objective in mind and aim to make it easy for the presenter to present and audience to receive . |
| 17 | They aim to make it possible for those opposed to remain in the Church and be able to operate . |
| 18 | Before doing so I write to thank you all for the Loyal support and encouragement you have given to me during the past 14 years . |
| 19 | Dr ‘ Lawrence ’ The reward I think is knowing that perhaps you 've done your best for your patients and if the patient at the end of the day says ‘ thank you ’ … [ but ] you could do a lot more given the opportunity and time is the great factor here . |
| 20 | You left him for me to tend , with never a word , and I 've done my best for him . |
| 21 | I 've done my best for that guy . ’ |
| 22 | It is almost as though fate is saying , Look , I 've made it easy for you ; just get on with it , do it . |
| 23 | You 've made it impossible for him to change his mind , with your carry-on in public . |
| 24 | Now you 've made it impossible for me to carry out an interview despite the fact I 've been extremely patient " |
| 25 | I 've got something cool for them to slip into ! ’ |
| 26 | I 've got something urgent for him . |
| 27 | They 've got it all for free . |
| 28 | " We 've bought everything new for her . " |
| 29 | ‘ I know I should n't say anything , but I 've known you both for a long time , and your mother spoiled Dana rotten . |
| 30 | It'd 've served him right for being such a spaced-out hippy . |