Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] [vb -s] [vb pp] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The location was unusual : the consulting room of a medical specialist where I was to learn the cause of the unacceptably high level of pain from which my sister has suffered for the past five years . |
| 2 | Even my sister has fallen for it . |
| 3 | Erm my thread 's gone for a minute . |
| 4 | But , as fate would have it , my work has lain for years in a field where I was obliged strictly to keep my political convictions to myself . |
| 5 | Removing the ‘ job weeds ’ from my life has made for a less stressful lifestyle and I actually look forward to every day . |
| 6 | Her campaign has qualified for more than US$1 million in federal matching funds , surpassing Jerry Brown 's . |
| 7 | Carrie Jackson in Vincent 's Buildings is having her tenth and her ma has sent for you . |
| 8 | A law to encourage the industry to take back and reuse its rubble has languished for three years in the environment ministry . |
| 9 | His mentor , the man who taught him at university , is married to a woman who is half-Jewish , and their son has worked for Hess for years as his adviser . |
| 10 | With a jolt of excitement , as if his heart has stopped for a moment , his mind leaps to the image of a pyramid-shaped mountain . |
| 11 | But his boss has asked for an investigation into what he called evil and wicked aspects of the case . |
| 12 | Legion wished to be a disciple but Jesus told him to remain where he was in his own district and tell all the people what … the Lord in his mercy has done for you ( Mark 5:19 ) . |
| 13 | His party has appealed for volunteers to help Iraq in non-combat roles ; 20 gung-ho young men have stepped forward . |
| 14 | Europe must rethink the assumptions on which our security has rested for over forty years . |
| 15 | Again , that is not a haphazard system , but one which our legislation has recognised for many years under successive Governments . |
| 16 | OUR nation has pursued for decades the policy that has substituted machines and technology for human lives . |
| 17 | Variants include : Italian tweak — In Italy and Belgium , you can either chose the list of candidates your party has preselected for you , or tick your favourite and tweak his or her name up the preselected list . |