Example sentences of "[pers pn] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Offering the blond English boy — the one I was throwing water at now — half my lunch , and sitting there full of gratitude because he smiled , because he liked the taste of the piece of chicken dipped in cumin and saffron and he had smiled at me for the first time . |
| 2 | It joined me for the rest of the holiday , much to the annoyance of my fellow passengers . |
| 3 | I have seen photographs of orca , both still and movie , close-up and underwater , but nothing prepares me for the sight of a real one that scythes out of the water 100 metres or so away from the boat . |
| 4 | Tony finds several packets of banana custard that is hot and sweet ; it tastes bloody awful and neither Tony nor I like it , none the less he fights me for the last helping . |
| 5 | With any luck my father would n't call me for the milking too early ; he generally does n't when I 've been out on patrol the night before . |
| 6 | ‘ For instance , when you asked the official you met to find you some film-makers to talk to , he rung me up and spoke to me for the first time for years . |
| 7 | … I can hear but never see him telling me for the tenth or hundredth time the story of the Wiltshire moonrakers … and many another comic tale or rhyme . |
| 8 | Nothing had prepared me for the overwhelming architectural beauty of Salamanca , and in particular for the grandeur of the university , the oldest in Spain and one of the oldest in Europe , with its noble façade in plateresque style . |
| 9 | And at the end of the class , near the bust of Unamuno , I heard your voice calling to me for the first time . |
| 10 | Professor Ruiperez told me I need not start my classes until I was quite recovered , and the women in the office and the library spoke friendly words to me for the first time . |
| 11 | ‘ But it means you work for me for the rest of your life to pay me back . ’ |
| 12 | I have been convinced for a long time that people could not love , accept or respect me for the person I am , only for the amazing amount of exercise I can do . |
| 13 | They wanted me for the part because it seemed they wanted someone younger . |
| 14 | Douglas was glad to acknowledge Miller 's help and told the Royal Society that he had received some coconuts ‘ germinated in this country by the industrious Mr. Miller , by whose care and skill they were brought to this perfection ; and besides he very freely communicated to me for the good of the publick his own methods in management in raising them which I here desire may be read in his words . ’ |
| 15 | As the white cliffs of Dover receded and the coast of France drew near , the inimitable excitement of ‘ abroad ’ took hold of me for the first time — the only really positive emotion I had felt for twenty-six months . |
| 16 | A member of the Club Animacion Team had volunteered me for the lilo race across the pool — the first prize a free drink — who could resist ! |
| 17 | He was honest enough to admit that he had to rely on me for the practical side of the business , and gave me a good rise in pay . |
| 18 | They would repay me for the dowry I wasted on you , but I have no wish to be reminded of you . |
| 19 | He continued to astound me for the next four years . |
| 20 | If I rush it unsettles me for the whole session , and I invariably feel as though I have not done something right . |
| 21 | He watched me for the effect of this slang . |
| 22 | He saw me for the first time . |
| 23 | Three who suffered particularly at the time were Richard and Phoebe Winch who lived just below the Centre and in whose house I often took my evening glass of ‘ allowed ’ claret , and Ann Willson who looked after me for the Saturday and Sunday . |
| 24 | Years ago I used to think this was a fun sport but the reason for thinking this has escaped me for the last 2 weeks . |
| 25 | Is there anyone who would act as a referee or recommend me for the job ? |
| 26 | Self-preservation , replies Kate the British Committee librarian feebly , I ca n't afford a breakdown , this is me for the moment , there 's nothing I can do about it . |
| 27 | He paid one of them £300 ‘ who , because I employed another to fit up my last room , out of pique arrested me for the balance . ’ |
| 28 | He often says unkind things to me , blaming me for the break-up of our marriage and accusing me of being a useless wife . |
| 29 | ‘ I sent him ahead of me for the six-month quarantine , and the day he got out was one of the best days of my life . ’ |
| 30 | Maybe I 'd set him at ease by saying ‘ g'day ’ , but he looked like he 'd known me all his eight years , and leant quite steadily on me for the drive to Robert 's parents ' cottage , where we arranged photos . |