Example sentences of "[pers pn] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I " fackins I commend thee for that ! |
| 2 | Oh Lord who to see that all the world , we thank thee for those who fought and those who laid down their lives in the cause of righteousness and freedom . |
| 3 | It was like Frazer 's looking into the ‘ abysm of time ’ , but it was a vision only imperfectly appreciated by Charlie Mears , as the narrator of ‘ The Finest Story in the World ’ emphasizes : ‘ Above all , he was absolutely ignorant of the knowledge sold to me for five pounds ; and he would retain that ignorance , for bank-clerks do not understand metempsychosis , and a sound commercial education does not include Greek . ’ |
| 4 | He stutters , but he caddied for me for five years and he knows the game inside out . |
| 5 | Fine , can you bear with me for five seconds while I 'll just make a phone call ? |
| 6 | A friend of mine Dave who wrote half the album with me and produced the album has been on at me for five years , come on let's make an album , let's make an album , let's make an album , making a , let's make an album er and a few record companies have come on and they 've always wanted me to do an album like maybe , let's prepackage old sixties ' songs and revise them , or let's do love themes from T V shows and which would never have interested me , so I said to Dave , you know when a record company comes with an offer to make an album , to do the album I wan na do then we 'll do one . |
| 7 | The honourable gentlemen is asking me for procedural advice across floor of the house , which he knows that I do not volunteer . |
| 8 | Other jobs and dignities , including the leadership of the House , the chairmanship of the party , the conduct of Central African affairs , the oversight of European negotiations , the first Secretaryship of State , and even the Deputy Premiership , were to be added unto me for varying periods in the years that followed ; and each time Macmillan went abroad-notably during his Eastern tour in 1958 and his African trip in 1960-I was automatically invited to act as head of the government . |
| 9 | They did n't want me for pastoral and I 'm not head of department . |
| 10 | I 've been wanting you to kiss me for absolute ages . ’ |
| 11 | Cos there 's some , they used to be carrying timber down the dock all one length and what already slung , already stacked for 'em and the way it cost , the way it go put the wires on me for sure now and there ai n't much to let now . |
| 12 | And before Leith could say a word to lessen his agitation , ‘ Heaven alone knows what chance I 've got with Rosemary now , but she 'd finish with me for sure , I know she would , if anyone else knew about us ! ’ |
| 13 | There was no way I could have refused even if I had wanted to , so a few days later I found myself shaking in the BBC 's hospitality suite , very glad to have Mary and Chris with me for moral support . |
| 14 | I think it 's important to understand that all my work is about demystification — both of the self and of the medical and family discourses which defined me for much of my life . |
| 15 | They would be with me for four days in July . |
| 16 | ‘ Blaming me for his wife 's death and refusing to speak to me for seventeen years is hardly ‘ quarrelling ’ , ’ she retorted . |
| 17 | If she 's not polishing the auld bits and pieces , she 's naggin' me for new curtains ! ’ |
| 18 | My presence disturbed them and they flew screaming about me for many minutes until they tired and began to settle on the dark water . |
| 19 | Well , Her Ladyship was rather special because she was with me for many years and supported me by producing calves for market . |
| 20 | ‘ He has coached me for many years and will certainly do so again , ’ admitted Gooch . |
| 21 | Been with me for many years . |
| 22 | With me for many years . ’ |
| 23 | I have set down the following experience as one that has haunted me for many years . |
| 24 | He was a remarkable parliamentarian and , as a Minister , he was with me for many years . |
| 25 | Not only for myself as it 's been a particular project close to me for many years , but for the break up of a team , a team that has a long time to build up and a team that worked very well together and who were very committed . |
| 26 | I expected you to pay me for such attentions , my dear . |
| 27 | I felt this was a chance for me to put to rest one way or another this thing that had been nagging at me for such a long time . ’ |
| 28 | I 'd caught a glimpse of my face in the hall mirror once , when Gav was berating me for such rakish tendencies , and I 'd been smiling . |
| 29 | I suspect that in the excitement of going on board I hardly realized she was leaving me for good . |
| 30 | It was obvious he was worried about Sonauto stopping GP racing , and of course he had a contract with me for 1991 . ’ |