Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] for [det] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I say for most ordinary people who play it , it 's a pastime . |
| 2 | Why am I applying for this particular job ? |
| 3 | I apologise for any temporary loss |
| 4 | ‘ I think , ’ Mr Yarrow continued , squeezing his left earlobe and inflicting brain damage upon a metaphysical foetus , ‘ I think , What can I do for this graceless lad ? ’ |
| 5 | Ten miles out , while pedalling uphill through the dripping gloom of a forest , I prayed for some vital piece of bike to snap off and put an end to my misery . |
| 6 | What do I hear for this little beauty ? |
| 7 | I watched her go with sadness in my heart because I felt for some inexplicable reason that I would never see Granny again . |
| 8 | I would need to read the whole of that alarming corpus over again before I was quite sure of it , and I apologize for this extra quarter of an hour . |
| 9 | It is very important indeed to ensure that the staff of G C H Q are not subject to potential conflicts of interest and as I said earlier the Prime Minister and I listened for some considerable time to the s to er to the points put forward by the trade unions to see whether or not that overriding er national objective could be maintained but we were not convinced , we were not convinced that erm the trade unions could overcome those potential conflicts of interest and it behoves ill the party opposite to try and put a different gloss on the fact that we in this country thanks to our legislation , have put harmony in place of strife and we are not prepared to allow the opposition to put that major achievement at risk . |
| 10 | The protest I envisioned for that brief moment was relatively peaceful though , kind of like a pro-abortion march on Washington . |
| 11 | Martin becomes careless , I settle for some solid red-and-colour , red-and-colour stuff . |
| 12 | ‘ You do n't understand the kind of love I have for this great country we live in . |
| 13 | I can not say that I care for these self-perpetuating societies . ’ |
| 14 | Because I work for many different functions I get the chance to see many different kinds of weddings . |
| 15 | He had no short-term memory , which made for some strange dishes but it kept her safe from him . |
| 16 | I looked at Harvey , but he was staring at his feet which twitched for another little dance . |
| 17 | For those who qualify for this extra help the reduction will be equal to the community charge minus £52 . |
| 18 | She asked for any qualified teacher interested in assisting with training — not necessarily on a full time basis — but willing to sit in and observe and become involved generally — perhaps you have a special knowledge and/or interest in Music — Dance — Anatomy — Etc or would like to know more about training and the role of the trainer . |
| 19 | Are you looking for each particular turn , or are you looking for everything . |
| 20 | I think that man 's insane , and cunning — and the mixture of insanity and cunning is what you mistake for some deep wisdom . |
| 21 | ‘ Did you ring for any particular reason ? ’ asked Alex . |
| 22 | She hunted for this young sister , and made sure that her life would be unhappy . |
| 23 | The magnetic attraction of the European Community for all of its neighbours — to the north and south as well as to the east — itself calls for some agonising reappraisal of the conventional wisdom of British foreign policy . |
| 24 | What made you apply for this particular job ? |
| 25 | What form of representation would you recommend for this new market — or would you consider setting up a manufacturing subsidiary ? |
| 26 | You pay for these on-site extras , but most of the fun is free . |
| 27 | While still in London she worked for many other causes , campaigning from 1869 for the repeal of the Contagious Diseases Acts and organizing relief for the refugees from Turkish atrocities against the Bulgars in 1876 . |
| 28 | ‘ I could n't believe you fell for that total fairy-tale of me wanting to get my hands on Swift Investments ! |
| 29 | ‘ And you fell for that old trick . ’ |
| 30 | It seems to me that that attention to the moment is significant of the great work that you do for this particular charity . |