Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [pers pn] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The species are ‘ christened ’ when a scientist describes them for the first time , illustrates their peculiarities and publishes the name in a scientific journal . |
| 2 | The Formula One world champion test drives it for the first time in Phoenix on January 4 and will find his sleek , high-speed T93 series chassis also longer , bigger , heavier and cheaper than any previous IndyCar or championship-winning Canon Williams Renault FW14 . |
| 3 | If a child has it for the first ten years hardly anything else matters . |
| 4 | Thus , in the context of consensual sexual activity with a girl under the age of 16 , it states : ‘ Most of us think that acts such as oral sex are extremely serious ( perhaps more likely to disturb a young girl meeting them for the first time than sexual intercourse ) . ’ |
| 5 | Its death had been postponed , which had enabled the Hunt Ball Committee to hire it for the triumphant last appearance of a house that had outlived its glamour , and all kind importances . |
| 6 | The tigress suckles them for the first six months , by which time they will weigh 100 lb ( 45 kg ) . |
| 7 | Rain watched her for the last few yards , noting how the morning 's cheerfulness had been replaced by anxiety . |
| 8 | In fact , a musical dedicated to Elvis is on tour , giving two fans the chance to see it for the FORTIETH time . |
| 9 | Then Folly reached the top of the steps , and the woman noticed her for the first time . |
| 10 | The dog entered regularly in breed classes will need to be thoroughly groomed beforehand , standing still while its owner prepares it for the big event . |
| 11 | If I present my ideas in writing , my father marks them for the appropriate offices … |
| 12 | In retrospect , it seemed that the Lord protected her for the first few days , and then … |
| 13 | Victor Sierra 's ‘ rubber band ’ possesses a great ability to frighten the life out of a pilot flying her for the first time , by apparently stopping if and whenever the revs drop below 1800 , when the most horrendous mixture-timing ‘ flat-spot ’ occurs and it all goes quiet up front . |
| 14 | As we pass the top of the stairs the thought hits me for the thousandth time . |
| 15 | You need a sound night 's sleep to prepare you for the taxing journey tomorrow . |
| 16 | ‘ You are not becoming a Brownie tonight , ’ Mum reminded her for the hundredth time . |
| 17 | Further up the Valley is Trevillet Mill which serves clotted cream teas — just the thing to prepare you for the two to three mile trek to Tintagel . |
| 18 | If workers are to supply more labour they may require a reward in the form of a higher real wage rate in order to compensate them for the higher marginal disutility of employment . |
| 19 | All shale and weeds and winds that picked up speed as they swooped in off the ocean , this strip of barren land prepared you for the final desolation of the Crumbles . |
| 20 | The quarrel between faith and unbelief touched him for the first time and unsettled his mind . |
| 21 | The Bishop of Gloucester , who 's been accused of indecent assault , has issued a public thank you for the hundreds of letters he 's received . |
| 22 | The tower soon became part of the landscape , so much so , that Berners donned his artist 's hat to paint it for the local shell guide . |
| 23 | Ludo notices it for the first time , and asks what he can do for me . |