Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [pron] [noun] for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seems to soothe him if I gently scratch his body for him . |
| 2 | Was he really so unbelievably sure of his charms that he thought he had only to indicate his wishes for them to be fulfilled ? |
| 3 | And you ca n't really believe that women only want your brother for his mon — ’ |
| 4 | GUIL : You 've only got their word for it . |
| 5 | ‘ We 've still only got his word for it , ’ said Lewis , after Ashenden had gone . |
| 6 | There were even rumblings that we might represent a sort of Karmic return of this man — who had apparently shared our obsession for their sailing craft , as well as for Bira 's surrounding wildlife . " |
| 7 | I can only take your word for it . |
| 8 | She was in love with a man who considered her to be lower than the lowest form of human life , yet even that was n't enough to change her feelings for him . |
| 9 | Diet will obviously get its mention for it is an exceedingly important part of the therapy , nevertheless , important though it may be , other attitudes , other therapies provided my hills and ultimately my vistas . |
| 10 | ‘ To have a go-between , one who could move freely betwixt Tower and Westminster , betwixt my sons and myself , would greatly relieve my concern for their welfare . ’ |
| 11 | In 110 we find straightforward confession : Yet in the same sentence we find specious self-excuses : ‘ but , by all above ’ , — this unusual oath , calling the heavens to witness , is an anticipatory give-away — Well , the disbelieving reader will say , to claim that you betrayed your partner merely to test your love for him , which has supposedly been increased by the experiment — this is to add insult to injury . |
| 12 | He only have our nostalgia for our personal lost Eden . |
| 13 | I mean , we only have his word for it , do n't we ? |
| 14 | Do send me an interim copy as soon as you can , even in draft or uncorrected form , so that I can all the better rack my brains for you ! |
| 15 | He would persuade her that he loved her , ask her to promise to run away with him if her father refused his consent to their marriage , and , when he finally asked her father for her hand , threaten him with the prospect of his daughter 's elopement — he and Jared Tunstall both knew how self-willed his daughter was , and that any threat from her would not be idle . |
| 16 | He suggested she develop an interest of her own , generously allowing her space for something else , when all her heart and mind was his forever and ever , amen . |
| 17 | But you 've just argued my case for me , have n't you ? |
| 18 | ‘ Because , my dear , ’ Marc gave a perceptible sigh , ‘ as I 've already suggested , if you 're not going to play it my way you can best show your regard for him by taking up my alternative offer of an airline ticket before he returns . |
| 19 | He had no doubt that it was something devious , and her tone indicated she had already made her choice for him . |
| 20 | Louis has had just had his call for his hernia , but he 's got ta ring up on Tuesday to see if there 's a bed available . |
| 21 | And er soon as he come in the house he he just walloped my mam for nothing . |
| 22 | That 's why it 's impossible to be prescriptive about how you should allocate your own time — and that 's why it 's essential that you learn how best to manage your time for yourself . |
| 23 | She wants , she wanted me tonight to do your packing for you . |
| 24 | All week our doctor and two lawyers had thus credited their clients for their various pleasures . |
| 25 | Just get your feel for it . |
| 26 | Catherine and he still spent time together , when he was not working in the fields , but he no longer expressed his fondness for her in words , and he looked angry if she touched or kissed him . |
| 27 | But do n't just take their word for it . |
| 28 | But do n't just take my word for it . |
| 29 | If virtually fat-free yogurt sounds ( and tastes ) too good to be true , do n't just take our word for it |
| 30 | One of them there was of the opinion who could quite easily lose his licence for it . |