Example sentences of "and [pron] [verb] for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I applied for that job , and I got it . |
| 2 | I thought about telling him the arrangement Laura and I had for that night , then decided against it . |
| 3 | Erm now councillor and I asked for this matter to be brought to this chamber because erm we felt that the matter w was important enough that all members of this council should have an opportunity to debate it . |
| 4 | ‘ If by the other , my lady , you refer to the regard the prince and I have for each other , pray be assured it is not pain I feel — but joy , deep joy . |
| 5 | They are people striving for purpose and meaning in circumstances that are usually much less than ideal and which call for constant adjustment , adaptation and redefinition . |
| 6 | I see and you arranged for more information to be passed on to Superintendent is that it ? |
| 7 | Your mother has been difficult again , he told her , best for her and you to travel for some time — Papa , where are we going ? — The tickets are for England . |
| 8 | She suspected that the good doctor might be laying it on a little thick , but she would not be put off , and said in her stiffest voice , ‘ Yes , I understand all that , and I am prepared to work hard , ’ and she added for good measure , ‘ You need not worry about followers . |
| 9 | When I found it , there was an argument and we went for each other . ’ |
| 10 | We readily accept that management of the Ministry of Sound takes unprecedented and most stringent measures to prevent drugs being taken into the club and we apologise for any implication to the contrary . |
| 11 | The two organisations are not in fact connected and we apologise for any confusion that may have been caused . |
| 12 | The result is an absence of diversity — a key requirement for a truly representative press and one suited for political democracy . |
| 13 | Sir Rhodes urged Mr Patten to reduce poll tax levels in London by imposing a cap of £300 per adult , and he asked for special help for those people living in low rateable value homes built between 1860 and 1930 . |
| 14 | In another passage our final text reads ‘ His words were as if meant for himself , but he spoke them aloud , and he continued for some time to look at his sister like a man perplexed . ’ |
| 15 | The magazine text brings in the paradox of public and yet as if private utterance : ‘ His words were as if spoken to himself , but he spoke them aloud , and he continued for some time to look at his sister like a man perplexed . ’ |
| 16 | One pal said : ‘ He loved her so much he would have done anything to protect her and he paid for that love with his life . ’ |
| 17 | All that postmodernism has been able to do is signal the demise and loss of all we have held dear , and it remains for another generation of artists to pull us out of the mire . |
| 18 | Amongst over 20 year olds the share of temporary workers is below the average , and it falls for each age group until the pensionable age is reached . |
| 19 | The twentieth century has seen the growth of a considerable literature on management as an acquired skill and it has for some time been possible to obtain academic management qualifications . |
| 20 | This way of working is often frustrating for me , of course , and it makes for economic inefficiency . |
| 21 | This is Bennett 's story and it makes for fascinating reading . |