Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] [noun pl] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Making the most of a buyer 's market , I asked dealers for their advice . |
| 2 | Something the innkeeper had said when I made apologies for possessing no luggage had begun to tip my mood . |
| 3 | I made enquiries for your mother . |
| 4 | My fifteen miles ' walk had whetted my appetite , and therefore I looked with no angry gaze on Ranza Inn , and , despite the large company of tourists airing themselves outside , I made inquiries for breakfast , and was told it would not be ready for an hour ( it was now nine o'clock ) . |
| 5 | ‘ So , while trying to contact you this morning , I made arrangements for us to fly to New York later on this afternoon . |
| 6 | And I made locks for lighthouses , I 'm not boasting my lad , and they 'd li locks , locks for lighthouses pretty near all round the world . |
| 7 | I sold newspapers for a bit . |
| 8 | But I got plans for this money . |
| 9 | ‘ I got tickets for it about a month ago and I 'm thoroughly looking forward to seeing it . ’ |
| 10 | He went on flatly : ‘ So I fixed things for him — he was posted to Germany ; we did n't want him in London having to ride the cocktail circuit . ’ |
| 11 | When I discovered designs for slip in the pattern library books supplied by the manufacturers I was pleasantly surprised . |
| 12 | ‘ I ordered beds for you weeks ago , and the company promised faithfully they 'll be delivered tomorrow morning , but that does n't mean a thing . |
| 13 | I selected Scats for this purpose as their dietary and water requirements matched those of the green chromides . |
| 14 | I had heard Jean-Claude say that everything was cheap there , and I needed things for the attic . |
| 15 | I thought Poems for D.T. 's would be more appropriate , or would attract more attention on a book-shop counter . |
| 16 | In 4.2 I gave reasons for doubting the existence or if not the existence the usefulness of infallible beliefs . |
| 17 | On the following day I gave directions for expedition , and also for the service of evidence , which was most commendably complied with by all concerned during the intervening five days , which included the May bank holiday weekend . |
| 18 | I think I sort of , won a friend because I 'm sure that day that we got the groceries and I bought bones for the dogs did n't I ? |
| 19 | Arriving at Napo , I discussed plans for collecting with the INIAP technician , José Baquero , who was to be my assistant on the project . |
| 20 | Meanwhile , during a visit to Sweden , I discussed robots for painting car bodies on a production line with Volvo engineers . |
| 21 | So I I , I , I went in today I said , this morning , I said to John I said I said thanks for erm now you see Steven had arranged to video erm Laura 's birthday party today you see John this morning I said and thanks for lending the bikes John and that , he said that 's alright pal . |
| 22 | He said I had chips for my dinner . |
| 23 | I had reports for disobeying orders , getting involved , stopping an officer doing what she should be doing , just through sticking up for my girlfriend . |
| 24 | I never ever had a running line as I could offer anybody , although you know when the museum come , when I had orders for two or three dozen . |
| 25 | and I knew I had orders for them all , Katriane . |
| 26 | starting just past the river and continuing farther than the places I had names for or had ever seen . |
| 27 | I nevertheless felt the wood itself to be worth searching , and the path which I had hopes for was only a part of the whole site . |
| 28 | I had hopes for it initially ; |
| 29 | Laura , who until a few weeks ago was unable to eat solid food because of her liver and bowel condition , added : ‘ I had Frosties for my breakfast . ’ |
| 30 | Even on Wednesday and Thursday of this week I left messages for you . |