Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are not enough young girls playing , not enough of them competing for places . |
| 2 | You could see them struggling for answers and coming up with nothing at all . |
| 3 | They have short attention spans so do n't expect them to sit for hours on end without fidgeting , yawning or falling asleep . |
| 4 | Emmie said , ‘ Mr Sargent likes me to go for walks with him . |
| 5 | Mass screening is not feasible , but targeting groups at high risk and asking them to attend for screening is perfectly plausible . |
| 6 | Yes , or do you want me to wait for Patrick ? |
| 7 | ‘ Pertwee told me to wait for Charlie Hatton , ’ Cullam said . |
| 8 | When the kids are really young , it 's no use expecting them to wait for Christmas Day — and two four-month-old Siberian tiger cubs at Howletts animal park , Canterbury , are no exception . |
| 9 | Feeding all the chicks equally in a poor season might well lead to all of them dying for lack of adequate nourishment . |
| 10 | For instance , although we are not self-sufficient in milk products , British dairy farmers have quotas imposed on them to compensate for French and German over-production . |
| 11 | When I was thirteen my father wanted me to try for Westminster School , one of the main ‘ public ’ — that is to say , private — schools . |
| 12 | I asked for £75 and was refused , so I refused . |
| 13 | When I arrived at the counter I asked for Katrina . |
| 14 | Wandering from house to house I asked for directions to the ruins of the palace . |
| 15 | On jobs , its almost certain there will be further losses during the next two years , but bear in mind that when I asked for SVS volunteers last September more than 230 people applied . |
| 16 | I asked for Hammond Innes , Frederick Forsyth , Iris Murdoch and Evelyn Waugh . |
| 17 | But this time I asked for Nurse Sally , the hyperactive Mrs Cody 's minder . |
| 18 | I mean I asked for cream when I came here . |
| 19 | S I well I asked for questions before , Mr , but erm what is your question ? |
| 20 | So I asked for guns to be issued , and that was done . ’ |
| 21 | I asked for Dr Grant . |
| 22 | So I asked for help ; I did n't like doing it but it seemed necessary . |
| 23 | The way I look at it is this : I asked for help , and they gave it . |
| 24 | If I asked for money from my husband he would talk of all the expenses , of how much it cost the family to keep me . |
| 25 | As for Vivian ( Lord ) Bowden I can only report that he once offered me a job in what was to become UMIST and was particularly accommodating when I asked for time to think about it . |
| 26 | I asked for names and addresses so that I might pass on details to the police . |
| 27 | With this , well erm I was er after the first two years when I did n't get a referred lead or recommendation cos I , I had this fear in my mind that if I asked for names , they 'd actually not give them and that they would actually then cancel the policy they 'd taken out with me , I actually thought that |
| 28 | I asked for details of how well they had maintained their new figures or if , in fact , they had n't . |
| 29 | In the motorway restaurant I asked for tea and wholemeal toast , and saw the usual look of incomprehension on the face of the girl behind the counter . |
| 30 | At last I was able to speak to Judge Kerwin , and I asked for news of my family . |