Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] for most " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I say for most ordinary people who play it , it 's a pastime . |
| 2 | you believe that I 'm wearing a hairpiece so you do n't know and I I speak for most |
| 3 | I 'm sure I speak for most Merseysiders in saying enough is enough . |
| 4 | The simple statistical confirmation that the majority of them were from 1984 onwards — and probably from that particular Friday , though one can not be certain — in the skies above the Pacific Ocean was ( for me and I suspect for most who came to know ) the first and final affirmation that from now on this part of the world was the centre of things . |
| 5 | Now I suppose for most of us because of the very fact were here this morning they have been few and far between such experiences , perhaps what is more common is that we may have spent time with someone who was dying , their last few hours , their last few minutes , and if they were not unconscious I wonder what sort of conversation would be going on between us and them , what sort of things would we , would we of been saying , what would we be asking us , well in this passage that we have been reading we have just such a conversation , two men who are on the verge of death , death can only be hours away for both of them , and here they have this conversation , it was in that sense it was one of the strangest interviews any body ever had with Jesus not only is the , the account here of er a death bed conversion , but the one who is saving is also in the process of dying . |
| 6 | Now , I suppose for most of us , bu bu because of the very fact we 're here this morning they have been few and far between , such experiences . |
| 7 | For me , at least — and I think for most people who travel around this country for pleasure , that is , to see things — it is simply that one gets a greater depth of pleasure out of knowing the anatomy of a town and why it takes that particular form and not just its superficial features , however attractive they may be individually . |
| 8 | Well I think for most people who are coming into a church , seeking something , the inclusion of words such as you outlined , puts up an enormous barrier , |
| 9 | When my parents went and I was left alone I cried for most of the night . |
| 10 | I know it was ages ago I ran it , but here are the final counts in the poll I ran for most missed ex-Leeds — player : |
| 11 | She led for most of the way at a terrific pace with Cardwell doggedly staying in touch before making a last-ditch effort in the final 25 metres . |
| 12 | And that 's how Millie saw them when she entered the kitchen again , carrying the plate of chitterlings : the two people she cared for most , and who were about to lose her , laughing their heads off . |
| 13 | She can rarely have travelled , for example , more than fifteen miles from Brackley , Northamptonshire , where she lived for most of her twenty-four years . |
| 14 | Stretchy long tube skirts are an alternative , but they too are impractical : if you sit for most of the day you will undoubtedly get knee-bagging , and they are not flattering to most posteriors . |
| 15 | Stretchy long tube skirts are an alternative , but they too are impractical : if you sit for most of the day you will undoubtedly get knee-bagging , and they are not flattering to most posteriors . |
| 16 | She screamed for most of that night until at last she fell asleep . |
| 17 | If you wish to make a reservation for 10 or more people , contact your travel agent , and do n't forget the special discounts we make for most groups — see page 11 . |
| 18 | The towering striker put United 2–0 ahead in the 68th minute of a match they dominated for most of the time . |
| 19 | The question is whether the ‘ power ’ referred to was the power to write poetry ; for though the Poems In Two Volumes ( 1807 ) are of high quality they mark for most people the end of Wordsworth 's poetic life . |
| 20 | He lived for most of the time at his family seat at Laxton Hall , Northamptonshire , with his wife and only daughter , and frequented St. Saviour 's Church for the Deaf in London . |
| 21 | He led for most of the first 60 laps but was forced to make a tyre change . |
| 22 | However , probably his best performance was in the Hennessy Cognac Irish Gold Cup at Leopardstown where he led for most of the trip before tiring and finishing fourth behind subsequent Cheltenham hero Jodami , Chatam and General Idea . |
| 23 | This is even true , contra Kolve , of what he says for most of his prologue . |
| 24 | In fact one of the great things about this walk is that it keeps for most of the time to the shoulder of the fells so that they fall away steep sided below you giving you clear views out and down . |
| 25 | The governments ' answer , it seems , is to go back to the ERM as it worked for most of the 1980s — a more flexible ERM , in which exchange-rate realignments happened now and then , instead of being resisted at all costs . |
| 26 | The quarry site 's owners ARC have sought a court order to evoct the travellers from the site later this week , but by this evening it looked for most of them as thought the party was over anyway . |
| 27 | It seemed improbable that the fine hot weather should continue right through the summer , but so it did for most of us . |
| 28 | He spoke for most aid workers when he said that when the UN takes over control on May 4th its work will be only just beginning . |
| 29 | My old mate , who although he stands sixty fret high , is in fact only eighteen years old , said absolutely nothing but just went on waving his limbs as he does for most of the day . |
| 30 | He slept for most of the afternoon . |