Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I use my PC for business and games , but I 'm becoming increasingly frustrated by the slow speed of some games . |
| 2 | By the autumn of 1983 my plans for health were well under way . |
| 3 | Please sharpen your scalpel and prepare me and my guitar for surgery . |
| 4 | I have a very soft spot in my heart for chub . |
| 5 | My Ma used to take me there , and Bernard would cut my hair for fourpence . |
| 6 | ‘ What 's wrong with my hair for heaven 's sake ? ’ he said . |
| 7 | My cooking for friends and family is really cheap , cheerful and quick with things like wholemeal spaghetti . |
| 8 | Any measure of ‘ success ’ must be qualified : but I am unrepentant in my support for peer group review systems of the kind that CNAA established . |
| 9 | My support for Leeds is just as great as my hatred of the scum , so I for one will be rooting for a 1 nil defeat on saturday , with Leeds hopefully going on to do well in the FA cup . |
| 10 | I would like to give my support for Eldorado . |
| 11 | Well I I I would express my support for Mr and for Mr on widening the scope erm to include because clearly national policy talks about public transport generally and not just rail . |
| 12 | At one remove my purpose is also to show where my admiration for functionalist empiricism stops short and my interest in structuralist idealism begins . |
| 13 | ‘ I must put on record my admiration for Pc Court who showed a great deal of bravery in bringing this action . ’ |
| 14 | I put the file down again and stroke my beard for comfort , the way Timmy used to stroke his little piece of blanket . |
| 15 | ‘ But if he 's not that way inclined , he must have mistaken my foot for Karen 's . ’ |
| 16 | Produced my proposals for Ministers and under Secys , etc . |
| 17 | Then I felt my fear and unhappiness disappear , as I knew that I was no longer alone in my responsibility for Sir Henry . |
| 18 | Anyone who shares my enthusiasm for Martin Scorsese 's Cape Fear may be interested in the ICA 's compilation of his juvenilia , four short films known as Scorsese×4 . |
| 19 | Naturally , Eliot was pleased about my enthusiasm for Collingwood , for whom he had considerable regard ; but although he told me he liked the Essay on Philosophical Method , which had appeared in 1933 and concerning which I had attended Collingwood 's lecture-course in my first year , I could see that he was more interested in such works as A. E. Taylor 's Faith of a Moralist , or more directly theological works , such as those of Jacques Maritain . |
| 20 | However , my enthusiasm for authenticism in general and Norrington 's performances in particular should not lead readers to assume that the moment his latest CD goes in the tray I 'm all set to start spraying stars around like confetti . |
| 21 | The little black cricket-bat GL model is still my favourite for recording , and the M-series ones are still the main stage guitars . |
| 22 | I felt comfortable and at home and began to search my cases for chocolates and ribbons and toys . |
| 23 | In looking through my cases for examples of problems that I 've experienced with 50 millesimals I am conscious that aggravations are not one ! |
| 24 | ‘ I could n't move my fingers for cold . ’ |
| 25 | No whining round my sister for titbits when my back 's turned . |
| 26 | Many thanks for your letter of 5 April acknowledging my cheque for £100 for the charities for the benefit of which the Swimathon was run . |
| 27 | It was Alejandro Bendana from the Foreign Ministry , a man who had been skilfully avoiding my calls for days . |
| 28 | The Don has always been kind to me and my opportunity for revenge came sooner , rather than later . |
| 29 | And drop my blood for drachmas ’ , |
| 30 | My mind was still not fully made up and I dare say that that was yet another exploratory move in my search for reactions . |