Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] for [det] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | ‘ And Joe and Biddy , I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for all you 've done for me . |
| 2 | ‘ My darling Laura … ’ his voice was thick and husky with emotion … ‘ when I fell fathoms deep in love with you — all those years ago — you captured my heart for all time . |
| 3 | But he praised the forgiveness of Mr Peacock 's wife , Sandra who had told him : ‘ There is no hatred in my heart for those who killed my husband ’ . |
| 4 | ‘ The thing is , Doctor , I 've been having treatment from my GP for some time now . |
| 5 | My excuse for this lengthy and amateur digression into history is that I have been trying to show how I think geology got into the hands of the theoreticians who were conditioned by the social and political history of their day more than by observations in the field . |
| 6 | My enthusiasm for that outcome will be increased with every hospital that becomes a market-orientated trust , every school which becomes self-governing and effectively selective , every Muslim family which is divided by arbitrary immigration regulations and every youth who is driven to sleep in a shop doorway . |
| 7 | Although small , my enthusiasm for all Sports helped me and gave me some popularity at school . |
| 8 | What am I gon na get for my money for that ? |
| 9 | He would give £5 to my mum for all the cooking and £5 to my father and £5 to my uncle . |
| 10 | I have however found it difficult to subscribe to the opinion preferred by the majority of your Lordships that the appeal should be dismissed because the decision of a visitor is not susceptible to judicial review for an error of law , and had prepared a judgment setting out in summary my reasons for this difficulty . |
| 11 | My own view is that while that type of system will be important in the future it may not have the central role assumed for it by John Alvey — hence my plea For more resources to be devoted to looking at real user needs and trying out alternatives to the IKBS approach . |
| 12 | This was further demonstrated by the fact that , when I murmured some apologies that I must leave , he insisted on my staying for some tea . |
| 13 | ‘ There was this idea about metallic hydrogen , but also the idea that hydrogen or deuterium might cluster and fuse within the palladium had been in the back of my mind for some time . |
| 14 | The memory of my discomfiture fermented in the back of my mind for some time . |
| 15 | This doubt had been in my mind for some time but the research was undertaken due to a number of reasons . |
| 16 | ‘ It 's certainly been in my mind for some time , ’ he drawled tightly . |
| 17 | I love you , I need you , I want you by my side for all eternity . |
| 18 | It is an area I do not know and the reason for choosing it came from a close friend who has put up with the knowledge of my obsession for many years now and still remains the closest of friends . |
| 19 | My disguise for this little jaunt I 'm taking . |
| 20 | I was on the edge of my seat for most of the time but nobody could deny we deserved this result . ’ |
| 21 | I got busy with my nose again , then took a sip and gargled it about my mouth for some time . |
| 22 | ‘ And you can come in my mouth for another fiver , ’ she said , deliberately pushing her hip into him , letting him feel the soft flow of her limbs . |
| 23 | On the day of my interview for that job , I found a woman , Mrs Thrigg , in hysterics in the St Manicus chapel , beside the font . |
| 24 | I 've waited since my wedding for this moment . |
| 25 | ( The recently-renovated 1930s Mamounia gets my vote for most beautiful rooms anywhere ) . |
| 26 | I blink my eyes for some inkling of orientation , but the high-pitched multi-signals whine and cascade about in my head just to make things quite clear that they 're not going to be harassed into full-powered service tonight . |
| 27 | ‘ Becoming a Methodist minister has been my ambition for many years . |
| 28 | Just a quick memo to express my thanks for all that you did on Friday/Saturday . |
| 29 | Durfey may have written the lyrics himself , adding a coded signature to cock a snook at his detractors ( ‘ The Town may da-da-da-m me as a poet , but they sing my songs for all that ’ ) ; or he may conceivably have acted the part himself , for money he appeared to need , and plenty of laughs backstage . |
| 30 | I stopped and listened , straining my ears for any sound above the crashing of the soldiers or the muttered curses as men slipped on the icy ground underfoot . |