Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] for [pron] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My manager has given me permission for me to use the shop foyer for a whole day and I hope to get local radio and local papers to advertise the sale for me . |
| 2 | This is the most difficult part of my story for me to tell . |
| 3 | We 've got to look at it in those terms , and so it is not necessary in my submission for anyone to prove at the moment there is at least five thousand dwellings short , erm that that is something which ought to be considered over a much longer time period . |
| 4 | Although I am myself very much in favour of people going to the theatre and reading books it is very useful for my research for me to play devil 's advocate on these activities and to ask ‘ Why should people go to the theatre ? ’ and ‘ Why should people read books ? ’ |
| 5 | Benjamin went down on one knee , tugging at my sleeve for me to follow suit . |
| 6 | ‘ I got a lot of response from the article and my request for someone to move into my home and look after the children while I was away for the eight months in Bristol , ’ she said . |
| 7 | There 's my authority for you to do that inside the envelope . |
| 8 | ‘ Do n't forget my number for her to call you back . ’ |
| 9 | Could I leave my number for her to ring me ? |
| 10 | ‘ I 'll promise , ’ I said , offering my hand for her to shake , but she only smiled and replied , ‘ I think I can trust you . ’ |
| 11 | Like , for instance , when my Dad , proud of his craft , and his special friendly relations with a good customer , a Mr Watson , was saying : ‘ My goot friend , Mr Vatson , vas so pleased vit his suit — he brought a friend to my house for me to make him von . |
| 12 | Perhaps she was still too much like Miss Harker and her kind for him to feel comfortable . |
| 13 | Laura chanted viciously under her breath as she sorted through her case for something to wear . |
| 14 | Every day this week we 've been printing colour pictures of the team captains and their strip for you to paste on to your chart . |
| 15 | Meticulously , she sucked him dry , and stood up to open her mouth for him to see his seed swimming over her pink tongue and gums . |
| 16 | And the intensity of her longing for him to press his mouth to her lips , or to be roughly crushed within his embrace , was becoming almost more than she could bear . |
| 17 | It all stemmed from her desire for him to leave UNACO . |
| 18 | Fortunately , she was a greedy horse , so when a helper held a bucket of food under her nose for her to eat while she was being mounted , she was easily distracted . |
| 19 | But she could sense when he was getting her ready for a match and stood like a statue , even dropping her head for him to clip her mane . |
| 20 | When he let go of her to shut the door her impatience for him to return was almost more than her body could stand . |
| 21 | Many horses also enjoy having an empty , plastic cold-drink container hung in their stable for them to play with and chew ; but such containers deteriorate quickly and need to be continually replaced before they become dangerous and bits of them are swallowed . |
| 22 | No , he wrote , because Diana herself does not acknowledge either that she has been waiting all her life for him to appear . |
| 23 | And she stretched out her hand for me to see it shake . |
| 24 | Herman had two copies of her book for her to sign — one for himself and one for a friend . |
| 25 | I mean she went up and got that out of her bank for us to go out with Monday because we had no money . |
| 26 | Before I could comment , a nurse came to fetch her to see Harry , and she went anxiously , calling over her shoulder for me to wait for her ; and when she returned half an hour later she looked dazed . |
| 27 | Mary-Claude was in Lebanon with Sarah having too good a time with her family for him to wish to cut it short . |
| 28 | She had asked her mother for something to eat over and over again , until finally she had decided to get it herself . |
| 29 | Could I go back to three environmental group , please David , er I 've had er quite good news , Ford have agreed to er three diesel cars in their fleet for us to try . |
| 30 | She was dry by day and night but insisted that her mother put on her nappy for her to pass a motion . |