Example sentences of "[pron] [to-vb] for [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nerves got the better of me and only when Les Cox stopped me to go for another take did I realise I 'd got my letters mixed up and had inadvertently said : ‘ Will you switch these sans off please ? |
| 2 | Canan and her boss know exactly what to expect from each other : ‘ It 's far easier for me to work for another Turk because I can talk about pay rates and things like that more openly . |
| 3 | They 've got together to form a barter scheme , using a special currency which allows them to work for each other without REAL money changing hands . |
| 4 | So you got two choices : either you send someone to look for these clowns , or you say , ‘ Oh well , I do n't know , something must have happened , and I 'll forget all about it . |
| 5 | He places the blame squarely at the door of social scientists , whose theories have directed them to look for this pattern in pre-industrial and non-industrial societies . |
| 6 | He can help you to look for more people . ’ |
| 7 | Affordably priced , the Casual Dining collection is designed for you to use for any meal , every day . |
| 8 | Moses and Monarchism is not one of those books of Freud as I expect you to read for this course , I mean I expect you to read things like Civilization 's Discontents and so on because they 're , they 're kind of central and they 're not very large books , they 're clearly er focused on our subject but erm it would be I think a little bit unreasonable for me to expect you to read this one , although , er I 'd quite like you to I mean some ways erm it 's a fascinating book , erm my guess is if it , if you do n't hate it , you 'd probably quite like it . |
| 9 | Oh , yes , ’ he added when Robyn looked up at him in surprise , ‘ I did a little research on you before inviting you to tender for this job — I at least go about things in a methodical and planned way . |
| 10 | Your mother has been difficult again , he told her , best for her and you to travel for some time — Papa , where are we going ? — The tickets are for England . |
| 11 | Measurements of the HI and CO lines enable one to infer for each point on the sky the column density of HI and H 2 moving with a given velocity , but the inferred H 2 column densities are cruder because of the extra interpretive step required . |
| 12 | ‘ I suppose I 'd better go and sort out something to eat for this evening . ’ |
| 13 | Only , they will have something to offer for that money , will they not ? |
| 14 | However , unless money is not a consideration you will perhaps feel that at its much lower price the DG issue with Frantz and Eschenbach is the one to have for this repertory . |
| 15 | Well that 's sounds something to recommend for that December Saturday . |
| 16 | Well , that sounds something to recommend for that December Saturday . |
| 17 | Like Shujan he has had his training setbacks but Armstrong has shrewdly got enough runs into him to go for this handicap and his recent home form suggests it is worth taking a chance with him as he is on the upgrade . |
| 18 | The court discussed the example of a solicitor 's clerk and said that in such a case it would be improper for him to work for another solicitor in his spare time . |
| 19 | The nuzzling continued as his lips found her own , teasing and provoking her to yearn for more depth in the caress , until suddenly he took possession of her mouth in a forceful kiss that went on and on as though it would last for ever . |
| 20 | I said that someone in Montefiore 's position should check his facts before sounding off , and advised him to campaign for more resources all round instead of trying to trade one disadvantaged group off against another . |
| 21 | Surely they ca n't really want her to pay for that mistake for the rest of her life ! |
| 22 | If Vecchi had been to the apartment and got what he wanted before killing Mahoney , there was no need for him to return for another look round . |
| 23 | He has been pressing her to move for some time . |
| 24 | ‘ I suppose you expect me to pay for that drink , do you ? ’ |
| 25 | ‘ You want me to pay for this information ? ’ |
| 26 | The University 's overhauled financial systems allow it to plan for another year in which income and expenditure will at least balance and may perhaps allow some restoration of the reserves it needs to cope with unexpected problems . |
| 27 | If you have put mud in the aquarium , leave it to stand for several hours , or perhaps overnight , for this to settle . |
| 28 | He waited , out of long experience with dominant characters , until a natural break occurred and used it to ask for some background , starting with how long the Minister had known Miss Morgan . |
| 29 | Unless the questioning is handled with great delicacy , it is all too easy for the patient to feel guilty : ‘ I have only myself to blame for this condition . ’ |
| 30 | Would my right honourable friend not agree that because of their irresponsible behaviour in disrupting G C H Q's vital work in the early nineteen eighties the trade unions only have themselves to blame for this ban . |