Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [pron] [adv prt] for " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sir Kenneth invited him round for tea and by the time he had left Andrews had been given the huge task of designing a fulllength ballet involving set changes and 300 costumes . |
| 2 | The Financial Times ' headline ‘ US and UK groups battle it out for contracts ’ on February 11 is the title of a report which notes that ‘ British engineers say US project managers traditionally prefer to operate with other US companies . ’ |
| 3 | This is not the same as being someone to whom other people often bring their problems ; that does not guarantee the instinctive knowledge of whether something is real or merely a " try-on " , or whether something that is being glosssed over is really something that should be dug out and gone into in depth , or whether the time has come to say and do nothing other than give encouragement to the sufferer to work something out for himself or herself with the assistance of other sufferers in the group . |
| 4 | Taken by Phillips looks for Pearce left Oldfield wins it back for Leicester though . |
| 5 | She thanked him and waited while David invited him in for a cup of tea . |
| 6 | He said : ‘ The lad is torn politically because while their president is happy to let us have him on trial , the trainer wants him back for matches . |
| 7 | Mummy told him off for saying it when I was there . |
| 8 | She could have asked for the moon , and seen the clansmen climb on each other 's shoulders to reach it down for her . |
| 9 | There was about a quarter of the bottle left , and Edward poured it out for both of them . |
| 10 | Twelve years after the Republicans moved into the White House and 13 months after the Arkansas governor launched his long-shot bid to win it back for the Democrats , the man on the defensive was Mr Bush . |
| 11 | Passing one by one in front of a counter , a Corporal sized us up for height and girth before dumping a pile of cast-off clothes in front of each one of us . |
| 12 | Shiona thought disapprovingly , as she crossed to the coffee-maker to switch it on for herself . |
| 13 | In regga a producer frequently utilises the same backing track for several different vocals , but only Steely & Clevie would dare let them all play at once on a dub , allowing several different melodies to fight it out for dominance of a different rhythm . |
| 14 | Did I think it would be a wise move or should she try to persuade Meredith to keep her on for Christmas ? |
| 15 | Shufflebotham picked it up for him . |
| 16 | A few weeks later the appointments committee asked him back for another interview ; only one other candidate remained on the shortlist . |
| 17 | Cooper 's header clear Thomson wins it back for Leicester , gets it back again from Greyson . |
| 18 | DENNIS JENKIN EXPLAINS HOW YOU CAN USE YOUR SPREADSHEET TO WORK IT OUT FOR YOU . |
| 19 | After a brief lapse , Fate booked us in for more hardship . |
| 20 | When fate marks you down for immortality you 'd just better bite the bullet and lace your boots up tight . |
| 21 | Jimmy Tarbuck and his mate Kenny Lynch followed us around for one of the practice days and , unusually for Tom and I , it was a sunny day . |
| 22 | Those who were too tired to move and still felt cold took themselves off for a hot bath . |
| 23 | Nigel tarted himself up for the two days before her visit . |
| 24 | Anyone who takes on public duties sets himself up for attack , and in Rees-Mogg 's case , the succession of posts was dizzying . |
| 25 | Two Palestinians were shot dead in clashes with the Israeli army in the occupied territories yesterday as wanted Arabs gave themselves up for fear of being shot by undercover squads . |
| 26 | " In that case we must ask St Anthony to get it back for us . |
| 27 | Nancy was able to come to Bedford and a kindly Methodist lady put her up for the night . |
| 28 | A branch line train took us to Aubagne where a coach picked us up for the journey up to the camp . |
| 29 | Jim showed me around for awhile and we became friends until he moved to news work in Toronto within the year . |
| 30 | From there he was handed on to Bloomsbury House , where Elaine Blond agreed a one-off payment to fit him out for another job . |