Example sentences of "[vb past] [be] for [pers pn] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Luke Calder was used to getting what he wanted from life , and the last thing she needed was for him to turn his sights on to her , even though it might only be to put her back in her place ! |
| 2 | That dalmatica that Tony sent is for you to wear , it 's not a pudding cloth for making spotted dick in . |
| 3 | ‘ All the same , ’ she said , ‘ all I meant was for her to break a leg . ’ |
| 4 | He had seen how entirely wrong it had been for him to have assumed that Beatrice Throgmorton would look twice at him . |
| 5 | I finally said the only thing I damn well wanted was for them to leave so I could get to the hospital . |
| 6 | All she wanted was for him to leave and take his tantalising , lying promises away with him . |
| 7 | All they wanted was for him to sit still as a stone — to be a piece of scenery , a decoration like one of the stone angels he had watched the Mason carve , up in the roofs of churches . |
| 8 | All he wanted was for him to put out the cigarette ; he knew he would just go on suffering the strangled air . |
| 9 | In that instant all she wanted was for him to take her in his arms again ; to know the sweet pressure of his mouth on hers and to feel once more the way her body had come alive beneath his hands . |
| 10 | Deal or no mysterious deal , now that it had been established that he had not tracked her down all she wanted was for him to go . |
| 11 | Now all she wanted was for him to go , so she could sit down and think it over . |
| 12 | Frankly , the last thing she wanted was for him to come too close . |
| 13 | The last thing she wanted was for him to know just how badly his words had affected her . |
| 14 | Feeling a twinge of guilt because she 'd inadvertently brought it all up when all they wanted was for it to remain buried , and pushing aside for the moment the whys and wherefores of her grandfather 's involvement , Ellie apologised quietly , ‘ I 'm sorry . |