Example sentences of "for a [noun] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is very rare for a farmer to allow us access to his fields once he has seeded them . |
| 2 | A study by Peters ( 1988 ) showed a similar result comparing subjects ’ memories for a nurse giving them an inoculation with that for a researcher subsequently encountered , they found that face recognition was impaired for the nurse , another result suggesting memory impairment for an arousing event . |
| 3 | Not for a second did she doubt the truth of what he was saying , but to gain time she licked her dry lips and croaked : |
| 4 | The moral to be drawn is that if we are to give an account of knowledge which does not include a requirement of certainty , our account should make room for the notion of certainty somewhere ; if it sees certainty as a requirement for a knowledge claim it needs to be able to explain in its own terms why that should be so . |
| 5 | Sadly , we were too far ahead of the game and , despite the title being ready for a May launch we were forced to hold off because the software was one step behind our hardware ! |
| 6 | For a comedy touch you could add a small sign saying ‘ nice to see you ’ . |
| 7 | The South Sussex team was also more than compensated by the rock solidarity of a boy called Paul Hedley at back , and the dazzling Sherwood brothers , Randolph and Merlin , who 'd pulled out of high goal polo for a fortnight to piss it up with the Pony Club . |
| 8 | For a composition to work it must be agreed to by a majority of creditors both in numbers and in value . |
| 9 | Try pulling one of the other 's single doors open on a mountain in a gale waiting for a gust to catch it and snap the stay . |
| 10 | And erm and then we went and got my fruit and veg and then we went in Top Marks and got them so we never got we went through for a video really , never got round to looking for a video did we ? |
| 11 | From time to time , taking one to lunch or meeting up for a drink gives you a chance to talk shop and learn about the other 's work and publications . |
| 12 | On June 18 , he collapsed and died in the arms of a fellow customer in one of the Stroud pubs where he went for company to chat quietly about cricket ( never in an egotistical way ) and for a drink to help him forget . |
| 13 | That 'll be nice cos we have n't been for a bit have we ? |
| 14 | You have n't played that for a bit have you ? |
| 15 | You go to daddy for a minute let me get this erm these spuds on . |
| 16 | Benjamin 's modest but handsome little portrait seems to want to relay a message to us : I may not be blue-blooded , it says , but please do n't for a minute put me down as any kind of manual labourer — I belong to the established and rising ranks of the artisan middle-class . |
| 17 | I do n't , do n't for a minute think it 's from that hand , because you know the tingling , you 're s are you supposed to get tingling all time ? |
| 18 | He remembered with affection how she had refused to allow him to send for a cab to take her back to Vetch Street . |
| 19 | She might have backed off , gone into the pub and telephoned for a cab to fetch her ; but Holly knew who she was supposed to be meeting and she would feel foolishly fainthearted next day if she had to confess to being too nervous to see the matter through . |
| 20 | Maybe you 'll have to wait up and pay for a cab to bring them home . |
| 21 | EXPLORER Gerald Kingsland , 62 — who inspired the film Castaway — has had scores of replies to an ad for a girl to join him on an island . |
| 22 | She did n't mind where I was when I was n't supposed to be working It was natural for a girl to roam She had men coming round , all the time They were n't like Michael . |
| 23 | The following morning I rose early , dressed and asked for a driver to take me and my suitcase to the hospital . |
| 24 | The 1970 season brought a less efficient car — a good moment for a driver to pack it in . |
| 25 | Notice up there says , mini recycling centre , does that mean those on little bikes go for a re-training does it ? |
| 26 | Had n't she been watching the models for weeks and dying for a chance to imitate them ? |
| 27 | And now he was talking about mistletoe , and she did n't have to be very sophisticated or experienced to realise that he was angling quite unsubtly for a chance to kiss her . |
| 28 | Religion is based on the longing for the father , and the infant 's wish for a protector to defend it against feelings of helplessness . |
| 29 | A few things that have come up from our sub-committee meeting on Monday evening ; first , thanks for your quote for computers , and I 've got the application form from SNH to apply for a grant to buy it . |
| 30 | Knowing what I do now [ he says ] , I think the DIA was looking for a way to get me back to Beirut to salvage what it could from the Asmar wreck . |