Example sentences of "for [pos pn] [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " Only my deep devotion to you sir , and a thought for my future acceptance at Court , prevents me from repaying the compliment . " |
| 2 | In preparation for my recent trip to Cyprus I recalled the letter which Ron Swinburne of Birmingham wrote to you many months ago about the flying services available on the island at rates far below those of the UK . |
| 3 | see you guys in a forthnight when i will be at white hart lane for my annual trip to england … ( anyone know of any good health club with hidden cameras where they can shoot my ‘ beatiful ’ body ? ; - ) he , he ) |
| 4 | Being used like that accounted for my poor figures for England between 1986 and 1989 — I went through one series against Pakistan playing in four Tests without getting a wicket . |
| 5 | A few years ago , at a symposium in eastern Europe , I was chided for my non-Marxist attitude on stratigraphical theory . |
| 6 | ‘ And as for my fellow artisan in the scrivener 's trade : Alistair . |
| 7 | I travelled back to Athens , partly in order to make up for my ignominious run in the European Indoor there in 1985 . |
| 8 | Was this a sign , a reward for my good deeds of the morning , a promise of better things to come ? |
| 9 | I was trained for my new work at the main ARP centre in the Fulham Road . |
| 10 | Six months ago I would have loved to get some new sounds for my new rack from your magazine . |
| 11 | It is n't working out for me , I 've been told I 've got ta increase my payments to a hundred and one pounds fifty two a week for my two children from my previous marriage , and I 've been told by Social Security that the hundred and one pound fifty two a week will take my ex-wife and her husband off income support , so I will be keeping her family and their child . |
| 12 | This came as something of a surprise , for nothing Victor Saunders had told me about the Priut refuge quite prepared me for my first sight of this three-storey silver sausage — an amazing futuristic construction with a dining room that looks out on a wonderland of peaks , and with some four-bedded dormitories which , if you 're lucky enough to be allocated one , ensures a degree of comfort far different from alpine-style overcrowding . |
| 13 | WITH nearly 20 years of trouble-free driving behind me , I was relatively confident and assured when I switched on the ignition for my first lesson in advanced driving . |
| 14 | I have Phil to thank for my first break on the Cutters . |
| 15 | I had arrived for my first meeting with the North Downs Steam Railway which is managed by a friendly group of enthusiasts who are not prepared to be put off by a drop of rain , even if it was one of the heaviest storms of the summer . |
| 16 | I went up for my first term at York called Nigel and I came back as Oliver . |
| 17 | I went for my first visit to the therapist feeling panicky , nervous , hopeful and depressed . |
| 18 | To get somewhere for my caddying I felt I had to travel , and I left home for my first tournament in 1951 at St Andrews for the Amateur Championship . |
| 19 | The rock was unusual , but my Boston conglomerate experience helped a lot and the great protection boosted confidence for my first lead of the season . |
| 20 | And then , just as I was reaching for my battered copy of Einstein , Jon Snow gave away the secret . |
| 21 | ‘ I played for my junior school in Barnsley then progressed through the various Yorkshire representative teams . |
| 22 | I for one will certainly be registering a copy for my personal use at home . |
| 23 | Charity Swindle There is still but one sponsor for my wicket-keeping efforts in the coming season . |
| 24 | Throughout my life I have been oppressed by society 's expectations , so the man in my life is not to blame for my constant questioning of what life can offer me , and women like me . |
| 25 | sgt wilko does a remarkable job — as for my constant hyping of frank — see that as norw. patriotism — i do not value wilko out from his ( non- ) use of frank — managing a club is a lot more than that … |
| 26 | There were no A-levels or 0-levels and although I once got a hearty handshake for my English book from a kindly Mr. Pickering at Abbeydale School , I seemed to get the cane for almost everything else . |
| 27 | At an earlier meeting , Bobby Lawrence had asked me for my initial reaction to the management buying the company . |
| 28 | Dermot joined me at Magdalen for my fourth year at Oxford ; Roddy did not go up to Oxford until the year after I had left . |
| 29 | I remember the elocution teacher was very keen on the modern plays that were being published then — and I know we worked on Pinter which actually led me to use the part of Mick in The Caretaker for my subsequent auditions in England for a place in drama school . |
| 30 | And I was still in time for my 13.15 departure to Sunderland across the footbridge . |