Example sentences of "[pron] [noun pl] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By the autumn of 1983 my plans for health were well under way . |
| 2 | ‘ I could n't move my fingers for cold . ’ |
| 3 | But Smith said : ‘ It 's a burden that 's going to be on my shoulders for life . ’ |
| 4 | I wrote to the effect that I did indeed look forward to life with him , and that my guidelines for living were the same as his . |
| 5 | His reply astounded me , and will ring in my ears for eternity . |
| 6 | He adds : ‘ I write this letter to you in desperate search for help — let God hear my prayers for help and choose you for his messenger . ’ |
| 7 | And I 've got , I 've got my colours for netball and Roxy has and Katrina from the lower sixth are getting theirs in February . |
| 8 | ‘ My Cries for Help ’ |
| 9 | All over the world , as I had observed on my travels for Panorama and TRI , countries which had long been administered by others were hoisting their own colours ; everywhere the idea of new-born nationhood was in the air . |
| 10 | Otherwise my people will have my balls for breakfast . |
| 11 | ‘ I steal most of my ideas for style directly from the Perry Boys of Salford . |
| 12 | My ideas for rail freight hit the buffers full tilt |
| 13 | One by one my orders for leather have fallen away , ’ he paused , his voice sinking lower , ‘ now I 'm almost ruined . ’ |
| 14 | My envelopes for posting were lying in a heap on the counter . |
| 15 | Well , what , what I mean is , my genes for altruism are present in my body one hundred percent , okay . |
| 16 | I lose my life , so a hundred percent of my genes for altruism are wiped out . |
| 17 | So a hundred and fifty percent of my genes for altruism are saved in three siblings , compared to one hundred percent lost in me . |
| 18 | ‘ I could not fault my players for commitment . |
| 19 | He points to the puddle of dark at my feet , giggling , raising an eyebrow to my friends for support . |
| 20 | During my researches for material to complete this book I have found that railwaymen in particular have been reluctant to allow their names to be used in a story , and have sometimes insisted that even the name of the location be changed ; perhaps they fear leg pulling from their workmates ! |
| 21 | I began to employ the list method for other things , planning my weekends for instance . |
| 22 | This glove has since fulfilled my requirements for treasure hunting being tough enough , warm enough and dry enough for use on land sites , the beach and — obviously underwater . |
| 23 | By the light of torches I could see one policeman but he could not see me , and my pleas for help were not heeded . |
| 24 | To warm thy Broth I burnt my Hands for Haste . |
| 25 | The rubber was stretching and stretching and not tightening enough , and I could n't move my hands for fear of it tearing the flesh off a finger or biting my nose off . |
| 26 | Jordi was waiting for me outside after I had a bath and changed my clothes for dinner . |
| 27 | So , those are my options for compatibility within an aquarium of this size . |
| 28 | Well I 'm only gon na get erm half of the general level book done by my marks for maths . |
| 29 | It would be agreeable to report that on at last sighting the ocean I , like Vasco Núñez , promptly prayed a lot , rejoiced even more , cut down a fine tree and erected a cross , then had the expedition secretary carefully write down the names of all my companions for posterity . |
| 30 | Before I had time to ask about Purvis , he explained , ‘ My sandwiches for breakfast . |