Example sentences of "[pers pn] for [pos pn] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | May claim thee for his pains . |
| 2 | Remember that scare quotes themselves are simply disclaimers ( " this is n't my word , so do n't blame me for its implications " ) ; they do not solve — or even identify — the problems that the word presents . |
| 3 | I was n't there at the time and I 'm damned if they 're going to top me for your brothers . |
| 4 | ( thanking me for my congratulations on her beautiful master-piece ) : ‘ It is hopeless the way life has to change , and become less than life . |
| 5 | You have a love bite on your neck , yet you go on asking me for my views on the multicultural society , on secularism , on Darcian Monetarism . |
| 6 | The voyage will certainly be a very expensive one but I doubt not my work will have a great sale in consequence and if so amply repay me for my exertions . |
| 7 | Of course , the old man asked me for my reasons . |
| 8 | If the military really believes in the justification of its exclusive stance , then let it stick to its guns and prosecute me for my actions . |
| 9 | A tiff with his nephew was no disqualification in the eyes of Charles II , who disliked William and his religion ; Ken on his return to England was made a chaplain to the King , who would remark ruefully on Sundays , ‘ Now I must go and hear little Ken rebuke me for my sins . ’ |
| 10 | A compositor is employed as a compositor ; a machine-minder ( printer ) likewise has to keep to his own job ; the print union is a strong one — and very jealously guard the many gains won by them for their members . |
| 11 | They complained so much that not enough time had been allowed them for their discussions that we had them back a second week . |
| 12 | It was the scarcity of Indian appointments , coveted by so many applicants , which gave such great influence to those politicians able to produce some of them for their friends . |
| 13 | Some of us were concerned about speaking to customers and asking them for their observations . |
| 14 | They were presented by the Treasury with £1,000 between them for their services . |
| 15 | All the Secretaries of State had educational training and experience in government to fit them for their posts . |
| 16 | I am childless ; but the Jews are my children and I love them as a parent should , which is to say that I do n't love them for their qualities ( remarkable as these seem to me to be , naturally ) , and only wish them to exist , and to flourish , and to have their right to life and love . |
| 17 | Position a different 6 people 5 metres away from the same wall and ask them for their estimates . |
| 18 | I used to do all their printing for them for their photographers . . |
| 19 | This is to do with drawing people into a situation and asking them for their thoughts and feelings . |
| 20 | Central Council appreciates the contribution made by the RAFALOs and thanks them for their efforts . |
| 21 | She thanked them for their efforts but although they waited for a tip it was not forthcoming , so they went off grumbling . |
| 22 | We 're in touch with them every day , they refuse to leave and we 're very grateful to them for their efforts . |
| 23 | She responded with a round-robin letter to all her employees , thanking them for their contributions and enthusiasm and reassuring them how highly she thought of them all . |
| 24 | the appropriate days and rewarded them for their votes with meals and refreshments at Magdalen . |
| 25 | This helps to prepare them for their careers . |
| 26 | A mother had instituted her sons heirs and added : ‘ Let them not for any reason alienate the lands which will come to them from my estate , but let them conserve them for their successors and give each other reciprocal guarantees to that effect . ’ |
| 27 | He preached before both Charles II and Cromwell and courageously reproved them for their sins . |
| 28 | Grendon has been operating for 30 years and Judge Stephen Tumim 's report , published today , praises them for their standards of humanity , care and dignity . |
| 29 | I moved some girls into the middle and asked them for their guesses . |
| 30 | so loyal was he that he rejected his cousins , the UNICORNS , when Alexander 's men attacked them for their horns . |