Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] for [pron] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The humour inheres not just in the daffy selection of cultural allusions ( their native French accordion , some flamenco guitar , a few African horns ) but also in the way they take stiff , formal tempi ( waltzes and tangos ) and mockingly squeeze them for their stateliness . |
| 2 | Yes , she made them for her teacher 's as well , they 'll chocolates . |
| 3 | Since the war , every spell of Anfield success has been set or kept in motion by the signing of a top-class ‘ striker-cum-provider ’ a player who not only scored goals but also made them for his colleagues . |
| 4 | After he survived the vote , Mr Major went to the Whips ' office to thank them for their help . |
| 5 | I would like to take this opportunity to thank them for their support , and I hope that when my nest book is published they will feel confident enough to treat me just as a novelist and not as a problem . ’ |
| 6 | Wanderers chairman Geoff Wyatt issued the following statement : ‘ By amicable agreement the three coaches have parted company with the club and we wish to thank them for their committment and efforts during their time as coaches with us . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ In the excitement of getting Penny back I ca n't did n't get their names but would like to thank them for their kindness . ’ |
| 8 | Which reminds me you still have n't written to Geoffrey and Jean to thank them for your birthday money have we ? |
| 9 | He had the grace to thank me for my co-operation . ’ |
| 10 | For example , I have never received a personal letter following my stay to thank me for my custom . |
| 11 | They trust me for my word and my attitude . ’ |
| 12 | The practical consequence of this must be that the individual who in his personal development has not mastered his basic instinctual drives but finds instead that the state masters them for him experiences none of the narcissistic gratifications of self-mastery but all of the privations which the agencies of state control enforce on him . |
| 13 | so loyal was he that he rejected his cousins , the UNICORNS , when Alexander 's men attacked them for their horns . |
| 14 | Of course , the old man asked me for my reasons . |
| 15 | ‘ They ignored this question , and aggressively asked me for my name , address and my employer 's name . |
| 16 | she asked me for my phone number last night . |
| 17 | I said , ‘ You asked me for my knowledge of these people . |
| 18 | ‘ You asked me for my advice , and that 's it . ’ |
| 19 | The most beautiful moment was when she asked me for my recipe for Pavlova cake . |
| 20 | Originally we were planning to reward the first ten correct answers drawn out of the bag with a wonderful Sigma-Ray joystick , but unfortunately Markie ( feeble minded fool that he is ) mistook them for his laundry and took them home to be washed by his Mum . |
| 21 | Dolphins have been hunted in the Black Sea since the late nineteenth century , when Russian fishermen sought them for their meat and oil . |
| 22 | To embroider the sampler , we turned to some multiple agencies and asked them for their recommendations of good value on a £1,000 booking for four people . |
| 23 | I moved some girls into the middle and asked them for their guesses . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | The manager has been quoted as saying that the parents who wore Pakamacs in the fifties and sixties will buy them for their children . |
| 26 | The cheapest I can buy them for my dinner is £2.50 per half hundredweight bag . |
| 27 | ‘ You 'll only need them for your school work , ’ her mother reassured her , also trying to talk herself out of her own dismay . |
| 28 | ‘ You 'll need them for your programming . |
| 29 | Central Council appreciates the contribution made by the RAFALOs and thanks them for their efforts . |
| 30 | Grab them for me Kyle , cos I 've got that tape round me . |