Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] for [pron] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The final " Dawn " sequence then has the effect both of a reprise , closing the musical form , and of an ironic comment on the human tragedy which , when it is taken out of the public arena into the privacy of Grimes 's mind , actually passes out of the consciousness and memory of those who , only a few hours before , have been clamouring loudest for its execution . |
| 2 | It was solely permissive — but it was precisely those owners who cared little for their sites who were likely to refuse protection . |
| 3 | Shortly after leaving Folkestone we were preparing to enter Ramsgate harbour on a cold , blustery day which prompted me to go below for my duffel coat as I normally conned Venturous alongside from the open bridge . |
| 4 | PAMELA : I fear only for my heart . |
| 5 | In the early 19th Century many yards were associated with a particular guild or craft with weavers , fullers , dyers , etc. gathering together for their convenience . |
| 6 | The GTP was given land grants only for its line from Lake Superior Junction on the main line to Fort William on Lake Superior ( a distance of 188 miles ) . |
| 7 | Mr Stan Cardwell MBE , co-founder of the North-East ramblers ' association , said : ‘ His style was one of cooperation , not confrontation , and through this he made many friends , not least among the farming community , where he was regarded highly for his expertise on rights of way matters . |
| 8 | We suffer justly for our Crimes ; |
| 9 | In an unusual concession to a man once pilloried daily for his association with the Cultural Revolution and Mao 's despised widow Jiang Qing , his remains were cremated at Peking 's Babaoshan cemetery , a privilege normally reserved for senior cadres . |
| 10 | Recently , British milk producers have received less for their milk than most of the other countries in Europe , and the housewife has paid more for milk on the doorstep than housewives in Europe . |
| 11 | This fine actor 's last work will be pieced together for his family . |
| 12 | He 'd let them down disgracefully , ruining a dinner party that was given entirely for his benefit . |
| 13 | ‘ I fear greatly for their safety — God grant they will retain their lives if not their liberty ! ’ |
| 14 | He was conscious that this loner of a man lived only for his work . |
| 15 | Likes and dislikes apart , the inheritance which matters most for our thinking at this stage is more to do with what has fashioned our inner responses , especially the responses which cause us discomfort , anger , anxiety or conflict . |
| 16 | But do n't think Taormina lives only for its past — around every corner there are stylish shops , fine restaurants and piazzas crowded with cafés . |
| 17 | He lived in 1935 ( when I last saw him ) in the utmost simplicity , although if he had been a little more conciliatory he could always have earned enough for his comfort — and his wife 's ; but he never valued anything that money could buy as he valued the integrity of his sharp-shooting mind . |
| 18 | The conflict is played out for the last time in The Red Shoes ( 1948 ) , where the ballerina played by Moira Shearer initially lives unproblematically for her dancing , until she falls in love with a composer . |
| 19 | There can be no doubt that Bishop David Jenkins is a man who cares deeply for his diocese , his clergy and his people . |
| 20 | ‘ That 's the whole point — regardless , Miss Everett , that both you and I know that you 're never going to marry him anyway , Travis , who cares deeply for his family , ’ as you do , Leith could well have inserted , ‘ is only going to take it on the chin and let you go , by learning that the person you do love is a member of his family , who loves you in return . ’ |
| 21 | I was expected home for my husband only in the evenings . |
| 22 | For her man to come home for his tea |
| 23 | Although we had bucked the recessionary trend in the previous year , demand for carpets was even more depressed , and in a fiercely competitive market place , we all had to work harder for our share of the smaller ‘ cake ’ . |
| 24 | The new-style MP would have to work harder for his constituents collectively as well as individually . |
| 25 | Louis Untermeyer , Robert Frost 's correspondent who was to be an influential anthologist , wrote of Poems ( The Freeman , 30 June 1920 ) that ‘ Eliot cares more for his art than he does for his attitudes ’ ; and that ‘ the exaltation which is the very breath of poetry — that combination of tenderness and toughness — is scarcely ever present in Eliot 's lines ’ . |
| 26 | During this festive season , the population of the island is swollen with Madeirans returning home for their festivities from all parts of the globe , as well as a vast influx of tourists . |
| 27 | A great many people seemed to be crowding in , presumably returning home for their Saturday half day . |
| 28 | He saw the footgun , now glowing white hot , head straight for its target in a graceful curve . |
| 29 | In this industry as , no doubt , in the rest of the manufacturing sector in my hon. Friend 's constituency , my hon. Friend has continued to work assiduously for his constituents . |
| 30 | It is unlikely that there has ever been a golden age , in which elders have been respected solely for their age . |