Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] [coord] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( b ) Money paid to a person in a public or quasi-public position to obtain the performance by him of a duty which he is bound to perform for nothing or for less than the sum demanded by him is recoverable to the extent that he is not entitled to it . |
| 2 | For them and for some of the new workers of the industrial revolution in the Midlands and North , the acts brought an era of " secret unionism " . |
| 3 | ‘ A lot of prayers were said for me but for six weeks absolutely nothing happened . |
| 4 | In the end it was n't just for me but for those I wanted to share my life with . |
| 5 | It would be difficult for me or for any other minister to have to defend leaving things unchanged in these other areas if the affect of having done so was subsequently to lead to a case of fraud in an investment firm , building society or insurance company which the existence of the duty would have helped to prevent . |
| 6 | For me and for many , a personal relationship with Jesus started on a Venture ( they were called ‘ camps ’ in my day ! ) and attending and serving on a venture were valuable stepping stones towards greater Christian maturity . |
| 7 | We tend to take plants for granted , seeing them as just another aspect of the environment and failing to appreciate the vital service which they perform both for ourselves and for all other living creatures on this planet . |
| 8 | Our limited ambition can , therefore , only be to sustain a reasonable quality of life for ourselves and for those animals that serve us . |
| 9 | Even now , disabled people find themselves in hospital because it is the only place that will look after them and for that reason alone . |
| 10 | Let us give thanks for our homes and for our families , for the people who care for us and look after us and for all the comforts we enjoy . |
| 11 | ‘ I make men out of them and for that I 'm at fault . |
| 12 | He took a step towards her and for one heart-stopping moment she thought that he was going to kiss her , and then where would she and her collection of high-minded resolutions be ? |
| 13 | Make us more of a church body , Lord , using the gifts that you have given us in service for you and for one another , and learning form one another in humility . |
| 14 | Social discipline is wanted not just for itself but for these ends . |
| 15 | Not everyone has a marriage like mine and for that , many women will no doubt be very grateful . |
| 16 | Their high degree of competitiveness is a lesson both for British companies that compete with them and for all those who are looking for ways to sharpen their competitive edge . |
| 17 | It came so fast the keeper hardly saw it so for him and for all Hereford fans here it is in slow motion |
| 18 | The one thing its citizens have in common is that God has come into the life of each one and given a love for him and for each other which no human or political institution can ever produce . |
| 19 | For the dying man to lapse into a state of stupor or incoherence was regarded as a misfortune both for him and for those unable to profit from his words , or even , perhaps , from some shared glimpse of the unseen . |
| 20 | The respondent is entitled to argue that section 18 should be construed in a way favourable to him and for that reason I have refrained from pronouncing on that matter . |
| 21 | The salient fact is that Wigg believed , and believed with great intensity , that Profumo had lied to him and for that reason was a suitable object for punishment in fanning the flame of the sexual scandal . |
| 22 | Going into manufacturing for himself , therefore , was something that came fairly easy to him and for most of the 1950s he built up a substantial furniture business . |
| 23 | She had been very attached to her but for some reason was quite unable to cry over her death . |
| 24 | Sunday lunch has a suitable sense of occasion about it and for many people it is the only time of the week when they can relax and enjoy a leisurely get-together with family or friends . |
| 25 | You understand that it is a condition of us accepting your booking that you take out for yourself and for those for whom you book our recommended holiday insurance ( details on page 15 ) , or that you arrange a policy yourself giving comparable or better cover under all sections . |
| 26 | Erm it 's erm this is people or stories but a based again I 'm sure when y as you read through you 'll probably find quite a lot of the erm little things that they 're giving you here you could relate to in your own life , either for yourself or for other people that you know . |
| 27 | For yourself or for all the others ? |
| 28 | In addition , the defendants gave undertakings to the plaintiff , one of which was as follows : Any information which I have access to or knowledge which I acquire arising out of or in the course of my contract of service shall remain confidential and shall not be used by me to obtain any gain , benefit or advantage or profits for myself or for any member of my family or connected person . |
| 29 | Freed from managing aspects of learning which children can provide for themselves and for one another , the teacher uses opportunities as they arise with individuals and groups to inject new purposes for collaboration , develop appropriate skills and strategies and model processes which the children will later be able to use for themselves . |
| 30 | Given that Max can interact both with itself and with Myc , we investigated the relative affinities of the Myc and Max HLH-Z domains for themselves and for each other using a yeast assay that monitors protein-protein interactions in vivo ( Fig. 3 a ) . |