Example sentences of "[conj] for [pers pn] [pron] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he crossed the Glen it would be in his own good time , and with an eye to what prizes were left alive for the taking , and for them he would fight as doughtily as any man if he must . |
| 2 | Nobody else in this dive has any money , and for them it will he a long cold evening . |
| 3 | It was his conception , his baby , and for it he would tolerate most things , including his suspicion of Trotskyism — whether of the IMG or IS variety — and of what he may have seen as Rowbotham 's ‘ hippy sentimentality ’ . |
| 4 | But for me there will only ever be one Dalglish . ’ |
| 5 | But for me I ca n't . |
| 6 | ‘ Not to anybody lad , ’ came the reply , ‘ but for you I might make an exception . ’ |
| 7 | The result is a discourse in which certain expressions , such as " the river had not gone away either or the mountains " ( p. 31 ) must be interpreted as " literally " representing the perceptions of the people , whereas for us they would normally have to be interpreted metaphorically . |
| 8 | He was only a few miles away but for him it might as well have been a million miles . |
| 9 | No , lust was n't ugly ; many of her friends ' affairs and marriages were founded on mutual lust and a few had stayed that way , neither foundering nor developing into something richer and more complex ; but for her it could never be enough , even in the context of a mere beginning , and , after the depressing end of the relationship in Wellington , she knew that even if it had been allied to liking or affection , it still would n't have been enough . |
| 10 | Damn Lori and her unreasoning jealousy ; but for her she would never have been in this position . |
| 11 | But for her he 'd be a stiff this very minute , and I 'm not telling you no lies ! |
| 12 | He is very wealthy and everyone looks up to him but as for me I could understand from my limited Italian he is very sad because one of his ships is very late in arriving in port and is feared lost . |