Example sentences of "[conj] for [pers pn] [to-vb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He noted how frequently she made excuses for their hands to touch or for him to lift her down from her horse . |
| 2 | The tendency to judge a woman 's worth , or for her to judge her own worth , by her appearance , was by no means new . |
| 3 | Well , from Cizek 's point of view , it is much better that they should draw as they know to be , than for him to show them by means of perspective how to draw the house as it is seen by the camera 's eye . |
| 4 | anyway he walked , he was only away about twenty minutes you know he wanted to get the car and for me to drive I thought well er |
| 5 | She wanted to protect him , and for him to protect her — it was as though her identity was bound up with his . |
| 6 | She wanted to rush to him , to throw her arms around him to comfort him and for him to comfort her . |
| 7 | The obvious solution was to sell the leases to the operators and for them to decide what investment was required if they were to attract new business . |
| 8 | We want to ensure your peace of mind when you choose to book a COSMOS holiday , and for you to enjoy your holiday to the full and return believing you have received good value for money . |
| 9 | God will give you the strength , as much as you lack , because it is necessary — it is necessary for me to be killed and for you to betray me . |
| 10 | I find it odd when it is suggested that it would be better for other people to grow the tobacco and for us to import it — as though that would help the health of the Community . |
| 11 | So I want to , first of all , in presenting this report to remind you of the importance of that link and for us to encourage its development . |
| 12 | McGrath said : ‘ If I had a New Year 's wish , it would be for us and Manchester United to battle it out in a two-horse race for the Championship — and for us to win it for a lot of reasons . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ But for them to use it against our own people ! ’ |
| 14 | Sometimes she brings her children with her , which I do n't much like , and sometimes she leaves them with her sister , which I like even less , because for her to have her two children minded for her so that she can mind my one is simply crazy . |