Example sentences of "and [noun] for [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Amanieu VII 's marriage to Rose de Bourg brought with it important landed possessions around Bourg and Blaye ; his daughter Mathe married Renaud de Pons , lord of Bergerac , in 1314 , and was to give the Albret a significant foothold on the borders of Périgord ; while Amanieu 's son , Bérard I ( d. 1346 ) who was lord of Vayres and Vertheuil in the Entre-deux-Mers , acquired the castles and lordships of Langoiran and Podensac for his cadet son Amanieu through the latter 's marriage to Mabille d'Escossan in 1345 . |
| 2 | Lovat listened to Topaz , torn between anger directed against Horatia Manners , and admiration for his wife 's loveliness which was always at its best when she was in a rage . |
| 3 | Frederick 's patronage and admiration for his work persuaded the artist to travel to London , where , in 1728 he was duly rewarded with an official appointment as portrait painter to the prince . |
| 4 | Van den Boogard suggested that in the Anglo-Norman fabliaux the author assumes what he calles the persona of the clerk , i.e. a character looking for respect and admiration for his ability to tell a fascinating tale of intrigue ( inter alia ) , whereas a French author is more likely to adopt the persona of the jongleur , shocking by his anarchism but amusing at the same time through his self-mockery . |
| 5 | Like the girl with the clipboard , they seemed consumed with gratitude and admiration for his skill in getting there . |
| 6 | My servility to Sam and admiration for his strength had never stopped Jerry and me being the closest of the family . |
| 7 | Dick Faucenbois is a character who lives in the memory , an individual in his eager response to adventure , exciting sympathy for his loneliness and admiration for his courage and his quick wits . |
| 8 | Greetings my most excellent time-travelling friends , it 's the Corkster here again with some more hints , tips , solutions and maps for your fave C64 games . |
| 9 | The plaintiff had boundless energy , played tennis and badminton for her school and had county trials for badminton . |
| 10 | Here you are I 've got your two queens and hope for your turn up or you put your one to it . |
| 11 | It must clearly relate to the areas of study and competences for which credit/entry is being sought . |
| 12 | The provision of batteries and responsibility for their condition must rest with the candidate . |
| 13 | The provision of batteries and responsibility for their condition must rest with the candidate . |
| 14 | He grows much of his own fruit , vegetables and herbs for his restaurant . |
| 15 | The hotel here is a well-known resort of anglers who have a choice of a dozen nearby lochs and lochans for their sport . |
| 16 | There were no metal tools — only stone , wood and bone were used ; there was no written language and thus recording of land rights and rules for their disposal ; there were no cereal crops , and limited means only of storing foodstuffs ; and so on . |
| 17 | The first is the more formal and apparent and may be considered as a system of nomenclature for kinship relations and rules for its usage . |
| 18 | Much of the methodology described in this chapter is derived from work in Dr Martin H Johnson 's laboratory , Department of Anatomy , Cambridge , during the past 10 years and I should like to express my gratitude to all members of the laboratory past and present for their contribution to it . |
| 19 | It seems certain that to Modigliani she acted as stimulant , irritant and catalyst for his work . |
| 20 | Many of the cahiers ( the statements of grievances and proposals for their rectification drawn up for the guidance of the States-General when it met in May 1789 ) proposed the building of public monuments to Louis XVI in recognition of his action in calling the States-General and thus restoring the ‘ liberties ’ of his people . |
| 21 | This topic is the subject of the Consultation Paper No. 120 published by the Law Commission last year , in which serious criticisms of the rule of non-recovery are rehearsed and developed , and proposals for its abolition are put forward for discussion . |
| 22 | Both Jackie and Richard won a medal and certificate for their bravery . |
| 23 | Following a general strike and calls for his resignation , the President was arrested on 26 March by fellow army officers . |
| 24 | Taylor has faced a barrage of criticism and calls for his resignation since last week 's defeat . |
| 25 | I thank them , and all our suppliers , customers and shareholders for their support . |
| 26 | The captain of the second ship liberated his prisoners , some say out of compassion and sympathy for their cause , others say due to the influence of members of the Scottish nobility in London . |
| 27 | It is not so much that the stuff itself is pink ( the stuff itself is chartreuse , as a matter of fact ) but that everything connected with it and surrounding it is : its packaging , its bottle-top , the invitations and programmes for its launch at the Opéra-Comique — its vie , if you like , is en rose . |
| 28 | Get an agreement in writing of the conditions , expectations and remuneration for your residency . |
| 29 | To continue the analogy : the Empire was lost in a pragmatic adjustment to international reality — in the context of late twentieth-century professional demarcations will town planning be the loser in the redefinition of urban problems and preferences for their solution ? |
| 30 | We hope the exercise will provide the Council a clear context and direction for its work ; one that we can give whole-hearted support . |