Example sentences of "and [adj] for [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The effect of this inner sweetness was that I began to sing what previously I had spoken ; only I sang inwardly , and that for my Creator . |
| 2 | I was astonished by the number of people there and grateful for their warmth and support , but I felt I had to convince everybody to take the campaign home with them . |
| 3 | I dare say somebody 's already said it to you but the family were very comforted and grateful for your service . |
| 4 | She 'd done it the night before when she 'd tried to get hold of Jessica , but Aunt Jane had turned the radio up so loudly ( to make it nice and private for her niece ) that she 'd hardly been able to decipher Mrs Roberts ' apology for her daughter 's absence . |
| 5 | The catalogue has the additional interest of a memoir by Silvio Berthoud , who had sat as a boy between five and eight for his uncle : |
| 6 | I feel sorry for Laverne and sorry for his mother . |
| 7 | ( I would even catch myself , sometimes , drawing myself up and standing extra straight and tall for his benefit . ) |
| 8 | They are tall and proud in their bearing and though they have a slim build they are surprisingly strong and agile for their size . |
| 9 | Though tall and strong for his age he had no liking for hard physical work and he was slow to give Moran any help on the land . |
| 10 | In some cases , these loans were of theses which had already been checked , but there were some new records , and some for which access had not otherwise been possible . |
| 11 | And this for my money is what Peace Corps is all about . |
| 12 | To make himself especially lean and bronzed for his meeting with the young actress Henna Mickiewicz . |
| 13 | Chatchai is tall and slim for his age , with dark brown hair and eyes , and speaks broken English . |
| 14 | Other residents are equally angry and fearful for their health |
| 15 | By their work they are promoting the idea that goods should be of merchantable quality and fit for their purpose . |
| 16 | This bass is finished in polyester which , though undoubtedly resilient , is a tad too modern and shiny for my taste , and detracts from the more tactile effect of the woods used . |
| 17 | SOCCER fan Carolyn O'Hagan took star billing at her own version of match of the day when she wore red and white for her marriage to John Stewart . |
| 18 | The letters themselves began with a private approach to Cecil by William Kirkcaldy of Grange ; then came one from five Scottish Protestants , Argyll , lord James and others , written on 19 July , and remarkable for its spelling , its rhetorical power , and its refusal to state positively what was wanted . |
| 19 | He has decreed you are too old and senile for your post and I have been sent to replace you ! ’ |
| 20 | Richard was small and skinny for his age , part of the reason he was in this mess . |
| 21 | Her last purchase should have been bread — she picked a flat circular loaf rather than a baguette — but she succumbed to temptation and bought one of the plastic containers of the local vin ordinaire , amazingly cheap and good for its price , and several bottles of water too . |
| 22 | And good for our business . |
| 23 | Though similar in many respects to developed-country multi-nationals , these firms have important differences , both positive and negative for their home and host economies . |
| 24 | Easy to use and great for your hair — temporary colourants are THE hair product of the 90's . |
| 25 | It 's terrific fun and great for your skiing , improving timing , control , rhythm and your social life all at the same time ! |
| 26 | She was twenty-two , and unusually innocent and inexperienced for her age — lacking not just sexual experience , but experience of the wider world in general . |
| 27 | The boy was ten , and slight for his age . |
| 28 | While the engines are robust and renowned for their reliability , it wan an impossibility to guarantee how long individual engines could run before having to return to CFS for another overhaul . |
| 29 | Once a prosperous port possessing ‘ Liberty of the Tamar ’ , chosen as site for a Royal Dockyard , and renowned for its oyster beds and fisheries , Saltash has now turned its back on its Waterside . |
| 30 | As expected , the whole family was devastated at the news and they all hastened back to Devonport in the ‘ Bessie ’ , the boat launched by the deceased daughter and renowned for her speed throughout the length of the Tamar . |