Example sentences of "and be [adj] for [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jarvis had once seen a poor girl 's skirt blown over her head and been embarrassed for her . |
| 2 | From Llewelyn he would get his deserts , and be grateful for them . |
| 3 | The reeve , attendant at Hugh 's elbow , eyed him sidelong , and said insinuatingly : ‘ You 'll not think it ill of good husbandmen to take what God sends and be grateful for it ? ’ |
| 4 | Blessed are you when you suffer insults and persecution and cowardliness of every kind from my face exult and be glad for you have a rich reward in heaven in the same way as they persecuted the prophets who bore you . |
| 5 | In Christchurch we were fortunate in having a house to go to ; the Scraggs , friends of the Bakers , were away overseas for 3 weeks and were happy for us to ‘ sit ’ the house for them . |
| 6 | They generously hoped she would one day be happy with Angel again , and were afraid for her , knowing that Alec d'Urberville was constantly tempting her . |
| 7 | Plus , it 's lower in fat ( and therefore calories ) than most other hard cheeses and is better for you than many starchy , sugary snacks . |
| 8 | Then she had to stay behind and got Jessica 's detention and was late for her next lesson and got another detention for running in the main building . |
| 9 | An irrational anger swept over Rose , so that , although she had planned his favourite food and was anxious for him to enjoy it , she now wanted to strike the fork from his lips . |
| 10 | Looking up , she saw her old mistress understood perfectly her misery and confusion and was sorry for it but there was also an air of what looked remarkably like satisfaction about her . |
| 11 | The belief that ‘ god ‘ preceded life and was responsible for it , is deeply rooted in the history of time long past , and will be tenaciously held even in the face of ‘ That kindly light of reason ’ — which orthodox religions teach is a gift from ‘ God the Creator ’ , but the use of which is nevertheless often vigorously denied , especially if such use threatens to throw doubt on the basic creeds already long established . |
| 12 | It enabled Ashi to run a very pleasant Knightsbridge apartment , to pay for Sousan 's education , and was sufficient for her not to have to work . |
| 13 | And on Christmas Day itself , although I was lonely , I thought of Vicky in Linlithgow surrounded by her family — and was happy for her . |