Example sentences of "for [pers pn] [prep] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus , if S subscribes for 200 of these shares and pays the company for them at their face ( par ) value , S 's future personal liability for any debts incurred by the company is nil . |
| 2 | It is extremely likely , also , that someone was waiting for them at their intended destination . |
| 3 | Mrs Wadland 's husband disappeared during the lambing season , the busiest time of year for them at their farm in Woodford Halse , Northamptonshire . |
| 4 | Sinatra became so fond of the Lawfords that he kept a special room for them at his home . |
| 5 | ‘ We fast for them on their feast days ’ , Augustine had said of the few remaining pagans , ‘ so that they themselves might become the spectacle ’ . |
| 6 | The idea is that they feed the other side with what appears to be genuine material so as to establish their credibility and then the other side asks them to do things for them on their own home ground . |
| 7 | She thought about them a lot , wondering how it was going for them on their first real day on active service ; the first day , she supposed , of the rest of their lives — of the duration , at least . |
| 8 | When they did enough to earn wages , they were allowed to keep or spend half , the other half being saved for them on their release . |
| 9 | The Court of Appeal of Bermuda allowed the defendants ' appeal and gave judgment for them on their counterclaim . |
| 10 | Whatever choice of herb you settle on , before you start to mark the places for them on your paper plan , make sure you know what their final size will be when they are mature . |
| 11 | He used to look out for them on his way to school and on his way home in the evenings . |
| 12 | The two of them were drooping by then , in reaction from their long and laborious walk home , and sleepy from the wine mulled for them with their supper . |
| 13 | He said but unfortunately because he 's boisterous , which he is and because it 's easier for them with their numbers to let him just get away with it or say oh Martin go outside we ca n't , you know , then then he was n't learning |
| 14 | He was waiting for them with his barge by the first footbridge over the canal as they came down from the moor . |
| 15 | They reached the stables and found Murtach waiting for them with his sword strapped to his back and a quiver of arrows at his hip . |
| 16 | I used to do all their printing for them for their photographers . . |
| 17 | Before the war public appeals had raised sufficient money to keep Youth Allyah afloat , but , when it became clear that large numbers of children would not soon be leaving for Palestine , the question arose as to who would care for them during their prolonged stay in Britain . |
| 18 | Many of the mothers felt their children had been subjected to physical and emotional abuse by those caring for them during their absence , and were concerned about their lack of academic progress at school . |
| 19 | Traditionally , Mother and Baby Homes were religious-based , charity-run institutions that took in girls who had " fallen " , and cared for them during their pregnancy and for some time afterwards . |
| 20 | This is one reason why over one million pensioners who would be entitled to supplementary pension are not claiming , although the benefits are a right , not a charity , and we all pay for them through our taxes . |
| 21 | He is also puzzled by the fact that the Smyrna and Georgetown plants both have a pool of job applicants selected for them by their state governments before they make the final choice . |
| 22 | It was assumed that the Korean people would docilely accept trusteeship with decisions being taken for them by their American and Soviet masters . |
| 23 | This greatly strengthens the Prime Minister 's ability to argue against proposals put forward by departmental ministers who are forced to rely almost entirely on the briefs prepared for them by their departmental civil servants . |
| 24 | Remember , the present coal contracts were fixed for them by my right hon. Friend . |
| 25 | The opportunities provided in the clinical area for teaching on a one to one or small group basis should enable the teacher to be aware of at least some of these differences in her students , and to make some provision for them in her teaching . |
| 26 | As she searched for them in her pocket , Oliver could not wait any longer and ran into her arms . |
| 27 | Most gliding instructors are aware of these problems and watch out for them in their students . |
| 28 | When they had gone , Lily cried for them in their helplessness , feeling , for all her weakness , stronger than them , realising that it was easier to contemplate one 's own death than the death of someone loved . |
| 29 | If young children , dependent on an adult for basic needs , learnt that the adult does not always come back , then this has far-reaching consequences for them in their own adult experience . |
| 30 | Farmers needed to identify likely emergency situations on their farms and ensure that there was somebody able to cover for them in their absence . |