Example sentences of "and [noun sg] for [pn reflx] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is abysmal that a gossip writer should use spiky chit-chat from anonymous donors to make money and notoriety for herself . |
| 2 | And tea for yourself . |
| 3 | She spun round to face him with blazing blue eyes and then her head fell as the blue became blurred with tears , and pity for herself , for her mother and for the man she scarcely remembered came flooding with the tears that fell down her cheeks . |
| 4 | But on the other hand , when the great came into contact with the king , when he held his councils and parliaments , when he decided that a mighty subject had stepped out of line , or had acquired too much power and wealth for himself , as happened to James V 's former favourite Sir James Hamilton of Finnart , executed in 1540 : then there was a high level of direct interventionist rule , very tough and irresistibly powerful . |
| 5 | At the beginning of his reign , Herod undertook to establish currency and legitimacy for himself . |
| 6 | This kind of specialist service has , solicitor James Whelan believes , made the difference between success and failure for himself and his wife in finding an ideal base in Devon to come back to from Dubai , where they lived since 1985 . |
| 7 | He also promised to change the sheets and rushes at least once every six weeks , provide stabling for my horse as well as a meal at morning and night for myself . |
| 8 | He ordered her a large vodka and orange and Perrier for himself . |
| 9 | Figaro 's moment of jealousy outside the pavilion ( ‘ Tutto e tranquillo e placido ’ ) becomes a moment of intimacy and repose for himself and Susanna which they never achieve in the opera . |
| 10 | This is the story of Okonkwo , the strong son of a feckless father who builds a position of respect and authority for himself in the tribe — only to see things fall apart as he is undermined by the arrival of whites . |
| 11 | In the second question you must provide assessment and argument for yourself ; there is a lower information content . |
| 12 | Establish their confidence in and respect for himself ( the member ) and his qualification . |
| 13 | assist them in developing self-esteem and respect for themselves . |
| 14 | The corrective to all this — a culture that stressed hard work , honesty , respect for others and respect for oneself — was given short shrift . |
| 15 | Caring and respect for oneself : including a sense of responsibility , motivation and assessment of personal strengths . |
| 16 | The morning engagements Thrush Green could readily understand , for a man living alone could not be expected to polish and clean , to cook and scrub , and to wash and iron for himself ; though , as Ella pointed out , plenty of women lived alone and did all that with one hand tied behind them , and often went out to work as well into the bargain , and no one considered it remarkable . |
| 17 | ‘ Discover good and evil for yourselves : reach out and taste reality . ’ |
| 18 | In Chapter 6 we shall look at what some of these common misapprehensions are , so that people can avoid creating unnecessary disappointment and frustration for themselves . |
| 19 | It 's every man , woman , child , animal and suitcase for itself , and if you do n't get a seat , too bad , you have to walk . |
| 20 | Other advantages of living alone are having time and space for myself to read , write , draw , think , learn , do what I feel is right for myself . |
| 21 | Junk material Children might like to make rooms and furniture for themselves out of junk material . |
| 22 | Almost all the great noble families served Edward III abroad , and the freedom of action they enjoyed allowed them to win glory and renown for themselves , as Lancaster succeeded in doing in Aquitaine between 1343 and 1345 , Northampton in Brittany in the 1340s and the Black Prince in Languedoc in 1355 . |
| 23 | Amongst the one-third of the urban population of London and York whom Booth and Rowntree found to be in poverty at the end of the nineteenth century , the chief concern of the married women was to provide food , clothing and shelter for themselves and their children . |
| 24 | I found a bottle with some rum left in it , and found some water and some bread and cheese for myself . |
| 25 | For the first time , their health needs were being addressed and , understandably , they wanted the best possible care and treatment for themselves and their communities . |
| 26 | Therefore , these two speeches sum up the difference between Brutus and Cassius : Brutus works unselfishly and nobly for the good of the people of Rome , disregarding personal cost ( for it did cost Brutus a lot to kill Caesar ) , while Cassius is jealous of Caesar 's great power and begins the conspiracy with hopes of gaining more prestige and power for himself . |
| 27 | Rachaela put on the kettle and made tea for Emma and coffee for herself . |
| 28 | He seems slightly embarrassed discussing the incident , but admits to going on a shopping spree with someone else 's card , and buying shoes , clothes and dinner for himself and his friends . |
| 29 | Henry of Almain was to take the profits of the forests and castle for himself , subject only to the duty of maintaining the castle . |