Example sentences of "for [pn reflx] " in BNC.
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| 31 | We can hear that for ourselves in the records that have been issued of Karajan rehearsing the late Mozart symphonies or the Finale of Beethoven 's Ninth Symphony . |
| 32 | We partly weep for ourselves ; they are our vulnerable , helpless selves . ’ |
| 33 | ‘ Would n't it be better to break into the house with Jackie and see for ourselves ? ’ |
| 34 | With the FA Cup semi-final replay against Portsmouth on Monday , Grobbelaar said : ‘ There 's no time for feeling sorry for ourselves . |
| 35 | No matter how sorry we may feel for ourselves at times , there are always people worse off than us . |
| 36 | We can use our increased leisure time , energy and money , to improve life for ourselves and our families . |
| 37 | We knew that we should have to find this for ourselves , as the Billeting Office would not be prepared to move us again , nor lend a very sympathetic ear to our complaints . |
| 38 | Increasingly as I examined the implications of primate studies for ourselves and tried to see some convincing link between baboons and men a voice began muttering in the back of my head ‘ Hey — that 's not it at all . ’ |
| 39 | Obviously we shall never know whether fossil species were capable of interbreeding until somebody invents a time machine , and we can go back and see for ourselves ! |
| 40 | We could have catered for ourselves , but preferred the no-hassle option of half board which allowed us to indulge in the superb hot and cold buffet dinner provided with free wine . |
| 41 | And how about a brace of grouse for ourselves ? |
| 42 | Whatever its original purpose may have been , as with any ruin , we must hack from it the thick vegetation which threatens to cut it off from us : to find in it something of significance for ourselves . |
| 43 | We have no machinery , no animals to help us , not even a donkey : we need all the land there is for ourselves . |
| 44 | It is surely a professional responsibility for all of us to think deeply about these things so that each of us may better strive towards attaining ‘ dignity ’ for ourselves . |
| 45 | But here we could see for ourselves how timber-framed partition walls , filled in with brickwork , were used on the upper storeys over the larger rooms to ensure no weight pressed on their ceilings ; and how joiners had constructed the mahogany bookcases in the library . |
| 46 | Instead of seeking praise for ourselves , we begin to worship God . |
| 47 | The frenzied living for ourselves which we once used to value so highly now disappears before the far more vital longing to keep company with God in faith , hope and love . |
| 48 | This wholeness comes about when we realize for ourselves that we need Jesus as our rescuer and companion , redeemer and friend for life 's journey . |
| 49 | To prove this claim for ourselves , we need to take two important steps . |
| 50 | Our exaltation is related to our sinfulness , because sin is really the desire to grasp God 's position for ourselves . |
| 51 | We can only experience God 's happiness for ourselves when we grow in contemplative prayer . |
| 52 | I truly believe that each of us had held on in there not only for ourselves , but also for the women we are destined never to meet in person , but with whom we share our motivation to create a world where our creativity is valued . |
| 53 | Well , it 's time we men stood up for ourselves . |
| 54 | We are familiar with the spectacle of its loss , in pre-war Germany , for example , and in present-day Russia and China ; and so we are the more determined to preserve it for ourselves . |
| 55 | I think he would like to do more for the band but we are completely stupid and like do everything for ourselves . |
| 56 | ‘ The fact is we 've all done for ourselves and in less than thirteen years . |
| 57 | Becoming aware means taking responsibility for ourselves and all areas of our health and well-being . |
| 58 | Instead of keeping the money for ourselves we will re-invest it on your behalf in your endowment plan . |
| 59 | It is time we voted for ourselves for a change . |
| 60 | All the creatures that we have to kill and eat , all those that we have to strike down and destroy to make clothes for ourselves , have souls , like we have , souls that do not perish with the body , and which must therefore be propitiated lest they should avenge themselves on us for taking away their bodies ( see Rasmussen , 1929 ) . |