Example sentences of "[pron] for [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Naked , come to Thee for dress ;
2 Helpless , look to Thee for grace ;
3 If I worship thee for fear of hell ,
4 You then say that when the hotelier went to wake up everyone for breakfast he had a big surprise , for in one bed was all the kings , in another was all the queens , in another all the aces and in the other all the jacks .
5 The Board 's policy of completely absorbing all capital costs and charging nothing for income on capital amounts on average to a subsidy of ninety six pounds per resident per week .
6 There is often a tendency to stand too far back in an attempt to approach footstraps : this makes lots of fast-sounding gurgling noises in the water behind you but does nothing for board speed .
7 So this debate is not about saving foxes , it will achieve nothing for animal welfare it is not about the merits or otherwise of fox hunting , from which it diverts attention , it is about the county council seeking to make hollow gestures against their tenants ' rights .
8 The children pay little or nothing for attendance fees , and only pay according to their parent 's means .
9 That will do nothing for morale and recruitment in Glasgow .
10 Government plans to restructure the police force will do nothing for morale , and will not improve the service according to the Scottish Police Federation .
11 He wanted me to handle all the money side and do the bills but some weeks I had nothing for food , nothing for bills , nothing for the children .
12 ‘ I 'd have thought it would be the West End or nothing for Dane Jacobsen — superstar . ’
13 A new Jump Pattern has been worked out and some new races created specifically for horses whose optimum trip is two and a half miles , a distance not previously catered for at championship level both over hurdles and fences , although there will still be nothing for novice chasers over that distance at the Cheltenham Festival .
14 No wonder they had let the army take over this area ; it was worth nothing for farming .
15 That did nothing for County 's confidence , but they gradually began to exert a control that promised them at least a draw until Sansom 's unlucky deflection .
16 Ai n't got nothing for tea now !
17 bury something for later , just in case you do n't get nothing for supper
18 Do n't worry he 's not getting nothing for Christmas but a card and that 's it Ca n't even come and say hello , so bugger him !
19 She agreed to come and I took her first to the more brilliantly decorated one , not knowing that she was not only a very religious woman but also a girl who had been brought up in the strictest kind of convent — no heating , nothing for show .
20 He could afford nothing for tobacco :
21 With the obvious exception of Clement Freud [ Note : that 's Sir Clement Freud who said on our 150th anniversary , ‘ I would do nothing for Punch except cheer for its demise . ’ ] , everyone must be saddened by this week 's news .
22 The prime minister , Harold Macmillan , took refuge behind the usual claim that he could say nothing for fear of damaging national security .
23 On the other hand LOEX has always made material available on loan but nothing for retention .
24 Swod stared at her impassively and said nothing for moment .
25 ‘ Within two or three days of John Salako flying out to California for his knee operation , he had me for company on the same ward .
26 She depended on me for company ; I was a better companion than Colonel Goreng .
27 ‘ I was n't sure if I was supposed to be wandering round , and I was going to bring Gwendoline Bear with me for company , but she does n't like strangers , so I came by myself . ’
28 ‘ You are asking me for money , ’ she said , shocked .
29 A surly man stepped from a trailer doorway and asked me for money .
30 And always , every day , he asked me for money .
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