Example sentences of "[pron] for [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | May claim thee for his pains . |
| 2 | ‘ Dear sweet Lord above , I do thank Thee for Thy kindness in showing me this lovely woman before I died . ’ |
| 3 | Perhaps now is an opportunity of thanking everyone for their generosity and to say how greatly I know it is appreciated by the charities and organizations concerned . |
| 4 | I thank everyone for their co-operation , especially my husband Eric Smith who was consistently supportive . |
| 5 | Thanking everyone for their support and encouragement , Mr. Nicole said they were finding in the parish ‘ a diversity of experience ’ which they knew would help them grow as Christians and as ministers . |
| 6 | Thanking everyone for their help Sue Barratt paid tribute to volunteers and their friends , Hairlines of Station Road who had created the hairstyles , beautician Beverly who helped with the make-up and all those who went to the show . |
| 7 | ‘ Although 1992 was an excellent year and we would like to thank everyone for their support , we are always on the look out for new members . ’ |
| 8 | In a letter to employees George thanked everyone for their understanding and sympathy which he said would help him and his family cope with the terrible tragedy . |
| 9 | I WOULD like to thank everyone for their tremendous efforts in selling draw tickets this year . |
| 10 | I would like to thank everyone for their efforts in 1993 . |
| 11 | The cards and calls from well-wishers have been a real pick-me-up and I want to thank everyone for their concern and support . ’ |
| 12 | Thanks everyone for your co-operation . |
| 13 | Thank you again everyone for your individual efforts last year . |
| 14 | Under fierce lights that did nothing for her head , a doctor and a technician examined them one at a time . |
| 15 | Caroline found herself seated at the lunch-table next to Romano de Sciorto , a state of affairs which did nothing for her shaky morale . |
| 16 | For — while Sir Felix had nothing much wrong with him except a wild look in his eye sometimes and a tendency to go off in fits of what Gemma had called " unstable " laughter — she had heard certain tales of moral laxity about his brothers and uncles and even one or two of his sisters , which had done nothing for her peace of mind . |
| 17 | She longed for some proper clothes too — having to wear one of his large baggy T-shirts was doing nothing for her self-image . |
| 18 | It did nothing for her temper . |
| 19 | And the IRFU did nothing for its cause by not awarding caps for the matches against Canada and the United States and by refusing to pay the players the regulation daily allowance because the tour was one day short of the stipulated duration . |
| 20 | Such neglect has done nothing for their confidence . |
| 21 | Though applicants had to demonstrate financial soundness and programming ability , they paid nothing for their regional monopolies , which guaranteed them a share of the £1 billion-plus ( $1.95 billion ) of television advertising sold in Britain each year . |
| 22 | Although regulations concerning the duties of an independent examiner have yet to be issued , there is an implication that such a person would charge little or nothing for their services . |
| 23 | It is interesting that he talks of people getting nothing for their additional contributions in the very week when the hon. Member for Oldham , West ( Mr. Meacher ) writes an article in a magazine in praise of the contributory principle — indeed , in praise of Beveridge in this the 50th anniversary of his excellent proposals . |
| 24 | Mrs from Darlaston says , they are victimizing the men who are working erm need to chase those men who are doing nothing for their families . |
| 25 | and they do n't want nothing for their kids . |
| 26 | Masturbation , for instance , does nothing for our partner and tends to make us independent of our partner . |
| 27 | So we ended up with nothing for our trouble . |
| 28 | I could feel the same horror burning through Tom and Terry — the impotence , the rage , the fear and shame at doing nothing for our friend . |
| 29 | The faint aroma of stale mackerel still hung around and did nothing for our personal charisma either . |
| 30 | ‘ It is a figment of the imagination by those who want to dominate ITV , who care nothing for our regional character and who seek to shift control of our operations from Cardiff and Bristol to London or Birmingham . |