Example sentences of "[pron] for [pron] [conj] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And so we 've got to desire to have our broken relationship with God restored , you see we need to receive what God offers in Christ , the fact that Christ died for our sins does not mean a thing to us until we say yes I accept it for me , I believe you died for me , I receive it , I 'm linked into it , you see your house can be , let me give you a very simple illustration , your house is linked up with er Eastern Electricity and there is so many er I du n no what , what the what it is , but there is the power there , the there are , there are kilo watts of power on tap in your home , but in the winter you 're cold , when it gets dark outside , it 's dark inside the cooker , the electric cooker does n't work , the fridge is not operating the food is going rotten , you ca n't watch a programme on television , why , because you have n't plugged into the source of the power , it 's as simple as that , you ca n't blame the Electricity Board , it 's not Eastern Electricity 's fault it 's your fault because all the plugs are out of the sockets and it does n't matter what the Electricity Board does short of blowing up your house , they can do nothing for you and it does n't matter what God has done in Christ until we as it were to also plug in , it does n't mean a thing to us , but the moment we link in , that 's the change , the lights come on , there 's , there 's heat there , the stove works , the , the radio , the television , the record player , they 're all operating , the freezer 's working , the situation has changed , we needs to receive what God offers us in Christ |
| 2 | The doctor told me they were strong : in fact he prescribed them for me but it seems more logical to give them to Mum since it 's her that stops me sleeping . |
| 3 | I 'll keep it for you if it does . |
| 4 | It is not fair to expect your local delicatessen to do it for you as it takes a long time to slice the whole ham and Parma must be cut thinly . |
| 5 | The Aunts always used to say she was selfish because of this , but her argument was that as she never wanted anyone to do anything for her unless it gave them pleasure , she never did anything for anyone unless it gave her pleasure . |
| 6 | The Aunts always used to say she was selfish because of this , but her argument was that as she never wanted anyone to do anything for her unless it gave them pleasure , she never did anything for anyone unless it gave her pleasure . |