Example sentences of "[verb] for [pron] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Deng Xiaoping managed to stay alive and did not wish to wait for his own death before being given any credit . |
| 2 | ( Cash more and Troyna , the editors of the volume in which Rex 's paper appeared , were widely criticized for their own collapse into a cultural essentialism which accused ‘ black youth ’ of being ‘ arrogant , rumbustious and contemptuous ’ and having ‘ a certain fascination for violence ’ ( 1982 , pp. 18 , 33 ) . ) |
| 3 | It 's the sort of feature anyone half handy can make for their own water garden . |
| 4 | In the first place , we all need to mourn for our own sins and for the negative contribution we bring into the world . |
| 5 | Now presumably somebody in government or Whitehall has just taken a decision to , to go for it all in one year , I do n't know why , I , I do n't suppose we 're told why , but the , the consequence of the decision is actually going to be that people in Shropshire , our clients and social services are going to pay for that decision , either through paying charges for services that they now get for nothing , or by getting less services , er , and this does n't seem to be in line with the government 's stated aim of , of targeting money where it 's most needed . |
| 6 | It will require a miracle for Bedford to retain their status , even allowing for their few plus points — a top New Zealand coach , the arrival of a useful looking New Zealand scrum-half , and the fact that if the three national divisions are expanded , as proposed , next season , only one team will be going down from the First Division . |
| 7 | Although there are only 15 contractors , they have between them 50-odd transmitters , each of which needs two copies of the commercial ( at least ) , so allowing for your own copies and back-up stock , you will need 115 or so bulks for a national campaign . |
| 8 | Garry will have registered for you both and I 'm sure he 's eagerly awaiting your arrival . ’ |
| 9 | The SFO had alleged that they secretly arranged for their own companies to buy shares , thereby raising the take-up level announced to other investors . |
| 10 | A deep sense of another 's ingratitude invaded her — she found this foolish light-minded bird quite detestable in her desertion , in her stupidity and folly , in her lack of recognition of the comfort and safety arranged for her own good , contrived and given with heartfelt care and love . |
| 11 | Her ostensible motive was that one of the defendants , not content with court security , had arranged for his own — an off-duty policeman , packing two police-issue revolvers and , said the judge , ‘ enough ammunition to send to Sarajevo ’ . |
| 12 | Another reason given for his own preference was the ability of his favourite novel to ‘ allow pupils to be drawn into the emotional climate of the book . ’ |
| 13 | There was nothing to spare unless he used the rupee that he had been given for his own food . |
| 14 | He will be enmeshed for his own good in the electric wires which bring with them life-giving energy to make the farm fertile . |
| 15 | They will replace a hotchpotch of weapons that these countries have in the past developed for their own use or bought from abroad . |
| 16 | They fear for their own livelihoods if it is closed . |
| 17 | We think he is so distressed that we fear for his own safety and are now very concerned for him . |
| 18 | There is increasing pressure on people to plan for their own old age , possibly using their assets to purchase suitable accommodation and personal care . |
| 19 | ‘ I had to sell my share in Moffat Engineering , which lost me my chance to drive for them that year … ’ |
| 20 | It was a chilling thought that the very circumstances she was using for her own purpose accorded only too well with the Empress 's schemes . |
| 21 | DEC already has the incomplete version 1 of the OSF operating system out on its MIPS line , and it 's this that customers are using for their own early development work . |
| 22 | Work in the vineyards continued , with women and children dying while servicing the vineyards that the soldiers on both sides manipulated for their own strategic purposes . |
| 23 | At best , it is a tour de force , a piece of self-conscious " theatre " manipulated for his own purpose . |
| 24 | The title ‘ Head of the Commonwealth ’ , against which from the government benches I registered a lone protest upon the second reading of the Royal Titles Bill in March 1953 , enshrines a paradox which thirty years ago two countries in particular conspired for their own purposes to ignore : India , in order to become a republic while forfeiting none of the privileges which allegiance had conferred , and Britain , in order to feed its delusion that the Empire was being transformed into something brighter and better still . |
| 25 | A package of booklets for recording asthma attacks linked to a distance learning programme ( accredited for one half day disease management of postgraduate educational allowance ) was developed and piloted . |
| 26 | Nevertheless , the ambiguities remain and contribute to the uncertainty with which the CMHT members go about and account for their own work . |
| 27 | If he wins a subsequent bout also by disqualification , then he must be withdrawn for his own safety , since it is obvious that , in this tournament at least , he is not protecting himself adequately . |
| 28 | Should comparison be undertaken for its own sake simply out of intrinsic interest or intellectual challenge , or should it be directed towards some more closely-defined objective ? |
| 29 | STYLISTICS , simply defined as the ( linguistic ) study of style , is rarely undertaken for its own sake , simply as an exercise in describing what use is made of language . |
| 30 | A related problem with copying other people 's arguments can be seen by comparing an excerpt from a plagiarised text ( a ) with the essay version derived from it ( b ) : ( a ) Stylistics , simply defined as the ( linguistic ) study of style , is rarely undertaken for its own sake , simply as an exercise in describing what use is made of language . |