Example sentences of "[vb past] for [pron] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Next day the father ( the patient 's husband ) applied for her discharge . |
| 2 | Reluctantly , Scottie had to be left in kennels in Ostend while her family applied for her entry papers in England . |
| 3 | ‘ I got my chemistry degree and like everybody else I applied for whatever jobs were going at the time . |
| 4 | So I applied for my discharge and it was granted . |
| 5 | He qualified for his colliery manager 's certificate in 1947 and is one of the longest-serving members of the Institute of Mining Engineers . |
| 6 | Helen let out a wail and plunged for her doll . |
| 7 | We were woken at the crack of dawn by the pitter patter of seagulls as they pecked for their breakfast . |
| 8 | If your sum insured is less than that recommended for your type of home , we strongly recommend that you increase it . |
| 9 | But Paul did n't go home empty-handed , for earlier in the day he won the fours trophy when he led for his father Brian , who had a one-way ticket to next year 's British Isles championships in Ayr with a 27-6 win over the Dunluce four skipped by Malcolm McMullan . |
| 10 | But Paul did n't go home empty-handed , for earlier in the day he won the fours trophy when he led for his father Brian , who had a one-way ticket to next year 's British Isles championships in Ayr with a 27–6 win over the Dunluce four skipped by Malcolm McMullan . |
| 11 | ‘ Harry agreed for his part , like Ben said . |
| 12 | Daughter who cared for her father |
| 13 | Around her the crowd ebbed and flowed in a flurry of noise and colour , and Lucenzo 's arm curled around her body as if he cared for her safety . |
| 14 | Esther Clark moved to Tetbury , where she cared for her step-daughter and took an active interest in local charities . |
| 15 | She may experience a crisis of disbelief in her religious faith , or direct her anger towards the medical or nursing staff who cared for her husband , for failing to save his life ; or she may blame family or friends and have feelings of guilt and anger against herself for things that were done or not done during his lifetime . |
| 16 | All her staff believed she genuinely cared for their welfare for no other reason than her deeply-felt need to be surrounded by a contented workforce . |
| 17 | Maybe it was the wild untamedness of the river , its banks populated by real people , proud and self sufficient , who cared for their neighbours as well as their own . |
| 18 | In one situation , a younger daughter was being constantly criticized by her older sister for the way she cared for their mother . |
| 19 | They say that until his death he cared for their mother , who 's disabled with polio . |
| 20 | Not , thought Tim , because she greatly cared for his welfare but because she liked interfering . |
| 21 | He was the paternal figure , the leader who really cared for his men , who suffered what they suffered . |
| 22 | For , proving that he cared for his family every bit as much as it had seemed , he said , ‘ Hello , Travis , come in . |
| 23 | By his romantic rise to fame and fortune and his great philanthropy to those who cared for his mother , James Macrae was a credit to the land of his birth . |
| 24 | She refused to let him touch her sexually , but she cared for his appearance , kept him active and stimulated , managed his beer consumption and dealt with all money matters . |
| 25 | A record shows , 'The inhabitants of the place said we never saw it in this fashion before ; we were left to wander and none cared for our souls ; but now a brighter day has dawned for us . ’ |
| 26 | He lived for his reunion with Elizabeth ; all that sustained him until then was the daily letter from his new wife waiting for him in his lodgings . |
| 27 | Mm , cos mum had Reverend come round , you see cos dad were n't , none of us were religious least of all dad , he could n't do none of it , so we said to , we did n't , we did n't know what vicar to choose cos none of us go to church so me mum said dad used to go to the church where me sister got married to the little Derby and Jones twice a week and Reverend is always there so mum said we 'll have him , dad got on well with him , he liked him , he knew dad , anyway he come round to see mum and I were n't there cos I had to go and sign on , I bloody wished I had been , anyway she said , she told him all about dad and she said I want you tell everybody how brave he was in the war and what a good father he were and a good provider and how he lived for his grandchildren and so on and so on , she said I do n't want no hymns I just want his own organ music all through the service and nothing else and just some , do a couple of prayers , she , so he said right the Lords Prayer will be fine that 'll be nice , well he never said nothing , he said I did n't know John but he said I 've been told he was a good man , he worked in a hospital , which he did , but I mean you 're only like an engineer we were n't really emphasising on that and that was all he said , he played a bit of the organ music before we went in , a bit as we come out and there was about eight bloody prayers and the songs and everything read out and made us sing a hymn ever so disappointed , hardly said anything , hardly play , played his music , no , I was well disappointed about that |
| 28 | He had broken more bones in his body riding horses that anyone she knew , yet he lived for his hunting . |
| 29 | Tony , shy and introverted , lived for his painting , while Zelah seemed to live as she wrote , with an engaging panache . |
| 30 | Doughboy … a giant of man who did n't drink or smoke and just lived for his studies , and his rowing . |