Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] for [pron] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gene analysis also means that conditions such as cleft palate and cancer which are known to be caused by a number of social and environmental factors are being looked at for their ’ genetic component ’ . |
| 2 | I was n't prepared for for it at all |
| 3 | Most people who are keen on hollies soon find out that both male and female trees can be extremely attractive because of their foliage , which is often variegated and much sought after for its own sake , so buying a male is n't just a utilitarian exercise . |
| 4 | Furniture by the Edinburgh firm of Whytock and Reid did well , now increasingly sought after for its technical perfection . |
| 5 | We go in mainly for first editions of the classics but we do have some rather nice botanical books , floras mostly , sought after for their plates … |
| 6 | Julian of Norwich ( 1342–1420 ) was much sought after for her wisdom . |
| 7 | ‘ I did notice the changes , of course , but I just thought the old lady had had the house done over for them — the parents . |
| 8 | ‘ About the interview … ’ she attempted — and got snarled at for her trouble . |
| 9 | ‘ I want him to reach the stage where he will be talked about for his golf and not for his petulance — we 've had enough . |
| 10 | " Because the Threarah does n't like anything he has n't thought of for himself " answered Hazel . |
| 11 | It 's what I planned for her — what I 've dreamed of for her all these years . |
| 12 | Stephanie was reunited with her family in Birmingham following an eight-day news blackout agreed upon for her safety . |
| 13 | The regulation of pension funds tends to be far lighter than for insurance companies as they are bound by trust legislation , and because the companies that offer pensions have an incentive to make sure that schemes are adequately administered as they are responsible for the benefits they have agreed upon for their employees ( even though they rarely run the fund themselves ) . |
| 14 | Of course this can never be true if the occupation has been entered upon for what one can get out of it — one must never expect virtue to bring a reward . |
| 15 | Fred was still concentrated on his clasp instead of his balance , and getting sworn at for it . |
| 16 | In the recounting of this story , several objects are referred to for which most sign languages do not have already existing signs . |
| 17 | It was practised in ancient Egypt and in Greece , and for ordinary people these special dreams were relied on for their curative powers more than their predictive value . |
| 18 | Grateful thanks were recorded to for her excellent representation over the past four years . |
| 19 | By contrast , Phena seemed intent on avoiding everyone , and anyone who did deign to speak to her got snapped at for their trouble . |