Example sentences of "for [pron] [prep] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fortunately , archaeology breeds rebels who care for nothing but ferreting out the truth . |
| 2 | Alter finishing work and her domestic chores she reported feeling " fit for nothing except watching TV with my feet up " . |
| 3 | If assessed or taxed costs under Ord 11 , rr 2(3) ( a ) or 3(5) ( a ) are not paid , the plaintiff may obtain judgment for them on filing a request ( Ord 22 , r 5(3) ) . |
| 4 | Used to give them whole oats , you see , cos that was such a good standard for them for running , you see . |
| 5 | For them to taketh away with the same greedy hand is no longer tolerable . |
| 6 | The key to the underlying tension here is in the line : ‘ Is it possible for the inmates to make the visitors understand what life is like for them without arousing the hostility of the Warden ? ’ |
| 7 | Osbern returned to Canterbury , not to make peace by abandoning his efforts to get recognition for the despised saints , but to gain recognition for them by writing their biographies . |
| 8 | The driver and conductor made up for them by shouting and singing , and the little bus itself was extremely noisy as it rattled along the bumpy streets . |
| 9 | There is a sort of joy in persuading the English you are the right person for them by dancing like a stoned Russian . |
| 10 | As they moved from one to another , they collected meals of pollen and paid for them by becoming covered in excess pollen which they involuntarily delivered to the next flower they visited . |
| 11 | Do n't let us do the Tory 's work for them by tearing ourselves apart . |
| 12 | Naidoo reiterated that the NSC was expecting Sacu to come to a decision and could not ease it for them by offering guarantees of future tours . |
| 13 | Despite these kinds of market issues , Microsoft is unlikely to allow developers to add-value for them by tinkering with NT operating system code ‘ but it may have to change this model to win the high-end , ’ warns Schuster . |
| 14 | Often the vendors and the purchasers each appoint a firm of chartered accountants to act for them in determining the relevant amount and reference to a third accountant occurs only if the two firms can not agree on that amount . |
| 15 | But after a while , when they got a variety of jobs to do , they , they took off on their own initiative and in fact some of them er without even advising the , the planning department er introduced one or two minor innovations which made life easier for them in regard to the work study man 's er schedule . |
| 16 | Encourage small businesses and the self-employed , and ensure a ‘ level playing field ’ for them in competing with their larger counterparts . |
| 17 | Nor can potential school achievement or social competence be directly linked to levels of sight : pupils with little or no sight have shown that they can achieve well in school , be independent and happy , since the interaction of the child and the learning environment is as significant for them in helping to achieve these goals as it is for any pupil in school . |
| 18 | What 's in it for them in doing this ? |
| 19 | But there are also attractions for them in ensuring that neither company links with Jaguar . |
| 20 | Clearly there is a huge reward for them in performing these seemingly useless actions and , were it not for the risk of ingesting the wool fragments , there would be no harm in it . |
| 21 | During the siege , the majority of prisoners sided with Chavez , who hosted a banquet for them before surrendering for medical treatment . |
| 22 | ‘ We do try and do things a little differently for them like giving them complementary fruit and maybe upgrading them to an executive room . ’ |
| 23 | It was a salutary lesson for me on risking rejection and on my perceived notions of status . |
| 24 | Well that 's for me to listening back if I 've , if somebody objects to , you know |
| 25 | There is no difference for me between working in a fashion house and working in an opera . |
| 26 | ‘ For my mother it was a prayer answered , for me like dreaming of paradise and waking to find I was there already . |
| 27 | The woman solved it for me by stopping and following Marcus out of the room . |
| 28 | My My Lords I I 'm sure it is n't necessary for me in referring very briefly to the amendments to which er I have done er it is n't necessary for me to recount in full the arguments with which Your Lordships are already becoming very familiar . |
| 29 | ‘ The appeal of Caran d'Ache Neocolor II lies for me in combining the exciting possibilities of using the crayons dry as a direct drawing method , or as a painting medium , when they can be dipped into water , finely sprayed for a diffused image , or washed over with a brush — releasing a full flow of colour and texture . ’ |
| 30 | Periodically I went down into the warmth below , to write up my notes and check them over against the ship 's design plans , which Nils had produced for me before going off with Iain to talk to the Navy Yard people . |