Example sentences of "for [pers pn] [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A parody and a paradox : it is by their very inertia in the ways of the social laid out for them that the masses go beyond its logic and its limits , and destroy its whole edifice . |
| 2 | It was for them that the vision of a transformation in political , social and economic relationships held greatest appeal . |
| 3 | The hope is to set up groups across Scotland to discuss health issues on a local level and it is for them that the recruitment drive has been started . |
| 4 | Our survey shows that highbrow readers rated their papers no more useful for them than the lowbrow papers were for their readers ( Table 6.11 ) . |
| 5 | Poverty is a more pressing problem for them than the greenhouse effect . |
| 6 | Because their reading skills are poor too , many reports end up in the waste bin — which is a better place for them than the filing cabinet . |
| 7 | Since Mr Morton and Mr Langsam are the sole shareholders , it was entirely a matter for them whether the profits were distributed as dividend or salary . |
| 8 | Cricketers were no longer even financially privileged workers and there was no representative body to fight for them until the Cricketers ' Association was formed in 1968 . |
| 9 | names for them because the stegosaurus has got teeny weeny front feet at the front and huge back legs |
| 10 | She fetched some home-made cakes for them and a glass of lemonade each , and while they ate and drank opened her parcels . |
| 11 | Perhaps I 'm missing something , but I do n't see how swapping a huge Tory majority for a small one is a triumph for them and a disaster for us — a relief for them and a disappointment for us , perhaps . |
| 12 | Perhaps I 'm missing something , but I do n't see how swapping a huge Tory majority for a small one is a triumph for them and a disaster for us — a relief for them and a disappointment for us , perhaps . |
| 13 | Like , it would be nonsensical to get Paul Weller to go play live on a kids ’ Saturday TV show , and it 's the same for all our artists : there 's a right environment for them and a wrong one , and it 's important not to force them . |
| 14 | Sometimes girls are there because they are very young or they are homeless , sometimes it is because their parents can not cope at home with the responsibility for them and a newborn baby , and in other cases a home takes in and assesses girls whose ability to look after their baby is in question . |
| 15 | With the NARCOG anatomy of the Syrian cartel now virtually complete , with a major Lebanese clan working for them and a better organized monitoring and intelligence network feeding them more reliable information , Hurley and his CIA colleagues prepared for the new growing season in the Bekaa with a sense of having seized the initiative at last . |
| 16 | It was as if their lives had been aimless , random as pinballs , but when they came inside her door , there was a chair especially for them and a mug chosen for their tea . |
| 17 | ‘ Generally people here can expect more-balanced advice on the best holiday for them and a wider choice than from many mainland agents . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Generally people here can expect more-balanced advice on the best holiday for them and a wider choice than from many mainland agents . ’ |
| 19 | The good for them and the good for society can not be separately assessed . |
| 20 | It must be like loving someone from afar only to have them turn to us one day , recognizing the love we have held for them and the secret things we have done for them , and returning our love with their own . |
| 21 | Children were less directly affected but there were considerable indirect effects , in terms of the time their mothers had for them and the effect of the grandparent on daily living . |
| 22 | As the gap between the rich and the poor was perceived to be widening , students felt this was bad for them and the country as a whole . |
| 23 | ( 1986 ) and Morgan Klein ( 1985 ) describe convincingly the conflict which young people in residential care experience between longing for their parents to provide for them and the growing realisation that this may only ever be partial . |
| 24 | Rational behaviour would dictate that substitution of short-dated bonds for the relatively less attractive bills will now take place , and so the price of these bonds will begin to rise as investors increase their demand for them and the yield on these assets will begin to decline . |
| 25 | I thanked her for them and the poster and then phoned George , who talked to me in monosyllables . |
| 26 | The objects of the new system are to enable institutions to develop a greater degree of flexibility and autonomy , and to reduce the amount of paperwork both for them and the Council . |
| 27 | ‘ He was at the dinner we cooked for them and the Prince at Gwynne 's , ’ said Emily . |
| 28 | However , in a group of 20 or 30 youngsters from the least successful socio-economic background , who have the least going for them and the smallest incomes , the chances are that there will be a greater number of smokers . |
| 29 | The more security you have , the more of a challenge it is for them and the more of a thrill they get if they get away with it . |
| 30 | When executed it lists in numerical order all charge codes to which you have access , plus the LIFESPAN users responsible for them and the storage directories to which the charge codes have been allocated . |