Example sentences of "for [pron] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr James remembers her well , she was a sweet woman , all good nature , not a thought in her head , who asked for nothing but to love and cherish ( her husband had been spectacularly unfaithful to her , even for Rome — it runs in that family ) . |
| 2 | It was for nothing but to counter the parallel sky , and I found it mystical in its impracticality . |
| 3 | Our status and position stand for nothing when compared with patience , tolerance and a willing ear . |
| 4 | But it should be equal for everyone and based purely on ability . |
| 5 | Or again , for the ruling class or race against which such a movement rebels , as long as its authority is secure there are very strong practical advantages in thinking of its subjects as incapable of governing themselves , happy and carefree in their poverty , innately inferior in intelligence , out of work only if lazy , loyal and grateful for all one has done for them unless misled by irresponsible agitators ; it is only when they start to be dangerously restive that it becomes practically useful to understand their motives and capacities better . |
| 6 | And we know that in all things god works for good for them that love him . |
| 7 | It would be it would be better for them than doing all the extensions together cos doing all the extension booklets |
| 8 | Candidates in local elections can expect their followers not only to vote for them but to campaign for them as well . |
| 9 | Technically , if you hand someone a joint you 're supplying , but it means a lot of work for them and does n't catch the people who are the big fish . |
| 10 | She waited for them and told Rodney , ‘ I booked a horse for tomorrow afternoon . ’ |
| 11 | Since stray cat populations can only be dosed with the birth pill via their food , there is always the chance that certain cats will avoid the treated meals provided for them and scavenge or catch prey for themselves . |
| 12 | Their fate should , therefore , be in some sense at least exemplary : opportunity was certainly offered to them , they had choices , at eighteen the world opened for them and displayed its riches , the brave new world of Welfare State and County Scholarships , of equality for women , they were the elite , the chosen , the garlanded of the great social dream . |
| 13 | Some elderly people still prefer ( or have to make do with ) an open fire , but this often presents problems if they have no one to carry coal for them and help to clear out the grate if it is of the old-fashioned type . |
| 14 | Option 7.3.3 — View Individual Task Mail allows users to view any outstanding task mail available for them and respond appropriately or forward it to another user who may be more able to respond . |
| 15 | The student should look out for them and make a mental note of their fascinating and beautiful effect . |
| 16 | You mus n't try to stop people visiting ; instead you have to improve facilities for them and make moving them around easier . |
| 17 | It existed to ‘ speak for artists and art organisations , to offer them advice , to argue for them and to champion their interests in the media and to government whenever and wherever the need may arise ’ . |
| 18 | When the apostles came down , they felt there was ‘ something more ’ for them and proceeded to lay hands on them that they might receive it . |
| 19 | In this case the plaintiffs , a firm of estate agents , were employed by the defendants to find for them and to negotiate a lease of office and shop accommodation . |
| 20 | Subject to these limitations , any partner will have implied authority to sell the goods of the firm , receive payments of the firm 's debts and give receipts for them and to engage employees for the firm 's business . |
| 21 | Went over the doctors for them and said , can I help ? |
| 22 | Mostly they were second-rate copies of the kind of American bar-room R&B bands the members of these pub bands had seen in the days when they had a bit more going for them and had actually made it to the States one time in the late sixties or early seventies . |
| 23 | Their huts were 12 hours ' journey from the nearest main road , and the occasional and always unexpected arrival of the maximo lider was a cause for rejoicing and an indication that somebody , somewhere actually cared for them and took an interest in their otherwise isolated and neglected lives . |
| 24 | From the smaller to the greater , the patterns always hold true , and the Factory has taught me to watch out for them and respect them . |
| 25 | ‘ Collar ’ was thus often used as a way of asking to go outdoors , and after saying ‘ Collar ’ , the chimpanzees would often go search for them and put them around their necks while pant-hooting in anticipation . |
| 26 | The big doors would open for them and close on them and McCloy and the men who were ‘ not quite up to his class ' would unload them and store the cargoes here . |
| 27 | Such countries were allowed to buy non-military materials , provided that they paid cash for them and transported them in their own ships ( the " cash and carry laws " ) . |
| 28 | They enjoyed taking part in the movement session Jean had devised for them and watching demonstrations given by the small group she took along . |
| 29 | Littler was a wily businessman who knew very well that things were difficult for them and realized how badly they needed his business . |
| 30 | They 're the ones who get everybody else to do what they want them to do , like die for them and work for them and get them into power and protect them and pay taxes and buy them toys , and they 're the ones who 'll survive another big war , in their bunkers and tunnels . |