Example sentences of "[pers pn] for " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
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| 1 | Naked , come to Thee for dress ; |
| 2 | Helpless , look to Thee for grace ; |
| 3 | May claim thee for his pains . |
| 4 | What is it he blames thee for ? ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Dear sweet Lord above , I do thank Thee for Thy kindness in showing me this lovely woman before I died . ’ |
| 6 | If I worship thee for fear of hell , |
| 7 | But if I worship thee for thyself alone , |
| 8 | I " fackins I commend thee for that ! |
| 9 | And I 'll tell thee for naught , Daniel — never look to me for succour . |
| 10 | Oh Lord who to see that all the world , we thank thee for those who fought and those who laid down their lives in the cause of righteousness and freedom . |
| 11 | Three years of being a member of the Campaign Team at AI had not prepared me for seeing human rights abuses first hand . |
| 12 | In which case forgive me for writing as I have done . |
| 13 | Would n't speak to me for six months , but then his natural goodness of heart , as well perhaps as his gradual realization that I might have been right , that perhaps I had saved him from a fate worse than death , made it impossible for him to keep it up . |
| 14 | Nothing had prepared me for that . |
| 15 | He came round to my side , stood beside me for a while , looking , puffing . |
| 16 | For example , I have never received a personal letter following my stay to thank me for my custom . |
| 17 | It was through a family connection , I think — anyway , as expected , she never had to ask me for a reference . |
| 18 | Blame me for becoming poor if you like — I admit , I blew it — but the responsibility for the way our society treats its poorer members is not exclusively mine . |
| 19 | Despite this , at lunchtime Kathleen presented me with four hours ' pay and pressed me for a few more details to help her with her enquiries . |
| 20 | Would you like to come and sit out the back with me for a minute ? ’ |
| 21 | Then last year , everything just started running against me for some reason . |
| 22 | And they ask me for hardly any rent , which is the other nice thing about it . ’ |
| 23 | In some ways I feel her peculiar dilemma parallels my own for she described her stance as one which distanced her from the classical anthropological mode , creating a ‘ memorable adventure ’ , which she claims , ‘ has marked me for life ’ ( ibid. 22 ) . |
| 24 | I am half-pissed and brilliant , Francis takes me for egg and chips and strong tea and tells me to give it up . |
| 25 | Forgive me for assuming my role of dyke agony uncle once more , but really , lovey ! |
| 26 | Pardon me for thinking they were important , pardon me for feeling beautiful and lyrical , pardon me for loving you . |
| 27 | Pardon me for thinking they were important , pardon me for feeling beautiful and lyrical , pardon me for loving you . |
| 28 | Pardon me for thinking they were important , pardon me for feeling beautiful and lyrical , pardon me for loving you . |
| 29 | What do you take me for ? ’ |
| 30 | ‘ Would you talk to me for a few minutes ? ’ |