Example sentences of "[verb] [noun prp] for [pron] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He added that the Americans had also failed to compensate Israel for its financial sufferings in the Gulf war . |
| 2 | In her heart of hearts she had blamed Paul for his unrelenting pressure , but it was her own weakness , her failure to stand up to him , that was responsible for the situation . |
| 3 | Both McDermott and Border queried the decision with umpire McConnell , and shortly afterwards umpire Darrell Hair , standing in his first Test , had to no-ball Hughes for his second bouncer of an over , again to the adhesive Prabhakar . |
| 4 | Their fifth-wicket stand realized 197 before Dujon went for 101 just before the close , bringing in Winston Davis as nightwatchman , replacing Marshall for his only Test of the series . |
| 5 | ‘ I admired Kenneth for his tremendous wit , ’ says Joan today . |
| 6 | In his declared aim of regenerating Spain for his own profit Napoleon was to inherit a portion of these ambitions . |
| 7 | She welcomed Constance for her weekly lesson with genuine warmth . |
| 8 | This was the horse that General Tolonen had bought Han for his seventeenth birthday ; the horse Han Ch'in had ridden daily until his death . |
| 9 | And if Jack had been such another he would have thanked Charlie for his unstinted friendship , his generous loans , his hospitality and for bringing him Marilyn Thompson . |
| 10 | That same Spirit , of course , empowered Jesus for his rich ministry and led John the Baptist to tell others of the One who would baptize people with the Holy Spirit and with ‘ fire ’ . |
| 11 | He thanked Laurent-Perrier for their generous award , and said it would be spent in building the ‘ Laurent-Perrier Hide ’ to overlook the wild fowl area , and to be used as a classroom to educate children in wild game , wild flower and butterfly conservation . |
| 12 | Other candidates presented themselves : Brassard must know Miller 's End and he might have come to hate being bullied by Newley ; Yorick blamed Newley for his own failings , and was hysterical enough to kill on impulse ; Henry , having predicted Newley 's death , had a vested interest in ensuring that the prediction was fulfilled ; Zaza might have been seduced by Newley and then spurned |
| 13 | It used a then unknown company called Microsoft for its personal computer ( PC ) operating system . |
| 14 | Now he is saying that he killed Caesar for his greater love of Rome than for Caesar ie he killed Caesar for the ‘ general good ’ . |
| 15 | She then thanked Silas for his informative talk on New Zealand 's native trees and birds , and declared that the afternoon tea had been delicious . |
| 16 | The goal at the bank , says Gilmont , is to use EDI for its other billing . |
| 17 | So above all acknowledgments , I want to thank God for his inexpressible generosity in giving the Holy Spirit to us fallen human beings , to be to us both the means of grace and the hope of glory . |
| 18 | And while were doing that , we should thank Mary for her seven years stint that she 's done on . |
| 19 | He concluded by asking Miller for one little root of Ixia , or other bulbous plant from the Cape . |
| 20 | Durham 's Director of Cricket Geoff Cook said : ‘ It may be better to save John for our next match against Derbyshire at Chesterfield . |
| 21 | The World 's top three-day eventers are getting in shape for the Badminton Horse trials next month … and they chose Oxfordshire for their last-minute preparations . |
| 22 | Every year nearly half of Britain 's 600,000 skiers choose Austria for its onion-domed prettiness , its full-blooded nightlife and its earthy peasant merriment . |
| 23 | A recent report praised Reg for his hard work , but said , perhaps the yard is too tidy / too ordered for a rural churchyard . |
| 24 | Bearing that in mind , County likes Anglian because it is the most regulator-friendly of the 10 water stocks and likes Wessex for its significant waste management interests . |
| 25 | Well , personally I have to admit I prefer Emlyn for its realistic playability . |
| 26 | It was an intriguing place , full of photos of early explorers and of Roald Amundsen , who left Tromsø for his Arctic nemesis . |
| 27 | After four memorable and enjoyable days we left Penang for our three-day trip to Singapore . |
| 28 | Later , McFadden went to the media and praised Linfield for their bold approach . |
| 29 | Dayenu : ‘ it would have been enough ! ’ part of a prayer in which grateful Jews thank God for his manifold blessings . |
| 30 | Thank God for my old professionals , thought Busacher . |