Example sentences of "[noun] for [pers pn] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Every penny he was paying he was having grant for it from the government Aye . |
| 2 | It seems odd , in retrospect , to see governments delegating so passively their most important educational function , but there were two main reasons for it at the time . |
| 3 | Finally she made her choice and gave the reasons for it with the confidence she always brought to her work . |
| 4 | But she did n't find out he had made no provision for her in the event of his death until Elizabeth could no longer withhold her sentiments . |
| 5 | A theatrical gentleman approached me after one of the performances , said he was impressed by my singing , and that he could obtain a part for me with the Schikenader Company in Vienna . |
| 6 | I later found out that the school had enquired at the house after the girl 's continued absence and been given some plausible excuse for it by the father . |
| 7 | He was an astute purchase , for he came to us as a proven goalscorer and immediately lived up to his reputation by netting upon his debut against Millwall here at Selhurst Park ( 5–0 ) and going on to hit 19 League goals from 27 outings for us in the remainder of that season . |
| 8 | Archie usually performed as a combative left-half for the Palace , but he was also occasionally drafted into the front line , to play as a makeshift centre-forward to most useful effect , because his considerable height gave him a distinct advantage in that department and he scored on his first two outings for us in the number nine shirt . |
| 9 | I think there might be a parcel for you at the door is it ? |
| 10 | driver for me on the phone , so he calls me up , oh we 've got load of them he said |
| 11 | You 're going to have the job of changing the ice-packs for me through the night , are n't you ? ’ |
| 12 | Mr Forsyth 's support for student loans has ensured little support for him on the campus but , that apart , the student vote seems to be as divided as it is in the wider constituency . |
| 13 | While Mr David Waddington does not intend to use his office to promote capital punishment , and will maintain the tradition of a free vote for MPs , his intervention in a renewed debate would provide the most passionate support for it from the Government front bench since it was abolished in 1965 . |
| 14 | And the secular armies which established her hegemony for her on the Continent were in no position to undertake a full-scale military campaign against Ireland . |
| 15 | Well I 'll go and have a look for us at the bus stop in n it ? |
| 16 | Although it felt like a miraculous coincidence for us at the time , it was more that we were all ready to grapple with this issue in our lives . |
| 17 | If there are enough requests for them in the web , I 'll stick them in . |
| 18 | Rather than reveal qualitative differences among the banks and draw the public 's attention to the bad-debt mess ( not to mention the responsibility for it of the finance ministry , which regulates banks ) , officials are doing everything they can to help banks sweep their problems under the carpet . |
| 19 | She is not working here this week but should be fielding calls for us after the election . ’ |
| 20 | money for him across the road ? |
| 21 | I am raising money for him at the moment . |
| 22 | To see if I can get the money for it before the end of the month . |
| 23 | The island is named after a daughter of King Bela IV who pledged to build a Dominican convent for her on the island if the Mongols could be defeated . |
| 24 | After leaving Argentina illegally in 1940 , he flew Spitfires and Hurricanes for us during the war . |
| 25 | ‘ I kept a lookout for you on the ship . |
| 26 | In 1696 Lowther of Lowther , tired of contesting elections , employed his cousin to seek a viscountcy for him from the king . |
| 27 | In a Welsh mining village the boys were told to go and carry water for the old people … and see about firewood for them for the week . |
| 28 | And er then Mr said it was safe for his wife to return and children , that they , trouble was they could n't get a seat for me on the plane . |
| 29 | She hoped fitzAlan would begin his search for her on the road to Gloucester ; he might even think she had sought shelter with Dame Sybil , but the hope was a weak one . |
| 30 | Search for it through the wodge of bits of paper and exercise books and writing pads that my dreams , all my precious dreams are scribbled on . |