Example sentences of "[verb] for [pn reflx] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Barratt had been up to Tilberthwaite to see for himself the likely value of Knott 's sett on the Muncaster estate land there and he considered it to be a worthwhile proposition having seen , as he put it , " good bunches of ore under water " . |
| 2 | They also demanded that President Guillermo Endara Gallimany , 56 , make a personal visit to the old part of the city to see for himself the severe level of poverty the population was being forced to endure . |
| 3 | In 1987 , when Tony Heginbottom revived the tradition at Cragg Vale Spa near Hebden Bridge , I was there to taste for myself the chalybeate water . |
| 4 | in the Court of Appeal , ‘ in view of the historic struggle of the legislature to secure for itself the sole power to levy money upon the subject , its complete success in that struggle , the elaborate means adopted by the representative House to control the amount , the conditions and the purpose of the levy , the circumstances would be remarkable indeed which would induce the court to believe that the legislature had sacrificed all the well-known checks and precautions , and , not in express words , but merely by implication , had entrusted a Minister of the Crown with undefined and unlimited powers of imposing charges upon the subject for purposes connected with his department . ’ |
| 5 | Be determined to define for yourself the exact meaning of words ( like " diplomacy " ) , especially when they are abstract ( like " influence " ) . |
| 6 | Again , originally groups of ‘ adventurers ’ were recognized in trade with various lands — one trading with Prussia secured royal recognition in 1391 , another with the Netherlands in 1407 and a third with the Scandinavian lands in 1408 , but eventually the Netherlands group secured for itself the specific name of the Merchant Adventurers ' Company ( 64 , pp. 143–50 ) . |
| 7 | Leila closed her eyes , visualising for herself the pleasant warmth of Ari 's fantasy world . |
| 8 | Should you decide to come here , I feel sure that you will discover for yourself the vibrant nature of the place . |
| 9 | Sometimes he even managed to keep for himself the little piece of cotton-wool that she soaked in perfume so that he could rub the henna stains from her skin . |
| 10 | During the final rehearsals for the 1962 Berlin recording of the Ninth , Karajan discovered that for years in the Finale 's ‘ adagio ma non troppo , ma divoto ’ the Berlin violas had been annexing for themselves the top line in a passage that is richly divided . |
| 11 | When I visited Bishopshalt school with my hon. Friend , I saw for myself the superb improvement in equipment and facilities that it has managed to achieve only shortly after attaining grant-maintained status . |
| 12 | Mr Morrison and his group can play their part by learning for themselves the full complexity of the problem and trying to convey it to Irish-Americans who see Irish unity as the only answer . |
| 13 | Thus far , French princes — with the notable exception of the Norman king-duke — had been wary of claiming for themselves the peace-keeping function within their lands . |
| 14 | Having discovered for himself the great value of reading good books , he gave his writings to his people . |
| 15 | He could at any time have obtained for himself the beneficial enjoyment of the whole income . |
| 16 | Even as he uses the accommodation in Annexe A to manoeuvre Serafin into discovering for himself the waiting garret , so he is using the garret to manoeuvre him into rejecting all the proposed associates in Annexe B. Once Serafin has insisted on installing himself in the garret — against all reasonable advice — he is going to discover that the kind of staff he needs will be young and agile , with a good knowledge of the backstairs of Government buildings and an ability to duck their heads and remain inclined slightly forwards for long periods of time . |
| 17 | She had chosen for herself the human equivalent of sackcloth and ashes , and she denounced herself for a masochist . |