Example sentences of "[prep] [pn reflx] [conj] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ That is why we must succeed , not just for ourselves but for the Lord Cardinal .
2 The story that follows can be likened to a tale of exploration , not a new land that he stumbled across , but an important discovery , not only for himself but for the whole of mankind .
3 But Rodrigo ordered a bed to be made ready for himself and for the leper , and they twain slept together .
4 I was glad to accept the honour not so much for myself but for the cutter service as a whole when it was confirmed that I was to attend at Buckingham Palace the following summer .
5 erm , I do voluntary work for the Brook Advisory , er through the peer educators and that has been very erm beneficial for for myself and for the work that er , we do with
6 Not all did as well as Nancy , both for themselves and for the rest of us .
7 This means that social interaction requires mutual effort by the actors as they attempt to establish the definition of the situation for each other and negotiate appropriate behaviour for themselves and for the other .
8 To know how to live for oneself and for the present when a choice involving sacrifice for others or the future does not arise will be indispensable to learning to make such choices in sufficient awareness .
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