Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] for the [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You take me away for the weekend and then come back and act as if you 've just met me at a friend 's house for the first time ! |
| 2 | I pay tribute to them tonight for the work that they have undertaken in an attempt to keep us aware of what is happening out there . |
| 3 | Furthermore , when it became clear from the tone of the debate that Georgy Razumovsky , Gorbachev 's favoured candidate to head the key statutes commission ( responsible for finalizing the draft party rules ) , would be defeated , Gorbachev instead put himself forward for the post and was approved by a three-to-one majority . |
| 4 | He had decided to do nothing further for the present and leave it to Berowne to make the first move . |
| 5 | I can not say thank you enough for the effort that has gone on . ’ |
| 6 | Again he thanked her warmly for the meal and her hospitality , then , when she had gone , went before Shepherd and his son into the other room . |
| 7 | The Chairman of the Select Committee on Energy apologised to me earlier for the fact that he has had to leave the Chamber because he is due to make a speech on clean coal technology elsewhere in London . |
| 8 | Do n't have it just for the thing that 's free inside . |
| 9 | If it will please you To show us so much gentry and goodwill As to expand your time with us awhile For the supply and profit of our hope , Your visitation shall receive such thanks As fits a king 's remembrance . |