Example sentences of "for [pers pn] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | I thought I was disgusted by the men who liked to stab women in the breasts , etc. ’ with no thought for them as persons , but just out to use them for their own satisfaction . |
| 2 | Yurchenko contacted the American Embassy in Rome in August 1985 , having already worked for them as an agent in place . |
| 3 | At Puente Ruinas she lost her glasses and we all searched for them as if she had been our lifelong friend . |
| 4 | This is becoming impossible for them as , day after day , we learn of new allegations about their private lives . |
| 5 | I wo n't trouble you with the percentages of votes cast for them as new managers in the various ballots . |
| 6 | That none of this is within the competence of animals would seem to influence a preference for them as laboratory subjects . |
| 7 | He had a degree of concern for the vanquished Germans , and respect for them as individuals , which taught me another valuable lesson , and which still makes his name in Wilhelmshaven one which is honoured rather than reviled . |
| 8 | Do you take responsibility for them as an active dad ? |
| 9 | Whether they be railwaymen , groundsmen , caretakers , cooks or cleaners , Basil showed consideration for the appreciation of the work they performed and warmth for them as people . |
| 10 | Your worships , Mr works for Wallbank aerials in Worley and he works for them as an engineer his vehicle was erm something that he did use for work , but unfortunately as a result of the accident his has been written off and he has n't yet been able to er , replace it and so he 's having to be erm er , chauffeured by the company to do his er his work . |
| 11 | Your Worships Mr works for in Worley and he works for them as an engineer . |
| 12 | Clive works for them as a delivery skipper . |
| 13 | They did n't know by people were paying good money for them as er the farmers were moving out and it was er a good copper bed . |
| 14 | she did n't say well er my husband brought me here because it was a decision that she had parted , it was a choice she had made as well and so she , she excepts her responsibility , she excepts her blame and she goes to return so there was , there was this sense of confession and , and confession can be costly when we 've got to admit that I was wrong , I did wrong , I was mistaken , I went the wrong way that could be a costly mistake and , and , and er costly experience for us to go through , but surely the , the true sign of repent is that we do acknowledge our sin , we acknowledge our failure , that we acknowledge what it means to god , we ca n't shift that blame onto somebody else then also consider not just the cost that Naomi had to pay in going back , but also there was a cost for Auper and for Ruth as well as Moabias there would be little joy for them in Israel , they were foreigners , they were strangers , there would n't be much hope for happiness for them , there would be very little likeliness for them ever getting married in or remarrying er in , in Israel , they would n't be able to worship there own god , they 'd be taken from one culture to another , there 'd be taken from one language to another , what was it gon na be like for them , alright , perhaps whilst they were living with Naomi perhaps she could pull a few strings for them , but what happens when she goes and they are left by themselves and yet it would appear that with Naomi making her decision to return that they too these two daughters in law they decided to go to Bethlehem with her and it tells us that they set out together but perhaps they had n't thought it really through because their not totally committed to us and as they come towards the frontier and their gon na pass into in , back into Judah with their few miserable possessions that they 've gathered together , Naomi again considers the consequences facing these two young women , Auper and Ruth , they continued with her , as she pleads with them to go back home , Judah is no place for a foreigner , Judah is no place for somebody to come unless they are part of gods people , and I 'm reminded of again of what it tells me in , in the book of acts , that in the early church , that people were actually frightened , frightened to join with the disciples , they were frightened to join the church , there was no room for , for stragglers , there was no room for hangers on , there was no room for those who went just because they thought it was gon na be the next , the in thing to do , but folk were actually frightened of joining because they knew they had to put their lives right , they knew they had to live holy lives , they knew that god had to be lord and master in their lives and unless they were willing to do that and be committed to him they were actually frightened of joining and one of the great weaknesses of the church today is that it becomes and it can becoming our thinking and nothing more than just something we join , something we belong to , something we go along to er as like a club , like an association , but that 's not the picture we see it in the New Testament , it is a very exclusive body , it is a very exclusive grouping , a grouping of those who have committed themselves to Jesus Christ and that 's why not every body is a member of the local church , not every body who goes to church on a Sunday is a member of a church to Jesus Christ now they know if they are , but other people may not know , they know and the lord knows , I know if I belong to him and he knows if I belong to him other people may not , I can put on the act , I can look as though I 'm playing the part , I can go through the routine , I can , I can , I can fool every body , but he knows and I know , and he knows and you know and so Jesus said not every body who says lord , lord on that day will I acknowledge and recognize and so for Ruth and Nao er yes Ruth and Auper it was gon na be different of course for them as foreigners in Judah especially when Naomi goes and she pleads with them go back home , Judah is not place for Moabias , she knew what it had been like to be a foreigner , she knew what it had been like to be an alien land in an alien culture in a different religion with a different language she had known the bitterness of it all , she pleads with them go back home she prayers for them the lord bless you , the lord you know be gracious to you and so on , but they refused and again Naomi puts it to them , to please go back and Auper reconsiders and she takes the counsel and advice of her mother in law but no so Ruth and Naomi turns and says look your sister in law 's gone back , she 's gone home , you go as well , you ca n't do it , its a too greater price for you to pay , its a choice you must n't make , a decision you must n't make , your gon na have poverty , your gon na have loneliness , your gon na have hardship . |
| 15 | Now talking of freebies , they could actually watch a cage being drilled for them as part of it . |
| 16 | She imagined the young doctor coming to this simple village , the home of his grandmother , to build his business empire , getting to know and love the villagers as he did so , and deciding to live with them and spend his spare time caring for them as a doctor . |
| 17 | Andrew Tombs , 27 , of Stokesley , North Yorkshire , agreed to carry out 150 hours community service after pleading guilty at Teesside Crown Court to stealing equipment valued at £7,400 from Tarmac Construction , while working for them as a drainer on a building site in the town . |
| 18 | Andrew Tombs , 27 , of Stokesley , North Yorkshire , agreed to carry out 150 hours community service after admitting at Teesside Crown Court stealing equipment worth £7,400 from Tarmac Construction , while working for them as a drainer on a building site in the town . |
| 19 | Born on 12 April , 1941 , the only son of an electricity board worker , he was snapped up by his local club West Ham , and made his debut for them as a 17-year-old against Manchester United in 1958 . |
| 20 | It might lead staff to conclude that failure to carry out their responsibilities effectively ‘ carries no adverse consequences for them as individuals ’ . |
| 21 | The important issue for me as chairman throughout that period was to remember that once the Prime Minister had said that Westland was a private-sector problem which must be solved by private-sector measures and techniques , one 's interests were obviously the shareholders , the employees , the customers and the banks , since the company was heavily indebted . |
| 22 | Nor do they do a lot for me as erogenous zones . |
| 23 | That was the attraction for me as a director . ’ |
| 24 | But my education made things harder for me as a soldier , paradoxically , for I thought too much and questioned the wisdom of those in command . |
| 25 | For me as a child , Glasgow was its buildings ; the city was physically oppressive in a way that is painfully memorable . |
| 26 | But in fact there was very little apart from discussion at the end , that was actually relevant to voluntary services , it was about local government reorganization which was very interesting , for me as a parish councillor . |
| 27 | ‘ When I bought this house and insisted she move in with me she took the path of least resistance and agreed , although even then if I 'd had the wits to see them all the signs were there that although she relished my role as provider she cared very little for me as a person . ’ |
| 28 | So therefore was there anything for me as a consumer go along to the theatre , have a back programme that has been sponsored by Hydro Electric to use the bad example . |
| 29 | WHAT began for me as a culture shock 25 years ago , has now transmuted into an enduring sense of sorrow and frustration . |
| 30 | ‘ That is a great honour for me as an Irishman , ’ he said . |