Example sentences of "[to-vb] for [pron] [noun] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Simon used to work for my father a few years ago , but he … ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I want to paint men and women with that something of the eternal which the halo used to symbolize , ’ Van Gogh had written , groping to define for his brother the human essence that was his aim in pictures such as this . ’ |
| 3 | Because of the many opportunities that a designer has of seeing many types and design of kitchen equipment in action , he is able to pick for his client the best type and design for the job in hand . |
| 4 | Sir , — I congratulate you on the information you have been good enough to send me of your intention to publish a journal for Bishop 's Castle , and I beg leave to offer for your insertion a few remarks on what I think ought to interest your readers — the present position of the question of the extension of the line to your town . |
| 5 | Russian statesmen were therefore often badly informed about the politics of the outside world ; and though in 1672 there was an effort to compile for their guidance an official manual of the available information about foreign states this was not published for well over a century . |
| 6 | He would like to reproduce for his customers a certain dish of sliced potatoes and artichoke hearts baked with olive oil and garlic and scented with wild thyme . |