Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun sg] [prep] [verb] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then he went down in this loose scrum , should n't have been there , but he was always a bit of a hero , and I put my foot in looking for the ball and there he was . |
| 2 | ‘ Maybe I owe my stature to reaching for the stars , then . ’ |
| 3 | A very successful appeal was made in September by actress Susannah York on behalf of the S.O.S. Society to support their work in caring for the elderly and disabled . |
| 4 | The figure that many companies disclose allows trends over time to be identified but does little to provide a more detailed appreciation of its commitment to investing for the future . ’ |
| 5 | That 's their way of paying for the medicine . |
| 6 | She teaches at Sleaford division of the Girls ' Brigade and also at her local Sunday school ; Phyl McMillan , of London , for her contribution to swimming for the disabled and for the over-50s , for whom she and her husband formed a club . |
| 7 | Gandhi 's most brilliant demonstrations of this fact were achieved through his practice of fasting for the attainment of some political object . |
| 8 | The vacancy had been occasioned by the untimely departure of James Haldane , the professor of church history at St. Andrews , who had been burned to death in his room after retiring for the night leaving a candle burning . |
| 9 | Even the Kiwis were staggered by his bravery in going for the ball on the floor . |
| 10 | He also hated war , but had given his life to working for the down-and-outs in London . |
| 11 | Rumsey in West Ham Ward used the same programme , but also issued a leaflet giving details of how he won the DCM , concluding ‘ Do your bit by voting for the man who has done his bit for you ’ . |
| 12 | You can maintain ‘ official ownership ’ of your case by summarising for the minutes ( 'Following my proposal the meeting agreed … ' ) and by literally having the last word on the item : ‘ So we 're agreed on that . |