Example sentences of "[noun sg] to [pron] for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As she talked Eva revealed it was not just that she was coming back to God , but that she had realised she must give her whole self to him for the ministry . |
| 2 | He will have debtors : his bank is a debtor to him for the amount standing to his credit ; his investments of money are claims to receive payment from the State or from corporations or individuals . |
| 3 | In that event his creditor was entitled to ask the court to register the borrower 's indebtedness to him for the sum claimed as a fact without further to-do , and without the borrower 's case being heard . |
| 4 | It is to take responsibility to ourselves for the way the world is . |
| 5 | The fact that his father behaved towards him for most of the time with mild , if somewhat unthinking kindness , did not rule out this possibility which is present at some time or other in most children 's minds : after all , if you were going to kill someone you would naturally go on being kind to them for the time being , giving them money for sweets and generally keeping up appearances . |
| 6 | All fears are of the material world and we have to give some thought to them for the sake of our ambition and our dependants and our own physical well being , but they are not transcendent things and have no meaning there . |
| 7 | He said it was clear to him you were pining away , and that you could only be saved if I took you away and made love to you for the rest of our lives . ’ |
| 8 | This became a strong reason to him for the practice of private confession . |
| 9 | You aroused an interest for me in literature which has been a resource to me for the rest of my life and a source of real enjoyment . |
| 10 | Nigel did n't appear to notice her lack of ardour , but went blithely on about having the house to himself for the weekend , so there was going to be a party , and he 'd come and fetch her — |