Example sentences of "[noun pl] for what [pers pn] [vb mod] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 Is it the first time , for instance , you have been told you only enter into relationships for what you can get out of them ?
2 The constitutional separation does not prevent some Members of Parliament echoing the condemnation of the tabloid press in intemperately criticizing individual judges for what they may consider to be an unduly lenient sentence .
3 Below are a list of places where you might see Japlish written , and two alternatives for what you might see there .
4 I 've been racking my brains for what I could have done , then it struck me .
5 Tolby seemed to have buttered up all the Devenishes for what he could get : the father took him into the firm and launched him on his career ; Clare darned his socks and cooked him meals ; and Hubert — if Henry was right — had put some business his way .
6 I only take up with men for what I can get out of them . ’
7 Forgive others for what they may have done to you in the past ; and forgive yourself as well — you have probably learned much from your mistakes .
8 A special spinners ' mat was laid down at pre-tour net sessions at Lilleshall in an effort to prepare England 's batsmen for what they could expect to face on dusty Indian pitches .
9 Cabinet under Mrs Thatcher is ‘ not used so much as a formal forum where there are papers saying we have this problem and here are the options for what we can do about it .
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