Example sentences of "love and [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Overlong stretches of moralising and politicising mar his fairy tale , written ‘ to inspire love and reverence for nature ’ , and it sells more commonly today in an abridged version . |
| 2 | Dhamma is the master principle in ‘ a Tathagata , perfected one , wholly awakened one , a dhamma-man , a dhamma-king , depending on dhamma only , honouring dhamma , revering dhamma , esteeming dhamma , with dhamma as his standard , with dhamma as his banner , with mastery as to dhamma ’ , and he will provide dhamma-guard , love and protection for monks , nuns and lay followers . |
| 3 | And when I came to it was with an audible pop in the ears , and a rich consciousness of solitude , and a feeling of love and admiration for this big stolid body I was in , which even now was preoccupied and unconcerned , straining out over the rose bed to adjust a loose swathe of clematis on the wooden wall . |
| 4 | I must tell you Minnie that things have not been good between my old beloved mistress and me which it is not fitting that I should now go into but this blow has brought us closer together in our love and concern for Miss Henrietta . |
| 5 | But it can also give deep satisfaction to have this opportunity of showing love and concern for someone who is close and who has probably shown the same care for us . |
| 6 | The argument also ignores the type of considerations that might determine the present non-use of these sophisticated weapons , such as the fear of complete destruction and total annihilation , rather than a greater degree of ahi sā , or love and concern for others . |
| 7 | But so graphically did her words convey her love and concern for them that , reading it aloud , both were reduced to tears . |
| 8 | For example , it is often possible to explain angry and hostile behaviour in terms of an individual 's love and concern for the other rather than as a straightforward expression of hostility or hatred . |
| 9 | His love and concern for his fellows was expressed in the most immediate , yet measured and sensitive way . |
| 10 | The crucial importance of the stabilising influence of Rirette in Nizan 's personal development can not be overstated , and there are certainly grounds for drawing a parallel between , on the one hand , the blossoming at a distance of Nizan 's love and affection for Rirette , with the consequent calming of personal anxieties , and on the other , the burgeoning at a distance of his hatred and hostility for those political , social and cultural forces in French society which he considered to have led him to the brink of suicide and despair . |
| 11 | Plea that the note was given to secure the loan ; that , subsequent to the loan and the giving of the note , the defendant had complained to John Bluett that he had not received equal favourable treatment with John Bluett 's other children ; that John Bluett had conceded the truth of these complaints and agreed with the defendant that , in consideration that the defendant should cease his complaints and also out of his natural love and affection for the defendant , he would discharge the defendant from all liability in respect of the loan and the note . |
| 12 | So that when his mouth closed on hers she responded passionately , and a great wave of love and affection for him , and for his patience , engulfed her , and carried her away . |
| 13 | They have a great deal of love and affection for the small stores , and the Minister will go down in history as the woman who wrecked them . |
| 14 | It may be that none of these incidents , taken by itself , would be very significant , but the cumulative effect of them supports the view that the plaintiff and her husband subordinated their own interests to the wishes of the deceased … the plaintiff 's acts went well beyond what was called for by natural love and affection for someone to whom she had no blood relationship , and both she and her husband made it very clear in their evidence that there was no great love and affection between her husband and the deceased , and that he was only willing to pay for meals that the plaintiff provided for the deceased and to work as he did in the garden of the cottage because of the expectation that the deceased 's estate would in due course pass to the plaintiff . |
| 15 | The second period covers the time from May nineteen ninety until now when the plaintiff has been solely looked after by the parents with the greatest devotion , application , selflessness and skill superimposed on their natural love and affection for the plaintiff . |
| 16 | And now the whole Church is realizing that our preaching of a gospel of love and justice for all people can not be convincing while our visible structures deny these values . |
| 17 | Despite being filled with an overwhelming love and compassion for her husband , who was single-handedly fighting off one of the world 's largest corporations , she 'd also been swept by a strong desire to bash him over the head with his own fax machine ! |
| 18 | As she walked down the aisle her heart brimmed over with love and adoration for Charles . |
| 19 | He accepted that it would be better to give her lots of love and attention for behaving well rather than for behaving badly . |
| 20 | Her love and zest for life comes out in her unique correspondence and notes made during the momentous first east-west crossing of the Atlantic of the Graf Zeppelin LZ.127 . |
| 21 | But for Wardlaw and other dissenters marriage was also the perfect compact between men and women ‘ by which they engage in mutual love and friendship for the purpose of procreation ’ . |
| 22 | In a world that substitutes power for relationships , lust for love and magic for the true love of God , we will always have to fight to express the truth of what it means to be truly human . |
| 23 | Remember unlike so many Irish bands , they 've actually generated their own lifestyle and imaginary world of love and craziness for their fans . |
| 24 | ‘ Today the people of Montenegro fulfill the wish of their first and last king guided by innate love and respect for their history , ’ he went on . |
| 25 | Since then , De Niro has worked hard to convince local people of his love and respect for the community . |
| 26 | Rock singer Roger Clinton , 36 , told of his love and respect for Democrat victor Bill as he talked about the abuse he received from his alcoholic father . |
| 27 | I so wish that our love and respect for the deceased could have been expressed openly , and with joy and gratitude the way yours was . |
| 28 | I think one must concentrate on marriage being essentially a question of mutual love and respect for each other … |
| 29 | It had seemed an impossible dream at the time ; but to have an impossible dream was a harmless comfort , and their love and respect for Rabbi Moishe made it difficult for them to grudge him their co-operation . |
| 30 | Though he had gone through the motions of caring she saw now with the painful wisdom of hindsight that , despite all his assurances of love and respect for her , he had really only been interested in his own pleasure , pursuing it with all the subtlety of a bulldozer . |