Example sentences of "for [pers pn] [prep] the [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We are interested and associated but not absorbed and should European statesmen address us in the words which were used of old — Shall we speak for thee to the king or captain of the host ? ' — we should reply , Nay sir , for we dwell among our own people' ’ . |
| 2 | The spiritual area is concerned with the awareness a person has of those elements in existence and experience which may be defined in terms of inner feelings and beliefs ; they affect the way people see themselves and throw light for them on the purpose and meaning of life itself . |
| 3 | Cries could be heard from the stairs as the policemen tried to make their way up to the landing , the remaining boys making it as difficult as possible for them in the hope that their brother would get away . |
| 4 | There were police waiting for them in the van and they got another good beating . |
| 5 | The fact that I had people to speak for me at the trial and that I was doing community work did n't appear to mean much to them . |
| 6 | I think about Mr Jackson and I get a sort of uncomfortable feeling when I remember he was waiting for me at the house and I did n't come back . |
| 7 | Andy has got a job to do and so have I. But if I lose he will be gutted for me at the end and if I lose I will be gutted for him . ’ |
| 8 | Should you wish advice from the world 's greatest detective you may enquire for me at the Rose and Crown . |
| 9 | Plugger promised to keep the pair for me until the day before I left so that they would have the shortest travelling time possible . |
| 10 | Miss Kenton was still waiting for me in the hallway and we ascended through the house in silence . |
| 11 | ‘ So you thought I would sell to another vet and that might make things worse for you on the principle that the devil you know is better than the devil you do n't know . ’ |
| 12 | Matters can be most easily be sorted out for you on the spot whilst you are in resort , when your Representative , who is authorised to deal fully with any complaint , can see and understand the exact nature of any problems you have . |
| 13 | I came searching for you at the shop and one of your neighbours told me she 'd seen you come this way . ‘ |
| 14 | ’ The criminals look for you amid the filth and decadence of this world , . |
| 15 | Should you decide that you would prefer to knit your design in jacquard rather than Fair Isle , DesignaKnit can automatically separate all the colours for you in the way that is required for your particular knitting machine . |
| 16 | But if you believe that there is a God then they are working for you in the sense that , for them , to pray is to work . |
| 17 | We 've just finished the first round of waivers for people receiving the Home Care Service , and the criteria that I was giving you reflected those , and so when you get your letter , if you feel that you 've got particular financial problems or particular family situations we should take into account , erm then do get in touch with us and we 'll process it and we 'll set out a procedure for you in the letter that we send . |
| 18 | Will update the traffic for you throughout the afternoon and a full service at tea time Alan Clifford on from half four till seven o'clock . |
| 19 | Updates on the travel for you throughout the afternoon and a full service at teatime with John on Radio Nottingham from er half four till seven . |
| 20 | We 'll update the traffic for you throughout the afternoon and the full service at teatime , John on from half past four until seven o'clock later on . |
| 21 | She flirted outrageously , promising that she would secure an interview for him with the Queen but she always seemed to fail . |
| 22 | Mr Forsyth 's support for student loans has ensured little support for him on the campus but , that apart , the student vote seems to be as divided as it is in the wider constituency . |
| 23 | The rampant sexism of the climbing and walking fraternity over the last 50 years has left a whole generation of older women with the legacy of being expected to have the white-bearded , old sod 's tea ready for him on the table when he comes home from a fabulous day out on the hills . |
| 24 | Sir Robert Carey , Warden of the English Middle March , had been in London visiting the queen , but had prudently arranged for relays of horses to be ready for him between the capital and Edinburgh , so that he could ingratiate himself with the King of Scots by being the first to arrive with the news that he was now King of England also . |
| 25 | I would be waiting for him outside the room and would suggest that he too withdraw a minor claim ; then add a new demand . |
| 26 | Something made for him in the darkness and struck him a violent blow just under the knee . |
| 27 | He often went out alone , Italian style , and Jeanne would wait for him in the street after the cafés closed . |
| 28 | He was not aware of any post being sought for him by the Government and , if offered one , would have turned it down . |
| 29 | The situation was confused for him by the fact that many of the people he had seen in the church of Gesù Nuovo , the ones who had come to pray and adore , were dressed in rags . |
| 30 | Yo yo you knew your clubman was coming , you 've stayed in and that is how our local clubman who is now dead , Mr became a councillor because naturally , people voted for him against the Conservative because he was someone they knew , someone like as came you know . |