Example sentences of "for [pron] [noun] [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Guide books are arranged to suit the convenience of the traveller , for whom routes round a city or a site are often suggested . |
| 2 | Meanwhile , back in the ‘ bar area ’ the deadly serious cinephiles for whom going to the cinema had as much magic as attending evening class droned endlessly on . |
| 3 | Although some bureaux can make access for disabled clients feasible , there are still many disabled clients for whom coming to a bureau may not be worthwhile even if their problem is pressing . |
| 4 | ‘ She 's very clever , ’ William said at once , ‘ making lovely shoes she is for them actresses in the theatre . ’ |
| 5 | That the BIS was a mixture of unconventional religion and radical politics was further underlined by the support of Garrison and his emissaries from the United States ; British India development as a way of undermining British dependence on American cotton was equally for them part of a package , which included association with ‘ moral force ’ Chartists and hostility to evangelical ‘ sectarianism ’ in antislavery in the form of the BFASS , a view they held despite Sturge 's middle-class political radicalism . |
| 6 | In the following year , however , a plot was hatched by the English and their supporters , which regained for them control of the city . |
| 7 | This is usually the time of year she asks for my subscription to the Church of England Orphans and I wonder if she has forgotten me . |
| 8 | For my contemporaries in the postgraduate school at Durham in the early 1980s , the inclusion of the scientism of the self ( to use Okely 's phrase ) became part of ‘ doing the business ’ ( to move to the jargon of my contemporaries in the detective departments ) . |
| 9 | I did a great deal of work for my constituency as an MP and plan to do a lot more . |
| 10 | Thus was set the standard for my spell in the Production Department … |
| 11 | ‘ I would have loved to join the elitist few who have made 500 League appearances and , but for my spell in the Conference and my long list of injuries , I probably would have done it , ’ added McDonough , who netted 89 goals in 460 league games . |
| 12 | They 've all been very responsible and they seem to have loads of energy and a sense of fun , which is essential if they 're babysitting for my three-year-old during the day . |
| 13 | There have been several times when I was tempted to try and get in touch and apologise for my attack at the time of Simon 's death . ’ |
| 14 | I , William Baskerville , write this for my sons in the year 1742 . |
| 15 | I can assure you that did less than nothing for my morale at the time . |
| 16 | Buy a birthday present for my grandmother on the way to work . |
| 17 | As usual it was full , her handbag plonked on top of bags of fruit which on the outward journey were reserved ‘ for my grandmother in the country ’ , but which , her assignment completed without incident , they would eat on the way home . |
| 18 | A cup of foaming vitriol had been prepared for my anointing by the infant 's grandmother , who was the mother of the Guider and a member of the church although not present on this occasion . |
| 19 | ‘ It is very evident that since the publication of the paperback the campaign against it has subsided , to such an extent that even one of my most hardline critics , the British Muslim Dr Kalim Siddiqui , was recently quoted in the Guardian as saying it is time to forgive and forget , which is a rather extraordinary volte-face from someone who was until recently asking for my head on a plate . |
| 20 | I 'll pay for my ticket at the box-office . ’ |
| 21 | I had to repeat things again and again , hoping that something would sink in , but I was rewarded for my efforts with the satisfaction of knowing that they all passed their examinations at the end of the year . |
| 22 | Look for my name on the door . ’ |
| 23 | I have a contract for my services as a writer . |
| 24 | I think the Prince of Wales may have told Sir Thomas so , after he asked for my services at the banquet . |
| 25 | The warden pointed out that time was not of the essence as it has taken since 1977 to strengthen the bell tower and rehang the bells , all carried out by villagers , needless to say I did not visualise the same time cycle for my part of the job . |
| 26 | Indeed , she was hot with me for my part in the business , and rang a fine peal over my head ! ’ |
| 27 | Also , I need money for my work in the Opera House . |
| 28 | I think he must have taken the key for my cottage from the board by the kitchen door . |
| 29 | He gladly accepted a lift back to Stromness on Venturous and repaid me by filling in some details for my report on the development of the terminal and the Piper Oil Field which would be supplying it . |
| 30 | In fact , she wanted to get me ‘ a little something ’ for my trouble from the shop we parked outside . |