Example sentences of "for [pron] [noun] [prep] [art] [noun] " 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 | Yes , won a prize for my tomatoes at the Woodstock Horticultural Show ! |
| 9 | 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 ) . |
| 10 | I did a great deal of work for my constituency as an MP and plan to do a lot more . |
| 11 | Thus was set the standard for my spell in the Production Department … |
| 12 | ‘ 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . ’ |
| 15 | I , William Baskerville , write this for my sons in the year 1742 . |
| 16 | I want to be remembered for my skill as a stills photographer . |
| 17 | I can assure you that did less than nothing for my morale at the time . |
| 18 | Buy a birthday present for my grandmother on the way to work . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | ‘ 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 . |
| 22 | I 'll pay for my ticket at the box-office . ’ |
| 23 | For twenty three years I lived in England , and with the exception of the Falklands Conflict , I have never felt an emotion for my country like the Americans experience for theirs . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | Look for my name on the door . ’ |
| 26 | I have a contract for my services as a writer . |
| 27 | I think the Prince of Wales may have told Sir Thomas so , after he asked for my services at the banquet . |
| 28 | For my return to the Beethoven sonatas , I have devised a new playing order which keeps together groups of pieces that are under one opus number or adjacent . |
| 29 | Quickly , I picked myself up and ran for my life through the trees . |
| 30 | 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 . |