Example sentences of "for [pron] and [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Banks thus compete against each other for them and negotiate individual terms with the firm to suit the firm 's particular requirements . |
| 2 | One elderly Palestinian in Beirut wanted to draw a map of his olive grove for me and spent ten minutes sketching and re-sketching the roads south of Jaffa . |
| 3 | He married at 21 to create a cover for himself and had two children . |
| 4 | Also , you may find that in taking this concrete approach , you are making your nouns work harder for you and using fewer adjectives . |
| 5 | The union will fight your case through the courts if someone tries to rip you off , it will check over contracts for you and offer cheap instrument insurance ( see the Musicians ' Union article for details ) . |
| 6 | Aunt Tinty , an amiable half-wit , keeps house for him and sings sentimental songs in the gloaming ; her daughter , Margaret , is a heavily pregnant , rather mannish woman doctor whose husband is far away ; her son , Tom , is an eternal and drunken medical student , engaged in a squalid affair with the woman at the village pub . |
| 7 | These days the buzz phrases in the Department of Health are equal access for everybody and winning more resources . |
| 8 | This provided for arrangements to secure ransom money if necessary , to pool any gains of war and invest them profitably , and , if one left a widow , to make some provision for her and give some protection for surviving children . |
| 9 | So , for a few pounds a month now , you could build up a very welcome nest-egg for yourself and provide financial protection for your family at the same time . |