Example sentences of "for [pron] [adj] [noun sg] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The authors of the paper do not suggest ignoring the age of the patient , quite the reverse : ‘ criteria appropriate for younger patients may not be suitable in the elderly , for whom effective stabilisation of disease , a partial remission , or a complete remission of short duration may be sufficient to achieve worthwhile prolongation of life with an acceptable quality of life . ’ |
| 2 | Picture a teenage girl in Morocco for whom premarital loss of virginity is culturally intolerable and who faces the ‘ choice ’ , under male duress , of tolerating anal intercourse , or of submitting to vaginal penetration knowing that she will thereby have to leave home for a life of prostitution ; she may even know that both are related to acquisition of HIV . |
| 3 | By now he conceded that individual rights for Jews , as in the western democracies , would not meet the needs of the Jewish masses in eastern Europe , for whom some form of group ( though not ‘ national ’ ) rights would be essential . |
| 4 | It was the widow 's custom to leave a jug of milk for them each night after milking , she gave it as a gift in thanks , she said , for their support of an unfortunate woman on her own . |
| 5 | But if motherhood is for them some sort of liberation , it is n't in the image of the " liberated lady " stereotype , Cosmo girl , sexy , single , childless and employed . |
| 6 | However , an equal number of players are working in situations were an ability to adapt to different musical landscapes enhances their earning power considerably , and for them this type of rig is a Godsend . |
| 7 | ‘ I remember when Jason first came and auditioned for me one day after school in his school uniform , very hot and perspiring , and a typical teenage schoolboy who had just run to the audition . |
| 8 | " Only my deep devotion to you sir , and a thought for my future acceptance at Court , prevents me from repaying the compliment . " |
| 9 | In preparation for my recent trip to Cyprus I recalled the letter which Ron Swinburne of Birmingham wrote to you many months ago about the flying services available on the island at rates far below those of the UK . |
| 10 | see you guys in a forthnight when i will be at white hart lane for my annual trip to england … ( anyone know of any good health club with hidden cameras where they can shoot my ‘ beatiful ’ body ? ; - ) he , he ) |
| 11 | I went up for my first term at York called Nigel and I came back as Oliver . |
| 12 | And then , just as I was reaching for my battered copy of Einstein , Jon Snow gave away the secret . |
| 13 | ‘ I played for my junior school in Barnsley then progressed through the various Yorkshire representative teams . |
| 14 | I for one will certainly be registering a copy for my personal use at home . |
| 15 | Dermot joined me at Magdalen for my fourth year at Oxford ; Roddy did not go up to Oxford until the year after I had left . |
| 16 | And I was still in time for my 13.15 departure to Sunderland across the footbridge . |
| 17 | I received the Geography prize for my last year at school and also collected the certificates for my six other subjects taken at ‘ A ’ and ‘ O ’ level standard . |
| 18 | During this ceaseless pursuit of the right métier for my particular brand of foolishness , I had already pitched up for a Telethon trailer to flamenco dance for the cause . |
| 19 | ‘ I 'm known for my feeble sense of humour , ’ he laughed . |
| 20 | It 's for my own peace of mind . ’ |
| 21 | For my own peace of mind , I have to see this man face to face . |
| 22 | ‘ Too damn much for my own peace of mind , ’ he returned , ‘ but I 'm working on it . |
| 23 | erm I do n't have a relative in the Gulf erm but I for my own peace of mind , I wanted to keep up to date with things that were going on erm and also for my husband really , he is at out at work all day and I , you know it was nice when he came home from work for me to be able to tell him exactly what went on . |
| 24 | Elizabeth was remarkable among Tudor monarchs for her consistent use of subsidies during peacetime . |
| 25 | Phoebe smiled , and allowed herself an unusual and agreeable start of gratitude to Rachel , not just for her consistent kindness to Maggie , but also , freshly , for her generosity and understanding towards herself . |
| 26 | THE dress Pretty Woman Julia Roberts ordered for her cancelled wedding to Brat Packer Kiefer Sutherland could end up being auctioned off for charity . |
| 27 | Middle-aged men were automatically addressed as ‘ Miss ’ for her persistent use of gender inversion helped disorientate visitors and created an upside-down world in which all accepted standards and values had no place . |
| 28 | York flop Kooyonga had every excuse for her tame display behind Rodrigo De Triano at York on Tuesday . |
| 29 | It was to salve her conscience , she thought , and make up for her obsessional preoccupation with Nick Frazer . |
| 30 | And suddenly she knew how much she longed to see them , to introduce him to them , and to tell them how sorry she was for her wild behaviour over Terry , and for her conceited folly over Havvie . |