Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] this [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That need to draw the boundaries of independence applies particularly to parents and adult children , between whom this safety net operates most predictably . |
| 2 | Children for whom this activity may have little meaning can compare their own height with towers of blocks , tops of cupboards and so on . |
| 3 | The landlords for whom this service was performed also had the wardship of under age tenants . |
| 4 | Curtis Price ingeniously suggests that the singing actress for whom this song was written might have left the company by 1693 ; but on the omission of the Plaint he does not comment . |
| 5 | This was particularly noticeable among the younger policemen , for whom this imagery seems to be a defining characteristic of their work . |
| 6 | Moving on loitering youths is a policing situation ripe for such amplification , as other research has shown ( Southgate and Ekblom 1986 : 35 , 37 ; Young 1971 ) , and there were several occasions when policemen for whom this imagery is very important over-reacted to the presence of young people on street corners and were aggressive in the way they moved them on . |
| 7 | Those for whom this idea is a novelty may be surprised to learn that it was the writings and political practice of a Marxist , and a communist militant at that , which were largely responsible for the present currency of this view among radical thinkers . |
| 8 | Through pressure and interest groups it could be claimed that the old democratic principle of participation was reinstated , but in a suitably modern form which accepted that it was not individuals but groups for whom this possibility existed . |
| 9 | But proper critical attention will be reserved for the museum 's major treatment of Käthe Kollwitz , for whom this exhibition celebrates the 125th anniversary of her birth . |
| 10 | The character of the Nun 's Priest is a complex of knowledge , attitude and sympathy : knowledge of learning , literature and the ars praedicandi ( " art of preaching " ) , attitudes of detachment from but understanding of the rarefied world of speculative learning , and of sympathy towards the commoner run of humanity for whom this learning is mystifying and in practical terms irrelevant . |
| 11 | It may be the approach of the atheist for whom the whole of life is meaningless ; it may be the approach of the over-spiritualizing theist for whom this world is irrelevant . |
| 12 | As with the other strategies , though , there will be some people for whom this advice is inappropriate : for example if they are unable to avoid feeling guilty , or if the risks involved feel just too great . |
| 13 | The working men for whom this institution was created had a thirst for education in a way we can scarcely any longer imagine today . |
| 14 | She said , ‘ Then tell me , my Lord , how many times you have thought about me this day . ’ |
| 15 | Having to find out about me this way . ’ |
| 16 | What likes have your sisters been spreading about me this time ? |
| 17 | ‘ What hope is there for them this Lent ? |
| 18 | In a similar way , although the CIB 's rules of professional conduct have previously required members to keep themselves informed of ‘ new thought and development ’ in building , CPD becomes ‘ obligatory ’ for them this year . |
| 19 | And he hit back , saying : ‘ Maybe the British Athletic Federation should have shown me a bit of respect and credit after all the effort I 've put in for them this year . |
| 20 | For them this brochure is unnecessary . |
| 21 | For them this brochure is unnecessary . ’ |
| 22 | In fact , this last sentence , ‘ For them this brochure is unnecessary ’ , does not appear in the German text at all but is replaced by ‘ What does another brochure offer these people ? ’ |
| 23 | Deleting ‘ For them this brochure is unnecessary ’ ties in with the second interpretation . |
| 24 | Unfortunately for them this act is final . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | For them this front and these guns are the only possible ones indicated by the definite articles . |
| 27 | Here 's the Lyndhurst West ‘ Easy-8 ’ , a short list of products that will easily make the transatlantic crossing to our market — look out for them this Spring . |
| 28 | Britain 's top twenty girls fought or flowed it out in the championships over the weekend … the big prize for them this season is a place at the Olympics … only two girls can go … the competition is made up of four disciplines rope … hoop … ball and clubs … |
| 29 | Erm the law college have expressed an interest , and I 'm temping for them this week so I 'll chase them . |
| 30 | now we are down that far , so I did everything so I 've nothing to do for them this morning , just sit there |